Mr. or Mrs. Computer

Is your computer male or female? As you are aware, ships have long been characterized as being female (e.g., “There she goes!”). Recently, a group of computer scientists (all males) announced that computers should also be referred to as being female. Their reasons for drawing this conclusion follow:

1. No one but the Creator understand their internal logic.

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.

Disponível em: <http://jokes.comedycentral.com/random_joke.aspx?joke_id=880&cat_id=37>. Acesso em: 16 mar. 2009. (Adaptado).

A anedota está fundamentada no preconceito de que as mulheres