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Highest Irrelevant American Third-Party Result (Major Party Results Will Be Bullied)

Socialist
- 17 (33.3%)
Green
- 8 (15.7%)
Peace and Freedom
- 2 (3.9%)
Democratic
- 1 (2%)
Transhumanist
- 11 (21.6%)
Libertarian
- 8 (15.7%)
Republican
- 2 (3.9%)
Constitution
- 2 (3.9%)

Total Members Voted: 50


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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2265 on: October 27, 2013, 09:24:21 pm »

Just do what I do. Fall back on Gilmore Girls.

... Or is it Golden Girls? Bah, I always get them mixed up.
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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2266 on: October 27, 2013, 09:35:58 pm »

Stereotypes are dumb. The fact that they exist confirm my near constant thought that humans are largely dumb. Which is a stereotype. Dammit.
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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2267 on: October 28, 2013, 03:20:55 am »

The more I think about this masculine/feminine rating, the more distrustful I am of the results of this test and the entire theory behind it.[...]
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Also, they have definitions for the traits; click the Glossary of Terms hotlink on the results page. Femininity and Masculinity are based on "adherence to female/male stereotypes", so it's probably corollary to different questions related to traditional feminine/masculine behavior.
...I'm now siding with Sappho here. That's pretty cheap seeing that 'adhering to stereotype' (emphasis, STEREOTYPE, instead of treating the personhood as is) looks like a better idea to rate than not (though, it does give...an 'idea' of how a person is.) I mean, what if I'm male? :O

So they say it's based on "stereotypes" but they DON'T DEFINE what they think those stereotypes are. And I can't figure out how the hell they say I have 2 masculinity but 88 femininity. I'm a bisexual female who only just recently gave into pressure to wear women's clothing. Before that I always wore boys' clothing and kept my hair short - I looked like a 12-year-old boy. In relationships with women I tend to assume a more stereotypically "masculine" role. I have never worn makeup or heels or tight clothing (even my new "women's" clothing looks pretty much the same as my old boys' stuff) and my body language is distinctly masculine. I don't care what I look like as long as I'm comfortable. when I was a kid, I played outside, climbed trees, and played with bugs. I always wanted to play boys' games and refused to partake in things like field hockey and gymnastics because I thought they were too girly.

The only thing I can think of that they would use as a basis for calling me "feminine" is that I'm shy and quiet, and not dominant or pushy towards other people. In what universe is that the definition of "feminine"? How is that not an insult? Furthermore, what place does such a rating have on a test like this? Who is taking this test going "I wonder how well I adhere to the particular gender stereotypes held by the writers of this test, even though I don't know which stereotypes they're using?"

I might re-take this little test and set my gender as male at the beginning, then give all the same answers, to see if that influences their results.

As for the existence of stereotypes, I actually have a lot of ideas about that, though it's not related to this thread so I'll spoiler it:

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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2268 on: October 28, 2013, 06:45:56 am »

The more I think about this masculine/feminine rating, the more distrustful I am of the results of this test and the entire theory behind it.[...]
[...]

Also, they have definitions for the traits; click the Glossary of Terms hotlink on the results page. Femininity and Masculinity are based on "adherence to female/male stereotypes", so it's probably corollary to different questions related to traditional feminine/masculine behavior.
...I'm now siding with Sappho here. That's pretty cheap seeing that 'adhering to stereotype' (emphasis, STEREOTYPE, instead of treating the personhood as is) looks like a better idea to rate than not (though, it does give...an 'idea' of how a person is.) I mean, what if I'm male? :O

So they say it's based on "stereotypes" but they DON'T DEFINE what they think those stereotypes are.

The only thing I can think of that they would use as a basis for calling me "feminine" is that I'm shy and quiet, and not dominant or pushy towards other people. In what universe is that the definition of "feminine"? How is that not an insult? Furthermore, what place does such a rating have on a test like this? Who is taking this test going "I wonder how well I adhere to the particular gender stereotypes held by the writers of this test, even though I don't know which stereotypes they're using?"

I might re-take this little test and set my gender as male at the beginning, then give all the same answers, to see if that influences their results.

I suspect the idea is as follows:

Masculinity is mostly based on high Agency, Confidence and Functional score
Feminity is mostly based on high Empathy, Trust and Attention to Style score

I wonder what happens when you change the gender at the beginning, though.
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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2269 on: October 28, 2013, 06:48:48 am »

Nope, it can't be that. I have high empathy but trust and attention to style are almost at 0.

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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2270 on: October 28, 2013, 06:55:12 am »

Nope, it can't be that. I have high empathy but trust and attention to style are almost at 0.

rand(0,100)?
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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2271 on: October 28, 2013, 07:52:53 am »

Nope, it can't be that. I have high empathy but trust and attention to style are almost at 0.

rand(0,100)?
People have been getting rather consistently high masculinity scores that would disprove that.
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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2272 on: October 28, 2013, 07:56:50 am »

I am a Concerned Realist.

And to put a chip on the traits thing, I have low masculinity AND femininity!


SEE TIRUIN I'M A REALIST >:D
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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2273 on: October 28, 2013, 07:57:11 am »

Nope, it can't be that. I have high empathy but trust and attention to style are almost at 0.

rand(0,100)?
People have been getting rather consistently high masculinity scores that would disprove that.

I know, I'm just joking.
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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2274 on: October 28, 2013, 07:57:58 am »

Nope, it can't be that. I have high empathy but trust and attention to style are almost at 0.

rand(0,100)?
People have been getting rather consistently high masculinity scores that would disprove that.
I know, I'm just joking.

Well, that could be worked around by making it a hash function that makes the answer set into a hash and creates a score from that...
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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2275 on: October 28, 2013, 09:00:08 am »

I am a Concerned Realist.

And to put a chip on the traits thing, I have low masculinity AND femininity!


SEE TIRUIN I'M A REALIST >:D
D:< My unreferenced metaphor still stands!! Rawr!

Also those scores O_o Skynet alert!

I suspect the idea is as follows:

Masculinity is mostly based on high Agency, Confidence and Functional score
Feminity is mostly based on high Empathy, Trust and Attention to Style score

I wonder what happens when you change the gender at the beginning, though.
Dohohohohohohohoho let's check shall we?

Nope. :O

Though I did pick in Female there, I figure it takes in that choice and...skews it? >_>

Anywhoo, did a check again and..yeah, Sappho hits the nail on the head. I mean, the test does take in characteristics which jive with the person, but its system of how to determine them..well, in my opinion, is too easy to screw up.

Slider Bar: How Tough are you? A chart seemed better for that (physical//mental//emotional...)
But the most part is that gender note. I'd lay it easy and stab it as 'bad choice in a good plan'. I mean, heck, 98 Femininity/2 Masculinity? I've always loved 'boy' clothing more than not, and favored practicable clothing (warmth, covering..it's pretty cold where I am) and am wholly a sports(wo)man. Physical contact sports ftw! :I That, and I believe the femininity-part comes in when I can easily relate to others, maybe? Caring and stuff like that? Meek and..respectful-ish?

Bleh. If that's not Masculinity, then men are mean meanie-people who do silent telepathic talks to settle their problems. Which is obviously not true; I stand by my past note that people are generally mentality-ly equal.

Stereotypes are dumb. The fact that they exist confirm my near constant thought that humans are largely dumb. Which is a stereotype. Dammit.
...This too, shortened. I believe the only good reason they put that thing in there is so that people will get the label placed on it and not..err, interpret themselves as said stereotype. Yet it differs in culture..I think it goes along Western culture more? Here, male/female stereotypes are more along..well, on a shallower note, nearing equality, as far as I know. Still...

Nice work stereotyping my DNA! Now my genes will forever be oppressed!

Or we think too much on that note. xD Though..I now get that these tests are only able to give or guide you to see how much of x, y or z you are given how we (in general) tend to reflect on them and compare to what we know of them.

Though, its a good site to say the least.
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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2276 on: October 28, 2013, 09:16:38 am »

Can't be about easily relating to others either, because I don't. Autism and whatnot. The only thing I can see that correlates directly with the "masculine/feminine" scores for me is my "toughness." I'm not tough. Also, I'm shy. But jesus, what kind of horrible idea of gender do the makers of this test have?

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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2277 on: October 28, 2013, 09:38:08 am »

Bleh. If that's not Masculinity, then men are mean meanie-people who do silent telepathic talks to settle their problems. Which is obviously not true
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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2278 on: October 28, 2013, 09:45:02 am »

I'm a Considerate Visionary. I think these traits actually fit me pretty well, so nice test.
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Re: Shit, let's be deoxyribonucleic acid.
« Reply #2279 on: October 28, 2013, 09:47:05 am »

I'm a Considerate Visionary. I think these traits actually fit me pretty well, so nice test.
Had you considered envisioning this result beforehand?
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