Gender Guesser

[JBeukema]

In 2003, a team of researchers from the Illinois Institute of Technology and Bar-Ilan University in Israel (Shlomo Argamon, Moshe Koppel, Jonathan Fine, and Anat Rachel Shimoni) developed a method to estimate gender from word usage. Their paper described a Bayesian network where weighted word frequencies and parts of speech could be used to estimate the gender of an author. Their approach made a distinction between fiction and non-fiction writing styles. A simplified version of this work was implemented as the Gender Genie. They showed that fewer words were needed and that writing styles varied based on the forum. For example, fiction and non-fiction differs from blogs (informal writing). Even though the genres differ, there are still gender-specific word frequencies.
This Gender Guesser system is heavily based on the Gender Genie. In particular, the word lists and weights are reproduced from the Gender Genie. The Gender Guesser extends the interpretation of informal writing to work on blogs and chat-room messages, and combines formal writing styles (fiction, non-fiction, essays, news reports, etc.). It also looks for weak emphasis -- used to distinguish European English from American English. In general, if the difference between male and female weight values is not significant (a "weak" score), then the author could be European. This is because the weight matrix is biased for distinguishing genders in American English.

Gender Guesser

Results for The Red Republic:

Total words: 326

Genre: Informal
Female = 191
Male = 710
Difference = 519; 78.8%
Verdict: MALE

 

[PixieStix]

I don't feel like typing 300 words

 

[Abelian Sea]

Lol, I entered the last long-winded post I made and it guessed that I was female (Female Score: 1223, Male Score: 505) - based mainly on my use of the words "with," "if," "not," and "be."

'course I can't really say whether there's something odd about the Gender Genie or something odd about me

 

[JBeukema]

Lol, I entered the last long-winded post I made and it guessed that I was female (Female Score: 1223, Male Score: 505) - based mainly on my use of the words "with," "if," "not," and "be."

'course I can't really say whether there's something odd about the Gender Genie or something odd about me

Well, you do post here...

 

[Ravi]

This is quite fascinating, check out how Pubic did:

Ravi, the 350 Pt advocate of homosexuality, humanism and other forms of Leftism... has for the 3rd TIME today, neg rep'd my meager reputation of just over 20 pts.

For those keeping track, that is 450 NEGATIVE Reputation pts wracked gainst a dues paying, member in good standing, in just over 10 hours.

This is the same member who recently subjected the board to 2 days of homosexual pornography as her avatar...

Friends... Ravi is on this Neg-rep terror because she is unable to defend against effective opposition... Quite simply, where American principles are set before her, she folds like a $3.00 bill; and she and the leftists on this site are losing the debate where ever they show up; so they're pissed and growing desperate; feeling that all they have left, is to attack the reputation of their more effective opposition; just as the Socialists in Washington DC are doing to those who do not completely carry their water... it's fascism of the first order.

If you feel that a 350 pt Member abuses her reputation power when she uses it to coerce and suppress the speech of her opposition... Then take the time to find Ravi at the below link and let her know that such un-American tactics will not be tolerated... Defend YOUR Rights to speak freely...

Or suffer the consequences when YOU become the target.

US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum - Search Results ​

Of course, if you feel that violent suppression of your DEBATE OPPOSITION IS APPROPRIATE... please, cast your vote for Ravi and contribute this thread, explaining how you feel such literal fascist tactics serve a free people...

Genre: Formal
Female = 435
Male = 412
Difference = -23; 48.64%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE

Weak emphasis could indicate European.

 

[JBeukema]

Maybe pubs is a feminazi and that's why she calls everyone 'sis'?

You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later.

remind me to get you later, Rav

 

[Si modo]

Cool stuff, JB.

Total words: 649

Genre: Informal
Female = 357
Male = 1577
Difference = 1220; 81.54%
Verdict: MALE

Genre: Formal
Female = 1206
Male = 903
Difference = -303; 42.81%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE


Weak emphasis could indicate European.

Go figure, huh?

 

[PixieStix]

I copied and pasted a poster's post and the poster is a female, the verdict was she is a male

 

[Ravi]

Cool stuff, JB.

Total words: 649

Genre: Informal
Female = 357
Male = 1577
Difference = 1220; 81.54%
Verdict: MALE

Genre: Formal
Female = 1206
Male = 903
Difference = -303; 42.81%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE


Weak emphasis could indicate European.

Go figure, huh?

You and Pubic are Europeans or weak females!

 

[Si modo]

Cool stuff, JB.

Total words: 649

Genre: Informal
Female = 357
Male = 1577
Difference = 1220; 81.54%
Verdict: MALE

Genre: Formal
Female = 1206
Male = 903
Difference = -303; 42.81%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE


Weak emphasis could indicate European.

Go figure, huh?

You and Pubic are Europeans or weak females!

Put us both in a mud pit to decide for sure?

 

[California Girl]

Cool stuff, JB.

Go figure, huh?

You and Pubic are Europeans or weak females!

Put us both in a mud pit to decide for sure?

Is there room for one more in the mud pit? Cuz mine's similar to your's, Si. Never saw that comin', huh?

Sisters!

 

[Si modo]

You and Pubic are Europeans or weak females!

Put us both in a mud pit to decide for sure?

Is there room for one more in the mud pit? Cuz mine's similar to your's, Si. Never saw that comin', huh?

Sisters!

Why, I'm stunned, I tell ya. Just ssstunned.

It's a "clique" thing.

SSS

 

[PubliusInfinitum]

This is quite fascinating, check out how Pubic did:

Ravi, the 350 Pt advocate of homosexuality, humanism and other forms of Leftism... has for the 3rd TIME today, neg rep'd my meager reputation of just over 20 pts.

For those keeping track, that is 450 NEGATIVE Reputation pts wracked gainst a dues paying, member in good standing, in just over 10 hours.

This is the same member who recently subjected the board to 2 days of homosexual pornography as her avatar...

Friends... Ravi is on this Neg-rep terror because she is unable to defend against effective opposition... Quite simply, where American principles are set before her, she folds like a $3.00 bill; and she and the leftists on this site are losing the debate where ever they show up; so they're pissed and growing desperate; feeling that all they have left, is to attack the reputation of their more effective opposition; just as the Socialists in Washington DC are doing to those who do not completely carry their water... it's fascism of the first order.

If you feel that a 350 pt Member abuses her reputation power when she uses it to coerce and suppress the speech of her opposition... Then take the time to find Ravi at the below link and let her know that such un-American tactics will not be tolerated... Defend YOUR Rights to speak freely...

Or suffer the consequences when YOU become the target.

US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum - Search Results ​

Of course, if you feel that violent suppression of your DEBATE OPPOSITION IS APPROPRIATE... please, cast your vote for Ravi and contribute this thread, explaining how you feel such literal fascist tactics serve a free people...

Genre: Formal
Female = 435
Male = 412
Difference = -23; 48.64%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE

Weak emphasis could indicate European.

ROFLMNAO! That's PERFECT!

Someone FINALLY demonstrated the idiocy that composed Hope and Change; and how it was able to rise up through the intellectual ranks of Illinois...

BRAVO! ​

 

[chanel]

Thanks JB I may bookmark that. Knowing a poster's gender matters to me. Don't ask me why, but it does.

 

[PubliusInfinitum]

Thanks JB I may bookmark that. Knowing a poster's gender matters to me. Don't ask me why, but it does.

Oh there's no trick to knowing the intellectual gender of an individual advancing any point of view...

Where they seek to avoid being held accountable for their decisions or stated positions; where they seek to appear benevolent through their authorization to access and redistribute other people's property; where they conflate NEED with RIGHT, separate Right from Responsibility... where they reject the lessons of time tested, immutable natural principle... they demonstrate the irrational trait of the female intellect; thus should be referred to as such, through the use of Her, She or possibly Shim...

 

[Zoom-boing]

Total words: 1316 I cut and pasted this: http://www.usmessageboard.com/general-discussion/116859-is-rude-the-new-normal.html

1,316 words . . . . lol, I was beyond annoyed.

Genre: Informal
Female = 2612
Male = 2438
Difference = -174; 48.27%
Verdict: Weak FEMALE

Weak emphasis could indicate European.

Genre: Formal
Female = 1417
Male = 919
Difference = -498; 39.34%
Verdict: FEMALE

I don't know what this means . . . don't really care . . . didn't really read through it all . . . likely won't. . . .don't even know why I took the test and am posting it . . . .I need a nap.

 

[Barb]

from the first 309 words of paper I wrote:

Genre: Informal
Female = 64
Male = 619
Difference = 555; 90.62%
Verdict: MALE

and

Genre: Formal
Female = 188
Male = 355
Difference = 167; 65.37%
Verdict: MALE

I just looked, I'm a girl.

 

[Si modo]

Thanks JB I may bookmark that. Knowing a poster's gender matters to me. Don't ask me why, but it does.

Oh there's no trick to knowing the intellectual gender of an individual advancing any point of view...

Where they seek to avoid being held accountable for their decisions or stated positions; where they seek to appear benevolent through their authorization to access and redistribute other people's property; where they conflate NEED with RIGHT, separate Right from Responsibility... where they reject the lessons of time tested, immutable natural principle... they demonstrate the irrational trait of the female intellect; thus should be referred to as such, through the use of Her, She or possibly Shim...

I guess that's why so many thought I was a man when I started here.





Sexist.

 

[JW Frogen]

Thanks JB I may bookmark that. Knowing a poster's gender matters to me. Don't ask me why, but it does.

I can type with my penis.

 

[chanel]

Ha ha Well there was no need to guess with you. Your penis is famous.