I just play whatever looks cool to me at the time.

First character was a female Orc who dual wields daggers. Second was a male Altmer Mage/Assassin. Third and current is a female Breton pure mage.

Next character could be anything, I am thinking male Khajit axe, shield, heavy armor.

I've played characters of both genders in this game. Depends on the character.

I play as a Male mainly because I can't get a Female character to look right, they either look far too good and therefore unrealistic or out of place, or just simply odd looking. I can't seem to manage to make an average looking and normal Female character.

Which is a shame considering I'd rather play as a Female, since pretty much every other game I have forces solely on a Male protagonist, and I prefer some variety.

I'm playing a female Nord right now but just created a male Bosmer for my next playthrough.

I'm male but I usually play a female. TBH, I find it almost impossible to identify with huge, burly jocks, with whom I have nothing in common. I find it easier to identify with females, so that's what I RP, usually. Maybe because most of my closest friends are female. That and I happen to like the way women look.

I think what gender a person RPs has about as much significance as whether or not they like olives. I don't have a problem with anyone else's choices, so I'm not sure why anyone would have a problem with mine. It just seems irrelevant. It's not something someone chooses, it just happens to be what you like. Like having a favorite color or a lucky number. Preferences are pretty meaningless.

Male for warriors (Orc 2-hander, Imperial Spellsword, Nord Sword&Board)

Female for stealthy-roguish types (Khajiit assassin, argonian thief, wood elf archer)

Mages I throw a coin.

Well I am a male but I like looking at women so I usually play as a female. I am currently playing a a breton male but I made a mistake because now I want to play as a female but I am REALLY REALLY powerful as my breton. You know when you do alot of work but then you have to do it all over again. Well thats what im thinking that I will have to do. I just got my crafting to 100 and I just got my ebony and dragon armor.

Im a dude and i play female.
Cause most fashion mods tend to be more for females anyway, and they look Gorgeous.
Other then alienslof's excellent creations, there isn't many choices for male characters.

Also, if im going to be looking at a character's behind for 131+ hours, might as well be a female's behind lol

As a male, I play both equally. Women and ethnic minorities are very under represented in video games, so if given the choice, I will often create a strong female lead to tip the scales a bit. I see it as creating the main character in a novel, just because you are a guy doesn't mean you can only have male characters in your book. Metroid is better with Samus. I prefer my female Shepard in Mass Effect 2, but played a male orc in WOW. Mostly play male in MMO's to avoid confusion with other players.

I started out as female, but pretty quickly decided Skyrim was made for male Nords, so that's what I play as now =)

LOL, some of us are women in real life too!

Male master race

I primarily play as males in rpgs, as they're easier to role-play as. I did however roll up a female in Fallout 3, and she was a flipping insane cannibal, and I had a lulzy blast roleplaying as her.

You don't seem to live up to your name much

You do realize that RPG stands for Role Playing Game, meaning you play a character that isn't you.

I hate people that "role play" their characters as if it was a reflection of themselves, but that's the WoW-generation in a nutshell.

male

My character is a female nord warrior.

Well, I am a woman. However, one of my characters is a male.

Lot of people play as Argonians and I don't think they feel particularly lizardy in real life. It's role-playing.

Both. Current main character is a female Assassin/Bloodhunter but I think I'll be making a Dunmer male Mage next.

Both.
1. Male Nord Tracker/Cartographer (Light Armour, 1H Axe and Bow)
2. Male Bosmer Fisherman/Rogue (Clothing, Dagger)
3. Female Redguard Vindictor (Heavy Armour, 2H Sword)
4. Female Breton Seeker (Enchanted Robes/Clothing, Healing and Defensive spells)

other? what else is there. and i play as a male because its just feels weird to play as a female. and just for the fun of it bliviongate:

So far I've only played Skyrim with a female Khajiit. I'll probably make a new character to try out some of the things she can't do. Who know what gender they will be.

Both

The only race I play as female is Breton, as I can't bring myself to play as a short man. Particually as the average Nord women towers over him, making Breton male look slightly ridiculous.

Well since I'm playing with my Battlemage from Oblivion in Skyrim who is a male Khajiit I guess I would have to say male.