[Noisebridge-discuss] Gender & Technology followups from 5Mof

[maymay]

On Sep 30, 2009, at 10:21 PM, Sai Emrys wrote:

> Reminded me of this - just signing up for Walgreens pharmacy (to  
> refill prescriptions online). And binary gender is required. Why?
>
> "Your gender is required in order to maintain complete and accurate  
> information for your pharmacy records."
>
> That's a rather bullshit reason. (They didn't ask me my gender in  
> person... but then maybe they just go by the fact that I'm fairly  
> obviously of the male sex?)
>
> Damnit May, now you've made it so I get pissed off at these more  
> easily. :-P
>
> - Sai

:)

Just be glad you're not as easily pissed off by every inherent (and  
potentially incorrect) assumption you encounter in the world. Most of  
my life is a personal effort to calm myself down from these upsets….  
It's not what I'd describe as a pleasant existence. I'm working on it….

Cheers,
-maymay