Machinery of any kind is often gendered in the feminine. Particularly when you are either mad at the machine for not working or you are begging it to work.

[–] nforminvasion@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The machine spirit cares not for our trifling concepts of gender and binaries. It demands only loyalty to the omnissiah and purity of mind.

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

The machine spirit cares not for your loyalty. It only wants to grind YOUR spirit into dust while destroying your mind. Cthulhu trembles in fear.

[–] Bertuccio@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

"mad at the machine for not working or you are begging it to work"

Inclusive or

[–] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Always cracked me up when my uncle would yell at whatever he was working on, "come on, you whore!"

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Well, that seems pretty mild. Having been a toolmaker, I have often threatened machines with being reduced to tiny little chips or slag and I will create something better from scratch.