Many people wonder why we attribute a female gender to ships, cars and even countries, as we tend to refer to them as “she.”
Personally, I like to think that the reason for this is simply because men love them. Nothing sexist about that at all.
However, there are some people out there — most of them women I must confess — who claim these are called “she” because men like to have control over them. I argue that’s just a bunch of drivel. Name me a ship or a car or a country that won’t punish you if you don’t treat it with the necessary care and attention. It’s just not possible. So who’s really calling the shots?
If cars were completely under control there would be no bumps and bashes on the roads. If ships were fully under control there would be no sunken wrecks. If countries were fully dominated there would be no wars.
Yes, women have been and many remain oppressed. That’s unacceptable, regrettable and a bunch of other -ables, but we’ve made and will continue to make a lot of progress.
Men and women may be equal when it comes to quality, but they are not the same, no matter what anyone might say. Apart from the obvious physical differences, there are some advantages women have over men.
Generally speaking, women live longer than men. Some studies show women cope better with pain then men, too (perhaps it’s from going through something painful every month – I’ll leave it at that). Fewer diseases affect just women.
Think about it. It’s a compliment of the highest order to refer to anything as female.
And so, it doesn’t take a genius to work out that laptops are like women. And here’s 10 reasons why:
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