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In response to "Is the practice of referring to a ship/plane as female A) a sign of affection toward the vessel B) misogynisticC) both? " by prayformojo

D) historical.

Posted by spamlet May 5 '16, 06:04

Note: our cars also have all female names.

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Plenty of historical things are out of affection, misogynist or both. -- nm - Roger More May 5, 06:57
Yup. I was told as a kid that inanimate objects like boats, cars, and planes get female names. Though, that might be a due to misogyny. -- nm - Krusty May 5, 06:11 6
- given that the corresponding ship names are and were historically also given as an honorific, I have a hard time finding misogyny -- nm - ML May 5, 06:18 5
  - I was talking about privately owned boats and not military ships. -- nm* - Krusty May 5, 06:21 4
    - still, who would name their boat or plane after something they inherently disliked? The logic is totally whack -- nm - Beaker May 5, 06:27 2
      - Not so much dislike but contempt maybe. It's likely just that men got to name things and chose a female name because they - Krusty May 5, 06:31
      - "I love your boat, why'd you name it Veronica?" "After my wife, I hate that bitch and wanted to be reminded of that every time I see it" -- nm - Beaker May 5, 06:28
    - gotcha -- nm - ML May 5, 06:23

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