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And what would a gender-neutral 'peg person' look like?

Probably like pegman. For whatever reason we tend to see homo-sapien-like figures as male, unless they have some specific female markers (I believe).



The female marker is always a skirt. I wonder if it holds in Scotland.


Sources? Biologically, the default state for human embryos is female after all, look up Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome.


More a general observation than an attempt to state a fact.

Consider the features which would inform a guess of gender based on only a silhouette:

Skirt, Long hair, Breasts, High heels?

I can only seem to think of attributes whose presence would make me guess Female, and absence would make me guess Male.

I'm open to suggestions of the shape of an androgynous figure, perhaps this is a case of me projecting my though process onto others incorrectly.


How about a beard, or some more primary markers?


It's not clear you can see a beard in a silhouette.




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