Originally Posted by sirbruce
Perhaps English is not your first language?
1. A "period dress" refers to a style or fashion associated with a particular time; i.e. 19th century, not a garment worn during mensturation. (Quick side-note: the word "period" with reference to menstruation is *rarely* used during casual conversation, so unless it's obviously a direct reference in context, you can usually assume it means something else.)
2. What she meant is pretty obvious to must people.  She could have just said "dress" and meant the same thing. She was simply pointing out that it was a "period" dress appropriate for the apparent age and style of the photo. But the point was her avatar was wearing a dress, so she's a she.
3. Animals aren't sexless, so if you see a dog in men's clothes you can usually assume it's a male and a dog in a dress you can assume it's female. There is an underlying issue here that one cannot assume one's avatar is meant to be a reflection of one's RL self. But that again is part of the intended joke of this whole exchange; catsittingstill had no way of knowing if krisk was male or female, and krisk is suggesting humorously she was "obviously" female since her avatar is wearing a dress (and thus female). |