What are some "tells" that would out a man posing as a woman?
November 21, 2016 8:53 AM Subscribe
If Huckleberry Finn were trying to go undercover as a woman today, what would make another woman suspicious?
In the story, Huckleberry Finn goes in disguise as a woman and gets caught due to his lack of sewing ability and his good aim. What are some modern-day examples of this?
I'm specifically thinking about what another woman would notice, that a man might not think of (so not masculine physical characteristics or anything obvious).
Something like noticing that the character carries a lot of cash in their wallet (something I associate with men more than women) or seeing their pants around their ankles under the bathroom stall (likewise). It doesn't have to be a "well SOME women do this so it doesn't count" kind of thing, but rather little quirks that would give you pause, as a lady.
Thanks!
In the story, Huckleberry Finn goes in disguise as a woman and gets caught due to his lack of sewing ability and his good aim. What are some modern-day examples of this?
I'm specifically thinking about what another woman would notice, that a man might not think of (so not masculine physical characteristics or anything obvious).
Something like noticing that the character carries a lot of cash in their wallet (something I associate with men more than women) or seeing their pants around their ankles under the bathroom stall (likewise). It doesn't have to be a "well SOME women do this so it doesn't count" kind of thing, but rather little quirks that would give you pause, as a lady.
Thanks!
This post was deleted for the following reason: Heya, if this is literally an "I'm trying to figure out how to write this scene" thing for a project you're working on, maybe give this another go that's much more specific about that; if it's more of a "just wondering" sort of thing, this is stumbling into kinda fraught territory about gender identity and probably not a great idea. -- cortex
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posted by olinerd at 8:54 AM on November 21, 2016