You mean whether toothbrushes and potatoes are boys or girls, or whether girls versus boys play with them? :)
I would guess that personification of inanimate objects is a stereotypically girly type of thing to do. However, when referring to inanimate objects, they are invariably called "he." Now there's an interesting puzzle.
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Date: 2007-11-28 06:34 pm (UTC)I would guess that personification of inanimate objects is a stereotypically girly type of thing to do. However, when referring to inanimate objects, they are invariably called "he." Now there's an interesting puzzle.