I think this is a really interesting point. When giving gender to less sophisticated machines, such as ships and cars and printing presses, English speakers tend give the feminine (ex: "she's a fine ship, ain't she captain!"). Giving male gender to sophisticated robots seems to suggest some kind of male-female power dynamic -- the more intelligent/powerful/human a creation is, the more male it is.
― Rhodia (Rhodia), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 15:52 (eighteen years ago) link
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― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 16:12 (eighteen years ago) link
Tongue-twister time!
― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 16:16 (eighteen years ago) link
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― O'so Krispie (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 16:28 (eighteen years ago) link
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― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 18 October 2005 19:36 (eighteen years ago) link