2007-09-12 09:13:27 · 12 answers · asked by Chichiri 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Henry Ford started this.. he was in love with his Creations.. he started calling his Model-T.. "she".. she this she that.... etc.. you get the puto.
2007-09-12 09:17:44 · answer #1 · answered by delco714 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Men like to own things. When they own a car, they automatically think female because that is the one thing in life they would like to have possession of.
2007-09-12 16:30:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The metaphor of a car as a "she" hails from the same ancient metaphor of a ship as a "she". Ships are containers that carry cargo and deliver that cargo. Cars are containers that carry passengers and deliver passengers. Woman have been thought of in many cultures as containers that carry unborn children and deliver them. The metaphor "she" refers to "containers" carrying and delivering something. Things that contain, carry and deliver "goods" are frequently called "she" in most cultures.
2007-09-12 16:42:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This probably originated from the ancient practice of calling ships by feminine pronouns. People simply extended it to cars. You'd think it would make a lot more sense just to say 'it', wouldn't you?
2007-09-12 16:21:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a holdover from the practice of referring to ships in that manner. I've never understood this except perhaps it's because "she" sounds nicer than "it".
2007-09-12 16:22:47 · answer #5 · answered by RoVale 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a guy is in love with his car, would he naturally say he or she? It's like personifying a car, if it were alive, they would be in love with a gender that they are attracted to obviously.
2007-09-12 16:17:32 · answer #6 · answered by katysru19 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are objects. Men love to refer to objects as She, including they way they perceive women.
2007-09-14 17:21:34 · answer #7 · answered by Devil's Advocette 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because men are more inclined to say they love thier cars and they of course don't want it to have a guy's name.
Women could give thier cars a girls' name because they feel a close friendship with them and usually personalize them in a feminen way.
2007-09-12 16:29:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it seems like cars are as fickle as the female population. They work when they want to, the run when they want to, and it makes good sense to a guy to call his car "she" "her" and such, so he can baby it. That's just my guess.
2007-09-12 16:17:21 · answer #9 · answered by memommy33 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because women should be treated nicely and pampered. Don't most of us guys pamper our cars?
2007-09-12 20:53:53 · answer #10 · answered by Emissary 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋