Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"?

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Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"?

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RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"?

July 13, 2015 at 1:18 pm

I suppose it could have to do with the innate possessiveness associated with owning a member of the female sex as well as a certain fondness for the object and a desire to personify something that essentially is responsible for the safety and welfare of those riding it. I’m rather surprised at myself for falling into the idiom without questioning it. It’s obviously sexist but perhaps not overtly misogynistic.

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Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by rado84 - July 13, 2015 at 2:37 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Excited Penguin - July 13, 2015 at 2:43 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by rado84 - July 13, 2015 at 3:16 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Excited Penguin - July 13, 2015 at 3:23 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by rado84 - July 13, 2015 at 1:34 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Excited Penguin - July 13, 2015 at 1:40 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by rado84 - July 13, 2015 at 1:53 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Pyrrho - July 13, 2015 at 1:45 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by rexbeccarox - July 13, 2015 at 10:18 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Minimalist - July 13, 2015 at 2:45 am

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RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 13, 2015 at 3:12 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Pyrrho - July 13, 2015 at 12:24 pm

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RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by FreeTony - July 13, 2015 at 1:13 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by BrokenQuill92 - July 13, 2015 at 1:18 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 13, 2015 at 6:56 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Anomalocaris - July 13, 2015 at 1:25 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Clueless Morgan - July 13, 2015 at 2:31 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Whateverist - July 13, 2015 at 2:32 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Cyberman - July 13, 2015 at 6:51 pm

Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by KUSA - July 13, 2015 at 6:45 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by The Valkyrie - July 13, 2015 at 6:47 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Anomalocaris - July 13, 2015 at 11:04 pm

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RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Rev. Rye - July 13, 2015 at 9:27 pm

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Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by KUSA - July 13, 2015 at 10:37 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Anomalocaris - July 13, 2015 at 11:05 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by rexbeccarox - July 13, 2015 at 11:41 pm

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RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by ignoramus - July 14, 2015 at 6:21 am

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by Regina - July 14, 2015 at 2:46 pm

RE: Question to all Americans: why do you refer to vehicles and ships as "she"? - by dyresand - July 14, 2015 at 3:37 pm

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