Most RUBs would consider a 883 Sportster to be a ladies bike, but what do they really know? They are the same posers that go out and pay $30K for a factory customized Harley, so they can ride it from bar to bar on Saturday afternoons, and brag about how their motorcycle has never been ridden in the rain!
If you want to ride a Sportster, then Go For It, but if you want to join the weekend barhopping crowd, be prepared to be harassed for riding a girl's bike.