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

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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?

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IAmInTheHouseSidney · Yesterday 22:28

NotAtMyAge · Yesterday 19:27

The grammatical gender for a table you eat at is feminine - la table. A data table is masculine "le tableau de données".

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Thanks! It's masculine in mine so she table sounds so odd to me😂

Terfedout · Yesterday 22:40

Instagram and influencers are both a complete load of BS, so I'm not sure what you expect OP 😎

SleepingisanArt · Yesterday 22:50

Can I please add to the infuriating pile 'how are we styling this?' We aren't! You are a singular entity and we are not all coming to your house to dress you properly. Why buy something if you don't know what to wear it with or how to accessorise it? I am sooooooooo old. Now I'm off to load the dishwasher in a pink slipper....

rb124 · Yesterday 23:27

Bowies · Yesterday 22:02

Oh hello guys is the worst. I especially hate it at work.

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I have to admit to using that if I'm greeting a mixed group.

Stelladid · Yesterday 23:30

WiltonGal · Yesterday 20:45

Women seem determined to infantilise themselves. I see this in the workplace too, the younger ones speaking in a cutesy way, making a statement sound like an uncertain question, it feels people pleasing/social media driven. These are highly educated and competent females who are dumbing themselves down for no reason, they work in a highly inclusive workplace so they do not need to pander to anyone, it is just something they have picked up as being cute.

This 👆 is the most depressing aspect of all this. Gloria Steinem died today. She would be depressed by this shit.

Stelladid · Yesterday 23:34

VeganStar · Yesterday 21:55

I’ve got a cousin, 66 years old and she refers to her wigs as “she”and “her” 🙄 smh

That makes some sense though. Not so much for a book or shoes.

blacksax · Yesterday 23:48

ShannonMacFarland · 02/09/2026 15:24

Everything started off as a "recent trend". There's really no difference at all. Some people feel threatened when they get a bit older and language moves on without them. It's happened forever and it's not a big deal.

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Yeah, but this isn't language that's moved on, it is just bloody cringeworthy and infantile. Not all trends stick. Some trends are shite and this is one of them.

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