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Why are means of transport refered to as

TheCatWoman

Female?

I've never understood this, especially as English dosen't gender objects in the same way as say, French does?

It also annoys me, it feels sexist that these big boys toys are often named after women and refered to as she, is an ownership thing?  A man can own and control a boat, a car or a plane and not a woman?

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  • I don’t think it has anything to do with who owns or controls boats, cars and planes. I think the link  posted illustrates the likely source, and as Stewart says, aerodynamics matter when driving, flying and sailing.

    From Mesopotamian mythology, to the Jewish Bible, to early Christianity, we know that the divinity of male gods was often illustrated through hairless faces and feminised features. Divinity = beauty = smooth hairless skin and curved lines. Writers would describe the beauty of these gods and even the Bible talks about the beauty of Yahweh. 

    I love the story of the youngest licensed pilot in the world (1927).

    Months later in 1928, Elinor Smith undertook what would become her most famous stunt of flying under all four East River suspension bridges. A stunt that has never been repeated.

    www.cradleofaviation.org/.../elinor_smith.html

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  • I don’t think it has anything to do with who owns or controls boats, cars and planes. I think the link  posted illustrates the likely source, and as Stewart says, aerodynamics matter when driving, flying and sailing.

    From Mesopotamian mythology, to the Jewish Bible, to early Christianity, we know that the divinity of male gods was often illustrated through hairless faces and feminised features. Divinity = beauty = smooth hairless skin and curved lines. Writers would describe the beauty of these gods and even the Bible talks about the beauty of Yahweh. 

    I love the story of the youngest licensed pilot in the world (1927).

    Months later in 1928, Elinor Smith undertook what would become her most famous stunt of flying under all four East River suspension bridges. A stunt that has never been repeated.

    www.cradleofaviation.org/.../elinor_smith.html

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