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[-] kemsat@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago

Never thought about it, but modes of transport are usually referred to as she/her, so this totally checks out.

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Machinery of any kind is often gendered in the feminine. Particularly when you are either mad at the machine for not working or you are begging it to work.

[-] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Always cracked me up when my uncle would yell at whatever he was working on, "come on, you whore!"

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Well, that seems pretty mild. Having been a toolmaker, I have often threatened machines with being reduced to tiny little chips or slag and I will create something better from scratch.

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