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Do you think of your toys as having a gender?

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Contributor: indiglo indiglo
Just the other day, I realized that I call some of my toys "she" and some of my toys "he". Do other people think of their toys as having a certain gender, when talking about them? Or do you just call all your toys "it", or by their names?
Answers (public voting - your screen name will appear in the results):
I call all of my toys "she".
gingernicole , Beck , daveysgirl , Princess-Kayla ♥ , badk1tty
5  (4%)
I call all of my toys "he".
Gettinmymojoback
1  (1%)
I call some of my toys "she" and some of them "he"
IliInndulged , skunked , ToyGurl , kelaaa33wish , Howells , Wild Orchid , AlaskanBeauty , Lady Marmelade , beemonkey , Retro.old , JackNit , TrenchcoatHunters , ToyGeek , Bex1331 , SecretToyLover2
15  (11%)
I call some of my toys "she" or "he", but not all of them.
indiglo , MaryExy , salaciousrex , Coralbell , Bunnycups , Alyxx , dezzydezire , Waterfall , Shellz31 , BBW Talks Toys , vanillaSpice , PiratePrincess , Amazonia Dentata , l'amour , Rin (aka Nire) , null , aphroditelady , Eva Schwaltz , disenchanted , toxie m , wetone123 , kokopelli , InNeedOfABuzzzz , CSEA , MeliPixie , Sunshineamine , Lano4ka , unfulfilled , Katelyn
29  (22%)
I do not call any of my toys "she" or "he".
ToyBoy , CuteDee , eggiweg , ichwillwaffels , I'mNotYourToy , Vegan Silk , tickle me pink , Miss Anonymous , link82 , dv8 , Lummox , Ms. Spice , lustfully , teeny <3 , v23 , joja , MJ1337 , Maeby , jay28 , Rika , rachaelxfaith , RonLee , GravyCakes , BiJess , alliegator , sarki , Stujen , CAKES , Drifter86 , potstickers , CoffeeCup , anonymouse58 , darthkitt3n , Ghost , ScottA , zracer , The Curious Couple , HotCouple , haley730 , phunkyphreak , Rossie , slynch , Vanessa Weiss , acessorie , bayosgirl , emiliaa , thebest , harleydhm , ladyred , frisky069 , callsignhusker , N1 , AvianMinded , RuMaRo34 , lovehurts , K101 , Diabolical Kitty , dhig , Breas , padmeamidala , sadwaltzes , joz , Bignuf , -BillD , Crystal1 , AlianneCimorene , spicyjjang , xOhxSoxScandalousx , PropertyOfPotter , Sureshot , SneakersAndPearls , Talena , PeaceToTheMiddleEast , Passionate Mandi , LovesAPoet , bh253 , rachael.ben , SubmissiveFeminist , J5ive , glitterbombs , CadmiumKitty , Vii , KRD
83  (62%)
Total votes: 133
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Contributor: indiglo indiglo
I call some of them she or he, but not all of them. For example, I call my Ina "she". It's just so pretty and feminine, it seems like a girl to me. But I have another toy that I always refer to as male when I talk about it. Other toys I will sometimes just call by their real name. I am not sure why I do that, I just do.
06/30/2011
Contributor: newfoundlust newfoundlust
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Originally posted by indiglo
Just the other day, I realized that I call some of my toys "she" and some of my toys "he". Do other people think of their toys as having a certain gender, when talking about them? Or do you just call all your toys "it", or by their names?
Not really. We tend to just refer to them either by their name Elise, Form 2, We-Vibe, or by a nickname that we have come up with for a particular one.
06/30/2011
Contributor: ToyBoy ToyBoy
No, I just call them my their name.
06/30/2011
Contributor: IliInndulged IliInndulged
It really depends on how they look. Most things of a phallic nature are he while something pink or small is she.
06/30/2011
Contributor: CuteDee CuteDee
Hmmm... I never thought of my toys as "he" or "she". I do have a realistic butt plug but everything else I usually call by its color or size. Bf does call my big black butt plug "Big Blackie". ; )
06/30/2011
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
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Originally posted by indiglo
Just the other day, I realized that I call some of my toys "she" and some of my toys "he". Do other people think of their toys as having a certain gender, when talking about them? Or do you just call all your toys "it", or by their names?
Only a few have definite gender. Mark 02 is a dude. Ella is a chick (although she has a dick LOL!) I call most things "dudes" so I will often say, "Grab that dude over there." Or, "Could you please wash that dude." But, its not really a gender thing for me.

Aside from that, I don't get the whole gendering toys phenomenon. Unless it's a torso toy or maybe a pocket pussy. There is a website where they have gendered ALL their toys for sale. Weird. I don't usually understand gendering phallic dildos as girls. Why do I think of Ella as a female toy? It has a name.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Coralbell Coralbell
I refer to some of my toys as he or she, mostly the ones that came with people's names. I try to avoid it in reviews though.
06/30/2011
Contributor: salaciousrex salaciousrex
I do call some of my toys him and her. Really depends how pretty it is if it's a girl or a boy
I feel silly doing it, and so I do say "it" pretty often as well. "he's my new favorite toy!" "she works simply amazing" and stuff like that often pops out of my mouth
06/30/2011
Contributor: skunked skunked
It depends on the toy but most of mine are "guys"
06/30/2011
Contributor: ToyGurl ToyGurl
Definitely. I'm not sure why but a lot of my toys just seem like they have a specific gender.
06/30/2011
Contributor: VioletMoonstone VioletMoonstone
I don't call my toys a he or a she. That's kinda weird to me. =p
06/30/2011
Contributor: MaryExy MaryExy
I'd call ones with gender-specific names "he" and "she" in reviews. Otherwise I think I'd just use "it".
06/30/2011
Contributor: Alyxx Alyxx
There are a couple toys I think of as a he or a she, but not many.
06/30/2011
Contributor: gingernicole gingernicole
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Originally posted by indiglo
Just the other day, I realized that I call some of my toys "she" and some of my toys "he". Do other people think of their toys as having a certain gender, when talking about them? Or do you just call all your toys "it", or by their names?
mine are all ladies lol
06/30/2011
Contributor: ichwillwaffels ichwillwaffels
Quote:
Originally posted by indiglo
Just the other day, I realized that I call some of my toys "she" and some of my toys "he". Do other people think of their toys as having a certain gender, when talking about them? Or do you just call all your toys "it", or by their names?
my toys dont have a gender at all
06/30/2011
Contributor: SexyLilPixi SexyLilPixi
I do this toy. It depends on the look & style of the toy.
06/30/2011
Contributor: tickle me pink tickle me pink
I don't think I've referred to my toys by anything other than "it" but I have a habit of referring to objects as "this guy" or "these guys." People have even made fun of me for it before.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Miss Anonymous Miss Anonymous
I don't.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Waterfall Waterfall
The ones that I call "he" or "she" tend to be the ones that come with names like Adam, Johnny, Aveline, Ella... things like that. Most of my toys are not referred to as "he" or "she" though.
06/30/2011
Contributor: Ms. Spice Ms. Spice
no i don't.
07/01/2011
Contributor: indiglo indiglo
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Originally posted by tickle me pink
I don't think I've referred to my toys by anything other than "it" but I have a habit of referring to objects as "this guy" or "these guys." People have even made fun of me for it before.
I do that too! lol I will call one "the purple guy" another "the big guy" and so on. I don't know why I do it either, it is kind of goofy. (But then so am I.)
07/01/2011
Contributor: v23 v23
I don't really call them he or she. Maybe ever once in a while but not often enough to notice.
07/01/2011
Contributor: Shellz31 Shellz31
All my dildos are he's and have names.
07/01/2011
Contributor: MJ1337 MJ1337
I don't name mine.. theyre just its.
07/01/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
All of my toys that I use on a regular basis, except for my Leo, is a she. Even the Mistress, because it's 1) Called Mistress and 2) glitter. (both of those things equate femininity in my mind, even if that's narrow thinking, it's my cock, dammit ) I've gotta really love a toy to assign it a gender. Not just ANY toy can have a gender or name.
07/01/2011
Contributor: Wild Orchid Wild Orchid
As someone who's first language has gendered nouns I have little choice. In Polish vibrator is a "he", if we import "dildo" (cause we have nothing better than "fake penis") it would be an "it" (like window, baby) 'cause it ends with "o". Wand, beads and vaginal balls are female and masturbator and rabbit are male. Plug can be a "he" or a "she" depending on which of the two translations you use.
07/01/2011
Contributor: rachaelxfaith rachaelxfaith
I refer to all of mine by their name/category, I think. Like 'my bullet vibe' or 'the panther' or what have you.
07/01/2011
Contributor: vanillaSpice vanillaSpice
Generally I don't gender them, but I sometimes think of them as "she." Like a boat.
07/01/2011
Contributor: PiratePrincess PiratePrincess
I have a few toys that I refer to by gender, but mostly I call them "it" and refer to them by their name or their qualities
07/01/2011