I couldn't tell if the streaker was a man or a woman because it had a bag on its head.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A person in a costume is hard to identify by gender.
- In plain terms
- It was hard to tell the gender because of the bag on the head.
- What can you take from it?
- Costumes can hide basic traits like gender.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What else could reveal gender here?
- Why did the speaker comment?
Another view
Sometimes context reveals identity despite disguises.
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