tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post8253384703786943041..comments2023-05-22T10:42:54.046-04:00Comments on 6th or 7th: Where it's dueEthanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07498712279382078624noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-9599020605638874392010-01-11T12:39:17.214-05:002010-01-11T12:39:17.214-05:00Is this actually true? My intuition points me in e...Is this actually true? My intuition points me in exactly the opposite direction. Consider:<br /><br />1. Conventionally, inanimate objects (ships, planes, buildings, cars) are female, presumably because they are faithful servants and helpers to their male users/masters. Feminists have spilled plenty of ink over this pernicious social convention... now the opposite convention (to the extent it actually exists and has not been spuriously invented) is also being criticized?<br /><br />2. As a native of the culture in question, my stereotypical image of gender differentiation in toy forms is guns/trucks (boys) and dolls (girls). Dolls are anthropomorphic; guns and trucks are generally not, with of course some exceptions for trucks, as noted. Is my intuition so far off base?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com