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Originally Posted by AliceKate
In my country, most things have an inherent gender. Like dogs are referred to as male, cats as female. This does not just relate to living things, but all things. We also have a neutral gender, but most things have a clear gender, so referring to a dog as male may be correct, even if it is a female dog. Just a random thought, but does your T perhaps have roots in a different culture?
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No, she has no connection to a different culture. She's actually not even the only American I know who does this.
Tbh, I would probably still be bothered even if she had roots in another culture. If we were just talking about a generic cat or dog or an animal she doesn't know the sex of, ok, but not when we are speaking of a specific cat or dog whose sex she has been told repeatedly. I'm not familiar with a ton of languages, but the ones I am familiar with that use 2 or 3 gendered articles for nouns wouldn't, for example, refer to me as he just because human is masculine and I am human.