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Originally Posted by G6
You're being accusatory and presumptive as it was not intended to insult, but question the practice and the thought process behind it.
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Ahh no it would seem I'm pretty spot on ...
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Originally Posted by G6
This is a Pet Peeves thread, which is essentially a vent thread, so I would suggest if readers don't want to read about what annoys some of us or might be offended don't come here again.
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This shows you know full well how your words were intended and would come across so who are we kidding here? You are angry about this point and you came out swinging as we all have here ... don't pretend otherwise.
I think there is a good point to be made in terms of gender swaying readings especially when readers are stuck on basic interpretations of the suits such as cups are always seen as romantically inclined and pentacles are work / money inclined. I have on occasion asked about male colleagues where I have asked for purely professional insights into a situation and if cups come up it is immediately seen as a romantic interest or along those lines. Now it could very well be the case that there is a romantic dynamic here but I am left wondering if the disclosure of a colleague's gender has swayed the take on the cards, so I get where you and others are coming from, for sure.
But to give a general assessment that readers asking about gender are wanting to treat this as a dating site or creepy deserved the strong response it got from prudence, myself and others. It's just simply not the case for everybody, certainly not for me. Honestly, I doubt it's the case for 90% of readers.
As for anonymity, people give away their gender (and their desires, and their fears and their professional life) far more in their posts that I doubt a username is full proof way of hiding gender.