On LJ, I tend to assume everyone is female and blonde until shown otherwise. I don't know why, but it's just this default setting I have, and I get surprised when I find out someone isn't blonde. Not in a "dumb blonde" type of way, either. I really don't know what's up with that. LJ has more female users than male (as shown on their stats page), and the sims is often considered a "girly" game, so it's not a far reach to expect that the majority of simmers on LJ will be female.

I guess I like to know things about people, so knowing if they're male or female just helps fill in the blanks. Like, I'm confused about Jenfold. I've seen many people say "LOL Jenfold is male, duh" and just as many say "LOL Jenfold is female, duh", that I kinda just want to know to know? I don't treat anyone differently based on that information, but it's just basic curiosity.

I suppose that in the LJ simmers world, the male player isn't as common, so maybe people just want them to know that? It's like how the majority of LJers are American. People tend to assume you're American unless you've told them otherwise. I'm Australian, and that means my world view and experiences are different, and I like people to know that I'm Australian, not American. Back in my earlier LJ days, I honestly used to be too gung ho about it, but I've definitely chilled there. I guess it's all just part of how we identify ourselves, and whether or not our sex or gender is a big part of that.

/ramble