In Cyberliteracy, Gurak says that "flaming is often a male style of communication. A classic flame would be "assertive, sarcastic, and rood to book." (Gurak, pg. 73). Does this mean that being a man codes the idea of being a bastard and being a woman is coded as being together and right? 

Even with the mysterious gender online, men disguised as women will still "exhibit classic male traits." There's a different gender behavior which explains why it is easy to distinguish between a men a women. Gurak states that "When women contributed, their language was attenuated and meek, while men's language was assertive and imperative. Men made more statements while women asked more questions. Men were more sarcastic and self promoting, while women often asked supportive questions and made apologies for themselves and their thoughts." Women also were defined as communal, embodying emotional expressiveness and a focus on the needs of others. (Balan, 1966.) Deborah Tennan suggests that the

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