Fair enough
along the roughest bird line, the harshest comment I ever had was when I was about fourteen and insisted on wearing a leather jacket all the time. I was quite thin and hair was plaited back. A bloke did a doubletake at me, then turned to his mate and whispered 'Oops I could have sworn that was a girl.'
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 11:30, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

oof, that's gotta hurt

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 11:38, Reply)

I was 14
I think I wanted to cry. Mind you I probably was quite androgynous at that age
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 11:40, Reply)

I wouldn't be surprised if I got mistaken for a fat ugly girl when I was in my teens

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 11:43, Reply)

It could be worse
I have - on separate occasions, I should add - been mistaken for my flatmate's girlfriend and a rent boy.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 12:02, Reply)

Yep, been there
Although the other way round, obviously. When I had long hair I got lf-whistled at a fair bit

EDIT: just re-read that, it's much harsher on you, I was asking for it, sorry
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 11:39, Reply)

Haha
and when I told my mum she laughed herself silly. Told me I should look after myself better and to stop wearing that stupid leather jacket
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 11:44, Reply)

Much the same as my Mum's advice when I got teased for having long hair
Not as bad as my Gran though. Weekly phone call on Sunday, she always opened with "have you cut your hair yet?" and sounded really, really disappointed when I said no
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 11:47, Reply)

I had really terrible fashion sense
which has amused my mother something wicked over my lifetime. The insistence on a leather trenchcoat as my school coat, 4 inch heels and green tights instead of black. I must have looked like a transvestite prostitute from the future
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 11:50, Reply)

I think I know you.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 11:55, Reply)

where from?
edit: it's quite unlikely. I'm not from Manchester
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 11:56, Reply)

There was a girl who dressed exactly like this in my high school.
Probably wasn't you though.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 12:07, Reply)

If you went to a grammar
it might have been me. Though I didn't wear the tights everyday just the coat and shoes. Worst rebel ever
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 12:11, Reply)

For the last ten years of my life,
my great granddad assumed I was one of my sister's friends every time I saw him. Blokes with long hair just couldn't exist.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 11:57, Reply)

haha
excellent

my grandmother's face when I first turned up at a family thing with my beard was priceless. a real life :-o

I just said "you should see what james (my bro) has done to his head" as he had just almost completely shaved it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 20 Apr 2010, 12:00, Reply)