Well, I've been contemplating typing this out on the forums for a pretty decent amount of time, and I've finally decided to just write it up and get it over with.
I am not a female.
Now when I first came here, I used an avatar of Hayley Williams, as I am a big fan of Paramore. As time went on, people started to assume I was a female (a rather humorous situation) and really took no questioning to it. While my initial reaction was to dispel the belief, I ended up leaving the topic untouched for a while. People started to question what sex I was after an amount of time and I was pressured to make a statement on the whole "What gender is Shivari?" thing, so I decided to go with what everyone had initially assumed; I said that I was a girl.
So basically, I ran with it and decided that I couldn't go back from there. I definitely found it interesting how the same personality can be more hailed when the gender is viewed differently, but other than noticing that and the occasional giggling at some of the fanboys I acquired, I went about my forum life as if it were no different than anything else. I wasn't trying to trick people; it was just something that I was doing. I will say that everything I have said on these forums that hasn't had to do with stating my gender has been completely factual. I'm still the same person with the same opinions and same personality; you just now have a fainter hint as to what I may actually look like.
So hate me if you wish, as I did lie to you and to everyone on here. It's something I porbably should have never started, but I did. It's been a situation that I took advantage of, nothing more, and nothing less. I apologize if this has annoyed or hurt you in any way, just understand that I had no mal intent.
So, in case this totally doesn't justify being a thread at all, a discussion prompt could be "What have you ever had to confess?"
