Calling bikes "she"

I associate this with millenials.

how dare you

Howcome there’s an entire thread dedicated to (mostly) men calling out the archaic, but largely non-malicious habit, that other older men seem to have; of gendering inanimate objects, as it symbolises female objectification - but, it’s commonly accepted that use of (largely by male forum users); a derogatory, vulgar and sexist term that refers to a woman’s genitals, is okay to band about with impunity?

If I referred to my bike as a ‘she’ in front of the women in my family, they might raise some eyebrows, but if they heard me use the word **** they might actually be offended. Not that I would do/say either…

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Are you saying that music festivals are not for clueless cunts?

Piers Morgan school of retorts

Might place some money on people not relating the word cunt to anatomy in the same way that I don't immediately think penis when calling someone a prick.

Same defence could be applied to; ‘60 year old man calls his trusty old Mercian bicycle ‘she’ out of some slightly outdated (but not ill-meaning) fashion; not because he is trying to symbolise the literal riding of a woman, but because it was socially acceptable to do so amongst his peers, in his time - and because he, as a man, says it’s okay to do so then it is?’

Piers Morgan is definitely a cunt. Hard agree.

This
See also horsifying: "I've got eight bikes in the stable", "my new mount" "shod with..." etc etc ad nauseam

Steed

bleurgh

shod with

wearing or wrapped in when describing tyres always makes me want to heave.

I've definitely called my bike a c*nt before

OK bomber, as you have almost picked up on, it's a generation thing.

Millennials and below are happy with the c word, but not happy with gendering.

Boomers and above aren't happy with the c word, but love gendering.

GenXers are happy with both, but only in private while reminiscening about that one smashing pumpkins gig they went to.

GenXers are happy with both, but only in private while reminiscening about that one smashing pumpkins gig they went to.

Man WHAT a gig

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I love "living on a prayer" probably my favourite Madonna song

She’s my favourite one in that band

I enjoy that the ‘Cunts’ thread has the description ‘in general’ below the title.

As an early GenXer; so for the purpose of this an older gent. I don't gender my bikes or other possesions and I do like the word Cunt.

I enjoy cunt, enjoy calling someone a cunt and like the fact that it a word that can and is used here, it is so good that on LFGSS you can call a Cunt a Cunt.

I dare say the Cunts In General thread could use an update covering the last five years' worth of cunts.

I get a pass on this as I'm fae Glasgow.

Up here every cunt's a cunt, could be a sound cunt or a dodgy cunt, yer still a cunt.

Mrs M_V defintely says it too, less often than I do, but that's coz she's one of they well brought up cunts that disney swear all the time.

disney swear

Saying this in my head sounds amazing

Was a great show, 2.5h playtime, totally crowded, with Filter as opening act.

straight outta FB marketplace

"mate! Up for grabs is a ripper 2019 JRI team fixie bike in bonza condition. This beauty's got a fair dinkum aluminum alloy frame with an integrated seatpost and a carbon Leader 105 TR fork. She's decked out with top-notch gear like a Schwinn Messenger crankset, Velocity Deep V 700c rims in pink, and Continental GP5000 tan wall 28mm tires. The bike's been looked after real well and is ready to hit the road like a true blue legend."

A basket?

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I have owned her for three years and I have absolutely loved every minute with her

loved trumpet