'' she'' corvettes
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'' she'' corvettes
people keep referring to their corvette as '' she'' which , while it probably doesn't bother others , just makes me uncomfortable . it also makes me curious about how one determines the ''gender'' of a vehicle . wife has two c5's and , to the best of my knowledge , they are both neutral . . . peace
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May 29, 2017, 02:17 PM
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I used to call my car Bruce, but when I removed the antenna I changed his name to Caitlin. Does that upset you? 
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Growing up in a bilingual country with French second... I think the gender is derived from French. Cars, boats are la (whatever car, boat is in French...) which is female, other items are le which is male.
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people keep referring to their corvette as '' she'' which , while it probably doesn't bother others , just makes me uncomfortable . it also makes me curious about how one determines the ''gender'' of a vehicle . wife has two c5's and , to the best of my knowledge , they are both neutral . . . peace
Unless somewhere on the vehicle there is a hole where a man puts his manhood in for enjoyment, I really don't see how a vehicle can be called a she, or for that matter, a he.
They are objects, not a living thing.
"My Vette" would be sufficient when describing the vehicle.
Like you, it irks the **** out of me when I hear someone refer to their vehicles as she.
Bob.
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I think you ALLLLLL need to lighten up. It is in fact a term of endearment.
IMO all this reticence about calling your vette or any other C-H-E-R-I-S-H-E-D possession (key word there is CHERISHED) a "she" is more evidence of our P.C. society gone amuck. You know exactly what I'm talking about. People are soo touchy-feely today that they're micro-examining e-v-e-r-y little thing they say out of fear not to get the "sexist" label. YOU know it, and I know it.
For example:
ACE Hardware commercial years ago:
"ACE is the place for the helpful hardware man."
Ohhhhhhhhh noooooooooooooooooooooooo , that's all of a sudden sexist.
It is now:
"ACE is the place for the helpful hardware folks."
GIMME A FREAKIN' BREAK.
IMO all this reticence about calling your vette or any other C-H-E-R-I-S-H-E-D possession (key word there is CHERISHED) a "she" is more evidence of our P.C. society gone amuck. You know exactly what I'm talking about. People are soo touchy-feely today that they're micro-examining e-v-e-r-y little thing they say out of fear not to get the "sexist" label. YOU know it, and I know it.
For example:
ACE Hardware commercial years ago:
"ACE is the place for the helpful hardware man."
Ohhhhhhhhh noooooooooooooooooooooooo , that's all of a sudden sexist.
It is now:
"ACE is the place for the helpful hardware folks."
GIMME A FREAKIN' BREAK.
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people keep referring to their corvette as '' she'' which , while it probably doesn't bother others , just makes me uncomfortable . it also makes me curious about how one determines the ''gender'' of a vehicle . wife has two c5's and , to the best of my knowledge , they are both neutral . . . peace
Did you just assume the gender of my car?!?!? How DARE you!!!!
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I think you ALLLLLL need to lighten up. It is in fact a term of endearment.
IMO all this reticence about calling your vette or any other C-H-E-R-I-S-H-E-D possession (key word there is CHERISHED) a "she" is more evidence of our P.C. society gone amuck. You know exactly what I'm talking about. People are soo touchy-feely today that they're micro-examining e-v-e-r-y little thing they say out of fear not to get the "sexist" label. YOU know it, and I know it.
For example:
ACE Hardware commercial years ago:
"ACE is the place for the helpful hardware man."
Ohhhhhhhhh noooooooooooooooooooooooo , that's all of a sudden sexist.
It is now:
"ACE is the place for the helpful hardware folks."
GIMME A FREAKIN' BREAK.
IMO all this reticence about calling your vette or any other C-H-E-R-I-S-H-E-D possession (key word there is CHERISHED) a "she" is more evidence of our P.C. society gone amuck. You know exactly what I'm talking about. People are soo touchy-feely today that they're micro-examining e-v-e-r-y little thing they say out of fear not to get the "sexist" label. YOU know it, and I know it.
For example:
ACE Hardware commercial years ago:
"ACE is the place for the helpful hardware man."
Ohhhhhhhhh noooooooooooooooooooooooo , that's all of a sudden sexist.
It is now:
"ACE is the place for the helpful hardware folks."
GIMME A FREAKIN' BREAK.
egg-zach-ly
People are taking things way to literally.
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To extend on the French point, in any legal writings, a disclaimer is always added to the beginning of any text that states that "the male gender will automatically be used throughout the text as a matter of simplification, but applies to both genders regardless". Obviously, the French got over the whole sexist thing a long time ago.
I call my C5 my "Garage Queen". Having served in the Navy, where all ships are considered "she", I guess the tradition has extended itself.
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My car is genderfluid thank you very much... Lets take a step into the 21st century people, there are more than two genders.
JUST $&*#ING KIDDING
I always just assumed it was because ships and boats are always referred to as "she"... same kind of idea I guess.
When I saw the title of the thread I thought you were referring to AUTOMATIC Corvettes
JUST $&*#ING KIDDING
I always just assumed it was because ships and boats are always referred to as "she"... same kind of idea I guess.
When I saw the title of the thread I thought you were referring to AUTOMATIC Corvettes
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My car is genderfluid thank you very much... Lets take a step into the 21st century people, there are more than two genders.
JUST $&*#ING KIDDING
I always just assumed it was because ships and boats are always referred to as "she"... same kind of idea I guess.
When I saw the title of the thread I thought you were referring to AUTOMATIC Corvettes
JUST $&*#ING KIDDING
I always just assumed it was because ships and boats are always referred to as "she"... same kind of idea I guess.
When I saw the title of the thread I thought you were referring to AUTOMATIC Corvettes
Mine's an automatic.
(only kidding btw) ha
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people keep referring to their corvette as '' she'' which , while it probably doesn't bother others , just makes me uncomfortable . it also makes me curious about how one determines the ''gender'' of a vehicle . wife has two c5's and , to the best of my knowledge , they are both neutral . . . peace
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I think you ALLLLLL need to lighten up. It is in fact a term of endearment.
IMO all this reticence about calling your vette or any other C-H-E-R-I-S-H-E-D possession (key word there is CHERISHED) a "she" is more evidence of our P.C. society gone amuck. You know exactly what I'm talking about. People are soo touchy-feely today that they're micro-examining e-v-e-r-y little thing they say out of fear not to get the "sexist" label. YOU know it, and I know it.
GIMME A FREAKIN' BREAK.
IMO all this reticence about calling your vette or any other C-H-E-R-I-S-H-E-D possession (key word there is CHERISHED) a "she" is more evidence of our P.C. society gone amuck. You know exactly what I'm talking about. People are soo touchy-feely today that they're micro-examining e-v-e-r-y little thing they say out of fear not to get the "sexist" label. YOU know it, and I know it.
GIMME A FREAKIN' BREAK.
If something like this bothers you, I say seriously lighten up. What difference does it make in the grand scheme of things.
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