Page 7 | Isn't "she" gorgeous? Look at "her".......argh!

GarlicSomething · 03/09/2026 05:40

It’s giving desperate, tap tap.

😂😂😂

I'm relieved to see Nobody's Child has stopped calling everything 'she'. I think they were near the forefront of this ridiculous fad, so perhaps it's on the way out. Sorry, perhaps she's on the way out - taking her tapping and rustling with her!

ElenOfTheWays · 03/09/2026 05:45

chaos76 · 02/09/2026 16:17

and tapping nails along every item they show to the camera - it grinds my gears

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Oh yes. I HATE this and the waggling fingers under the chin. Wtf is that all about?

ElenOfTheWays · 03/09/2026 05:58

I also can't get on with women calling their tits "the girls"
Just call them tits ffs. Or boobs. They aren't separate entities.
(Or en-titties if you prefer)

IAmInTheHouseSidney · 03/09/2026 07:44

Whn pepple say table in French is feminine, do you mean "data table" or "dining table" ? 👀

rfdm · 03/09/2026 07:47

GarlicSomething · 03/09/2026 02:24

There is no language in which every item of clothing, décor and personal care is feminine.

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You are just argumentative. There are plenty where an item is he or she.

Lifeomars · 03/09/2026 10:56

Isittimeformynapyet · 03/09/2026 02:48

Waffling on.

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"wafting" wasn't a typo, they waft meaningless praise and wonderment around as they marvel over a plastic bag but you are right, they waffle too

Isittimeformynapyet · 03/09/2026 10:58

Lifeomars · 03/09/2026 10:56

"wafting" wasn't a typo, they waft meaningless praise and wonderment around as they marvel over a plastic bag but you are right, they waffle too

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Aha. I love learning new words 👍🏻

Lifeomars · 03/09/2026 11:01

ElenOfTheWays · 03/09/2026 05:58

I also can't get on with women calling their tits "the girls"
Just call them tits ffs. Or boobs. They aren't separate entities.
(Or en-titties if you prefer)

There's a new trend (or it might have been around for a while as I don't spend much time on Instagram) for people demonstrating recipies to refer to chicken breasts as chicken boobs or boobies. As in, " grab your slow cooker, add some onions, peppers, a tin of tomatoes and some chicken boobies" cringe inducing nonsense

SadiraOfTyr · 03/09/2026 11:04

I like it. English used grammatical gender for nouns well into the 12th century and the practice is long due a revival.

PollyBell · 03/09/2026 11:14

Why follow people that annoy you?

ToadRage · 03/09/2026 11:20

The only thing on Instagram i refer to as she and beautiful is my cat furandlies

RafaFan · 03/09/2026 11:21

Lifeomars · 03/09/2026 11:01

There's a new trend (or it might have been around for a while as I don't spend much time on Instagram) for people demonstrating recipies to refer to chicken breasts as chicken boobs or boobies. As in, " grab your slow cooker, add some onions, peppers, a tin of tomatoes and some chicken boobies" cringe inducing nonsense

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And anatomically incorrect, since boobies are for producing milk. 😆

EspressoWarrior · 03/09/2026 11:41

Can you add the trend for doing things ‘intentionally’ now, too?

Gloomydays · 03/09/2026 12:16

Disturbia81 · 02/09/2026 15:24

I can’t stand it when men call cars and bikes “she” 🤢

Came to say the same thing, but its not just men ive known a few women that do it.
And some give their cars and bikes names.

Gloomydays · 03/09/2026 12:19

Its not just a trend it been around for years.

Shes cold out there this morning.
Shes poring of rain.
I think is because of the name mother nature.

Lifeomars · 03/09/2026 14:22

DeftGoldHedgehog · 03/09/2026 02:52

I've never seen this. I'm 50 and I barely go on Instagram. When I do it's all cute animal videos and classic Hollywood dance routines, not vapid influencers. I never see anything like that as I'm not interested.

Mostly the same for me, lots of stuff about books, ballet, some comedy, and music all things I am interested in. i get the odd influencer thingy but I scroll past as quickly as i can, if you click even once then the alogrithm will send you more though there is a "not interested" tab you can click to make it hopefully stop

GarlicSomething · 03/09/2026 16:56

rfdm · 03/09/2026 07:47

You are just argumentative. There are plenty where an item is he or she.

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Sure I'm being argumentative! The irritating tendency OP describes is for everything to be 'she'. Particularly clothes, décor items and personal care. As I said, there is no language in which all these words are feminine.

It isn't some sort of intriguing linguistic revival or a new lingua franca. They're anthropomorphising cardigans and candles. All these comments about other languages, dialects and earlier versions of English are irrelevant.

Some are interesting in their own right, mind you. Did you know that grammatical gender is not only about sex (M, F, N) but can also distinguish semantic features like humans, animals, plants, liquids, or sizes? Some living languages have around 20.

hoxtonbabe · 03/09/2026 17:53

I’m not on insta but I spend a lot of time on Reddit looking at handbag subs and I see people ( mostly the americans ) refer to their bag as she, which I thought was bad enough.

The best one though is when they post a collection of their bags and title it “look at the family photo”
or “a photo of all the children together”

Absolutely crazy.

Daisymay1000 · 03/09/2026 18:03

HibiscusIsland1 · 02/09/2026 14:45

This trend (on Insta etc) for referring to inanimate objects as "she"........it is infuriating - handbags, holiday homes, bronzer......make it stop! I'm a 50 year old women and largely follow women of a similar age. It's infantile and ridiculous. AiBU?

Why do u care tho? Who’s it harming?

jeomeollibyeoldul · 03/09/2026 18:07

haha i'm the opposite, find it so irritating when men call cars, ships etc "she" but think it's quite cute when it's about coats and handbags 😅

Kayleighfish · 03/09/2026 18:12

SadiraOfTyr · 03/09/2026 11:04

I like it. English used grammatical gender for nouns well into the 12th century and the practice is long due a revival.

Absolutely!

Excellentvintage · 03/09/2026 18:14

'I just can't' is another annoying one. Can't what?

MargotLovesTom · 03/09/2026 18:20

Why are people watching all this shite when it annoys them so much?!

Rpop · 03/09/2026 18:21

IcedPurple · 02/09/2026 15:20

It's similar to the trend for inanimate consumer goods to be referred to in the first person. "I'm gluten free", "Recycle me", "I'm part of the meal deal".

Maybe an overreaction, but I find it a wee bit creepy.

A separate point, but I find it achingly intolerable when people have words written on their walls that state what you should be doing in that room e.g. soak, love, eat, relax etc. DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!

Tiddlywinks63 · 03/09/2026 18:25

HibiscusIsland1 · 02/09/2026 15:07

Thanks for the history lesson. I'm well aware of the tradition of ships being referred to as "she". What I'm talking about here most definitely is a recent trend. Influencers, mostly, referring to whatever product they are shilling as "she". Very annoying.

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Well, the majority of Instagrammers are vacuous, pointless and desperate for attention so I guess they’ll say anything for clicks.