It reads like something from the Mail .... but it's not

Giving in to this mad person is not the right solution.

I don't believe that he it exisits but if he it does, "god" only knows what the next demand will be.

Never give in to a bully.

Peter.

This is the type of nonsense that undermines efforts to tackle the real issues of ensuring equality in society. It debases the efforts of people who have fought for decades to ensure people compete on an equal footing for things like opportunity, jobs, promotion, equal pay etc etc.

Its hard to avoid the term 'political correctness gone mad' but in this case it seems unavoidable.

Using the term 'she' to describe a boat or ship is rooted in centuries of history, it is niether offensive, derogatory or demeaning to do so, but the museum appear to have capitulated on the basis of the actions of some misguided zealot. If it is deemed offensive i would love to hear the explanation why.

I hope they catch the person resonsible and prosecute.

Come and live in South America, where my car is male but my SUV is female...

Ships have feelings too 😂😂

I was looking at a clinker dinghy for sale years ago at Henley and the bloke selling it kept calling it "he" and "him". Was a bit odd really. The bloke appeared to be an original male and was English. He may have been having a giggle.


I don't usually assign a gender to a boat. I prefer the term "it" but that is for personal reasons. Boats are actually inanimate objects but if people want to assign a gender to a boat surely that's up to them isn't it ?

I had assumed it was because they were nice to look at but that would not account for aesthetically displeasing boats.

Pirkko was watching TV, a programme about 'transgenders' and these issues were raised:

Your Social Security number in Finland has a code for Males and a code for Females. Is there a code for 'transgenders'?

You're at an airport - you are going to be searched - women search women, and men search men. Who searches 'transgenders'?*

You check-in for a plane on-line. You're off to the UK. You must state whether you are Male or Female. What do 'transgenders' do at this stage? There is (as yet) no 'transgender' option.


*personally I don't care if it's a man or woman who searches me - they don't squeeze your privates, they only pat your arms and legs a bit and look at your shoes.