"Teens are like Africa, and only boys are cool."

"Most of the men in the course didn’t specifically say that they were men. But almost to a person, the women made a specific reference to their gender, usually in the first sentence. Also, we noticed that people tended to mention their race or ethnicity if they identified as something other than white — but white students tended to leave that out.

With those taking the class online, I took a slightly different approach. I didn’t ask them nearly as pointed questions — I just asked them to tell me about themselves. No ‘identity’ cues, no annoying, in-your-face repetition. But the general rules above applied again. Non-Americans, minorities, and women put that information in the first couple of sentences, almost without fail."

https://medium.com/hey-guys-lets-talk-about-cool-stuff-swag/teens-are-like-africa-and-only-boys-are-cool-b208a714ecf5

This reminds me of a conversation I had with a friend who claimed to have no identity - guess their gender, race, nationality, and socioeconomic status!