SIR??????

Unfortunately, I've only been taken for a guy a couple of times that I can recall. Once I was wearing make-up and dangly earrings, and it was in a crowded toy store at Christmas time. A mother told her child to get out of the way so "he" could get by, in reference to me. The only other time I can recall was last year around Christmas time, actually (do I look more masculine in Winter or something?) and we were getting last-minute dinner components. I was wearing a sloppy, oversized wolf sweatshirt and no make-up, and an older man edged by me in the store, saying, "Excuse me, sir."
I'm into androgyny, though, so actually I wish I were mistaken more often rather than being upset when it does happen.

I have never been called "sir" by anyone, even though I wear my hair in a short-short afro. Even when I shaved my head bald no one mistook me for a man.
It's true, I always wear earrings and makeup, but still only an idiot or a fool would think a woman with short hair is a man or a man with long hair is a woman.