Sunday, August 31, 2008
Accord to Gender Guesser, I write like a guy, a "weak male"--the "weak emphasis could indicate European." It's a pretty fun distraction: you paste in your own writing (I used a passage from ISYFTW), then receive an analysis that takes a stab at whether you're a man or a woman. To check it out, click here.
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I sampled the first page of my story about the German prostitute. The result? Weak FEMALE.
I sampled the first page of my story about the snapping turtle and the crooked therapist. The result? Weak MALE.
Finally I sampled Steve Almond's "Writing Sex." The result? Weak MALE.
I saved a copy of the researchers' paper because I want to find out exactly what is the point of this.
I put my prose in. I'm a weak male too.
I put in a section from A FAREWELL TO ARMS. Verdict: Female. No wonder Hemingway was conflicted.
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