I just wanted to point out that while you are correct, "I think OP feels triggered by the equation of "object = female," whichever direction it goes in." I wanted to question, simple mathematics states that if a = b, then b = a." I don't believe this is an a = b situation.

Biologically, people are animals (a = b) therefore animals are people (b = a) does not hold. I think this is the same analogy. Certainly some animals are people (the animals of the species homosapian) just as "some' objects are referred to as 'she' by cultural convention, but that doesn't make 'she' an object any more than it makes all animals people.

Fins, I'm not trying to hijack your post. This originally (well before this line) was going to be a pm to LoveBirdsFlying as to not distract from the post but then I thought, maybe this whole a = b thing would be another perspective, you know? I really have appreciated your accepting my view on things here even though my view is different and I found myself talking to my wife and daughter last night about this post trying to see if they might be able to offer a helpful perspective too. (cause you said the more perspectives you hear...)