Well, for better or worse, I unconsciously tend to associate the avatar with the writer. It doesn't alarm me, but it gives me pause when I find there's a discrepancy - especially when the avatar is a different sex to its owner. Just a brief "what the..?" moment, that's all, I'm not actually complaining.

I have no room to talk, anyway. Who here thinks I'm a bald guy with blue-lensed glasses? Who here suspects* that I'm not a bald guy with blue-lensed glasses, but can't help envisaging me that way despite that knowledge?

I see your "pfft" and raise you a "what the..?"

:lol:

*Or, having read my profile, knows...