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Are You a Boy? Or Are You a Girl?
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About
Are You a Boy? Or Are You a Girl refers to a phrase used to make fun of the Pokemon Professors’ inability to tell the player’s gender in the games. Professor Oak is most often the one made fun of.
Origin
The first usage of the question was in Pokemon Crystal in 2001, in which Professor Elm asked the question. Professor Oak didn’t ask the question until the release of Pokemon Firered and Leafgreen in 2004.
Spread
While it likely was used before, the first known usage was on April 23rd, 2008 by the webcomic Super Effective (shown below, left).[1] The next earliest usage was in 2009, in the webcomic Heart and Soul (shown below, right).[2] Another early known usage of the phrase as a joke was on March 30th, 2010 on JoyReactor.[3]
![Super Effective Page 1 SUPER EFFECTIVE 01 HELCOME TO THE HORLD OF POKEMON! I'M PROFESSOR OAK. Are you a BOY or a GIRL? STUDY POKEMON. BUT FIRST ONE THING ...A GIIIRL? ACATS.COM/SUPER](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/083/654/c71.gif)
![Heart And Soul A New Day Earlier... Morning son! Guess what? I woke up this morning and what do you know, I forgot what day of the week it was! Do you know? Are you a boy or a girl? Okay? To think this isn't the only weird thing to happen to me already The Mouse Trap #043: Heart & Soul Part 01-New Game ⓒ 2009 . J.E. Donaldson, All Rights Reserved](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/083/653/b92.jpg)
Various Examples
![I can't tell ARE YOU A BOYOR A GIRL? ICANT TELL quickmeme.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/083/656/f4a.jpg)
![Are you a boy or a girl? Big Ideas Learning Minnesota Chapter 4 Test Evie - Existor.com - Electronic --) -. Dwww.existor.com Imagine a world in which people talk to machines NOTE: This AI learns from people things said may seem inappropriate use at your own risk Are you a computer? No, i am a human. Are you a boy or a girl? PARENTS: Visitors never talk to a human the AI knows many topics - use only with oversight](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/423/142/d50.jpg)
![Not sure if boy or girl? NOT SURE IP で BOYORGIRL?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/083/655/006.jpg)
![368.jpg Are you a boy or a girl?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/887/616/368.jpg)
External References
[1] VGCats – Super Effective Page 1 / April 23rd, 2008
[2] Deviantart – Heart And Soul A New Game
[3] Joyreactor – Early usage of Are You a Boy? Or Are You a Girl? / March 30th, 2010
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