You'd have got away with it too, if it wasn't for those pesky kids.

https://i.imgur.com/pvWy7YH.jpg

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SD should be on the guy's face, not the mask :suspect: #memepedantry

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did you see how hard it was for Slim to write General Chat with his mouse

Pretty much, it's a cashgrab of an article to farm clicks from people who get upset over issues of gender and nothing more.

I did actually try, but I couldn't get it to work, especially with all the black. I could have written it on his chin, but I was worried he'd look too much like a young Jimmy Hill with a face tattoo

I love how on topic the thread remains.

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it is on topic given the why isn't this in SD queries :smug:

I just don't know why anyone would care on either side of this supposed debate. I don't get why people would object to a ship being called she, I don't get why people would object to not calling a ship she.

i Would have thought a ship with a name like Queen Elizabeth was pretty obviously female. If it were called King Bert, it would probably be male .... if it were called something like ocean spray, then its non gender specific :shrug:

Agree with this.

You may need
more fruit in the mornings
to wake you up fully

At least he tried

Its about the reason for the change

Its very unlikely its about anything other than a virtue signal or a fear of blame (or both)

I guess lits like adverts that shoehorn in mixed race couples on tv, its not that they care about racism it s about appearing to be on trend and ultimately a cynical attempt to make money based on race

etc etc

All Ships are Female
thats normal.

The problem for me with this is not what the ships are called...he, she, it but the fact that they were intimidated by vandalism to change how they refer to ships? how in any civilised society is that acceptable? the vandalism should have been reported and CCTV or something put in place to stop it happening again

What percentage of the population are trans activists?An absolute minuscule amount.
What percentage of those trans activists will be so offended by a boat being called she?
Even less.

It’s silly to change this as they’re probably pissing off more of their customers by doing so.

Not to mention bowing down to vandals.
We don’t give in to terrorists so certainly shouldn’t to thugs.

well then arista, WHERE IS THE VAGINA

Hidden in the Engine Room
they love alot of oil in them

I knew I shouldn't have asked

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No, I'm sorry… Smithy said no.


It's a ridiculous sign of our ridiculous times.

Because we are a seafaring nation, it's part of our heritage and history.