Gender Misconceptions

Ludichris1 · **on:** November 20, 2013, 09:39:46 PM

Ha, this has actually happened to me. Twice!

On LBT 8, when I was younger, I used to think Tippy was female. I hadn't watched the film in a while, and a few years ago when I checked the wiki on LBT 8, I learned that Tippy was actually male... lol boy how that changed my view.

Also, when I was young, and until a few years ago, I used to think Rabbit on Winnie the Pooh was female too! I hadn't watched either films in quite a while, but I never paid those characters a second thought on their gender till actually learning about it xD

I always imagined Tippy as Spike's new and quirky female friend and Rabbit as the grumpy, funny, old female rabbit of the Hundred Acre Wood.

Have you guys ever had misconceptions about characters and their gender

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Nahla · **Reply #1 on:** November 20, 2013, 10:07:01 PM

When I first saw The Lion King 2 I thought Vitani was a boy...no she is a girl.

I also thought Tippy from LBT8 was a girl,it didn't even click even when Tippy's mother said "Come on BOYS,lets go home"

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When I was younger and first saw the first LBT movie I kept thinking Grandpa was Grandma and Grandma was Grandpa...don't ask why....I don't know myself,this was in the first movie by the way where they didn't have voices so I couldn't tell if which one was which <_<.

Ludichris1 · **Reply #2 on:** November 20, 2013, 10:45:41 PM

Quote from: Nahla,Nov 20 2013 on 09:07 PM

When I first saw The Lion King 2 I thought Vitani was a boy...no she is a girl.

I also thought Tippy from LBT8 was a girl,it didn't even click even when Tippy's mother said "Come on BOYS,lets go home" .

When I was younger and first saw the first LBT movie I kept thinking Grandpa was Grandma and Grandma was Grandpa...don't ask why....I don't know myself,this was in the first movie by the way where they didn't have voices so I couldn't tell if which one was which <_<.

Lol yeah I just rewatched LBT 8 today and Tippy's mom said "come along boys" about three times yet I had never noticed ha xD

DarkHououmon · **Reply #3 on:** November 20, 2013, 11:46:39 PM

For so long, I thought Shenzi from the first Lion King was a boy. Yep, the "madame" line from Zazu flew right over my head.

Ludichris1 · **Reply #4 on:** November 20, 2013, 11:59:53 PM

Heh. Shenzi I always knew was a girl (though I watched Lion King later) . I knew Vitani was girl though xD

(but then look at my other misconceptions)

Zimba · **Reply #5 on:** November 21, 2013, 12:28:46 AM

Quote from: Nahla,Nov 21 2013 on 12:07 PM

When I was younger and first saw the first LBT movie I kept thinking Grandpa was Grandma and Grandma was Grandpa...don't ask why....I don't know myself,this was in the first movie by the way where they didn't have voices so I couldn't tell if which one was which <_<.

Hehe,Nahla you silly billy.

Do games count? Cause I was pretty sure Yoshi was a girl cause he laid eggs...but no he is a he....yeah....

Ludichris1 · **Reply #6 on:** November 21, 2013, 02:31:30 AM

The cow on Barnyard has an udder. lol

Even though Yoshi laid eggs... he still seemed pretty masculine so I assumed he was male or multi-gendered (literally)

Mumbling · **Reply #7 on:** November 21, 2013, 03:02:32 AM

I thought Dil was male, because of her voice in the Dutch version.

bushwacked · **Reply #8 on:** November 21, 2013, 04:52:08 AM

I always thought Terk from Tarzan was a boy.

Mumbling · **Reply #9 on:** November 21, 2013, 04:53:08 AM

^ Ohh me too!

bushwacked · **Reply #10 on:** November 21, 2013, 06:07:11 AM

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^ Ohh me too!

She had the voice and demeanor of a boy, what were we meant to think?!

How about Tweety-Pie? I still have no idea if it's a boy or girl.

Malte279 · **Reply #11 on:** November 21, 2013, 07:52:29 AM

In an officially released German audio play of the original movie they refer to Ducky as "er" which means "he" causing some confusion (the movie never specifies) which was only solved by the sequels

Ludichris1 · **Reply #12 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:28:46 AM

Quote from: Mumbling,Nov 21 2013 on 03:53 AM

^ Ohh me too!

Now that I think about it o-O ... me three!

LBTDiclonius · **Reply #13 on:** November 21, 2013, 03:11:42 PM

I always thought Spongebob was a girl. And I also always thought that Terk was a boy too.

jansenov · **Reply #14 on:** November 21, 2013, 06:48:14 PM

Ducky is voiced by a boy in the Croatian dub of the original LBT, and uses masculine participle endings when talking about herself.

Phantom · **Reply #15 on:** November 21, 2013, 10:04:44 PM

Tippy
Terk from Tarzan
Blue and Magenta from Blue's Clues

Ludichris1 · **Reply #16 on:** November 22, 2013, 12:19:50 AM

Wait Blue is female?? My life is a lie! lol

Mumbling · **Reply #17 on:** November 22, 2013, 03:10:10 AM

Haha, that is one I missed as well... The whole purple = female and blue = male thing just made sense to me

: Oh well

Nahla · **Reply #18 on:** November 22, 2013, 03:46:40 AM

. The reason for that is because the makers. wanted to fight stereotypes with colours and genders. They wanted to convince kids that girls can like blue and that boys can like pink, and show that the statement ''girls aren't allowed to like blue and boys aren't allowed to like pink'' isn't true. But yes I thought Blue was the boy and Magenta the girl at first too.

Ducky123 · **Reply #19 on:** November 22, 2013, 09:16:09 AM

They were fooling us

Blue's Clues was one of my favourites in my (early) childhood.