I really love when you get to know someone online before seeing a pic, and you have assumptions that end up being far from reality. Although i try not to assume much any more, sometimes you just can't help the vague mental picture you get of someone. Many years ago i had become friends with a techie guy in New York who i pictured as your average geek - white, light brown hair, medium/slim build, glasses, ya know? He called me once or twice at work and i was surprised to hear more of a southern than New York accent. Then i saw his pic and was surprised to see he was a big black guy! I just had to laugh at my assumptions. Oh, and when i was on a listserv in the late 90's, more than once i was perceived as being male rather than female - probably because i was being rather assertive regarding political opinions. I loved that. At the same time i mistook a male for a female - he wrote from the heart and was unabashedly feminist. :)
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Date: 2012-01-07 01:58 am (UTC)