Which Cities Do You See as Masculine Or Feminine?

[dubu]

the old parts of cities are on a grid, probably because back then it was more masculine. if a city was built today it would probably be more feminine, with less lines and more curves.

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by badrunner

I'm not buying it. If it was based on the gender of specific nouns, you would expect to see examples of it scattered throughout the English language. We'd be calling all kinds of gender neutral things "he" and "she". Instead we only see it in very specific instances, with objects that arouse passions in men, like cars, ships etc. It's also not based on specific nouns, but is instead based on concepts - any oceangoing vessel is a "she" - a boat, a yacht, a ship, a submarine. This tells you that it is not derived from the gender of specific nouns, and that it is meaningful, not just an accident of history and language.

The more likely explanation is the simpler one - that men personify objects of their affection as feminine. This is fairly obvious to me. Or ask any lonely sailor who's spent a little too much time out at sea...

I can't speak to "ship" since I don't really know a lot about Germanic languages other than English. But knowing a lot about Romance languages, it's not a coincidence that the nouns English borrows from French tend to match the gender in its pre-English form. "Liberty" is not a lady because of English-speaking chauvinism. She's a lady in French, too.

[Dariusb]

San Francisco-Transgender
Los Angeles-Male
San Diego-Male
Oakland-Male
Sacramento-Male
San Jose-Female

Houston-Male
Dallas-Male
San Antonio-Male
Austin-Female(stud lesbian)
Fort Worth-Male
El Paso-Male

[jd3189]

Originally Posted by ChiSoxRox

This thread:

I thought it had more Jungian connections, especially with archetypes being mentioned earlier...

[pdxtex]

Portland is two girls. In the winter its Velma. But when it warms up, the city magically turns into Daphne and all the frumpy girls get put away for the season.

[badrunner]

Originally Posted by jd3189

I thought it had more Jungian connections, especially with archetypes being mentioned earlier...

Jungian mythos and archetypes = masculine

Freudian pop psychology = feminine

[urban_encounter]

Originally Posted by Dariusb

San Francisco-Transgender
Los Angeles-Male
San Diego-Male
Oakland-Male
Sacramento-Male
San Jose-Female

Houston-Male
Dallas-Male
San Antonio-Male
Austin-Female(stud lesbian)
Fort Worth-Male
El Paso-Male

Since I’ve also called Texas home allow me to chime in. I mostly agree with you... (I added a few cities)

Los Angeles-Female
San Diego-Male
San Jose-Male
San Francisco-Transgender
Sacramento-Male
Oakland-Female
Long Beach-Female
Fresno-Male

Houston-Male
Dallas-Male
Fort Worth-Male
San Antonio-Male
Austin-Female
Fort Worth-Male
El Paso-Male
Amarillo-Male

[ATLMidcity]

Atlanta is a drag queen: a serious and motivated business man when the sun comes up, and a stiletto, wig-wearing butch dyke when the sun goes down.

FYI, don't you dare have doggie style sex under the cloak of darkness.
Your peach cobbler might just be Mississippi mud pie.

Bless your heart and welcome to the Big Peach.

Y'all come back, ya hear!

[Razor]

Ottawa is that 62 year old conservative man, who's a middle manager working for the department of finance, or the federal Public Works department.
He wears dress shorts and knee high dress socks in the summertime and likes golf. He proudly drives a Lexus, or a small SUV of some sort. If you are his suburban neighbour, he's friendly enough and will share the odd pint with you, but you better keep up with your own yard maintenance and your fence better be painted every few years, or you will be on his shit list. He's also that guy who has every quirky handy tool that may come in handy, but you are too intimidated to ask to borrow , because he keeps them shiny and organized.
He doesn't mind your music, as long as it's not too loud. He likes to listen to Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen(when in the rocking mood), and sometimes classical music.He kind of looks like James Spader from the Black List, but without his style..he has a dog..A labadoodle, who he takes for a daily walk, and you better believe he has dog poop bags, and you better pick up your dog crap if he sees you..He'll scold you while he hands you a spare. He could be Anglo or Francophone,,It doesn't matter..he also opposes the new development going up 15 blocks from where he lives. Him and his wife take the odd bike ride together, and they wear the proper attire ,sport the helmets, and use their bike bells when more then necessary.

[bigstick]

Atlanta is both.

http://camera.deckchair.com/marriott...tlanta-georgia

[samne]

I never thought of Atlanta as a typical gay or transgender centre. But Ive heard alot about it lately in the media.

[bigstick]

Originally Posted by samne

I never thought of Atlanta as a typical gay or transgender centre. But Ive heard alot about it lately in the media.

Yes sir, an extremely diverse community....

[L41A]

Originally Posted by samne

I never thought of Atlanta as a typical gay or transgender centre. But Ive heard alot about it lately in the media.

In ways it's more tempered today than the 1980s thru early 2000s when the culture and nightlife flamboyantly permeated the city.

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by samne

I never thought of Atlanta as a typical gay or transgender centre. But Ive heard alot about it lately in the media.

It's known for being the black version of San Francisco.

[JManc]

I have a cousin who moved to Atlanta in the late 70's probably because of large gay community there.

[austlar1]

From an old Joe Ely song entitled "Dallas from a DC9 at Night". Some people think of Dallas as a dangerous woman. Others see a nasty bully of a man. Either way Dallas doesn't seem to have your best interests in mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqbjQgjofMk

[Verse 1]
Well Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down
But when you are up she's the kind you want to take around
But Dallas ain't a woman to help you get your feet on the ground
And Dallas is a woman who will walk on you when you're down

[Bridge]
Well I came into Dallas with the bright lights on my mind
But I came into Dallas with a dollar and a dime

[Verse 2]
Well Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eyes
A steel and concrete soul and a warm-hearted love in disguise
A rich man who tends to believe in his own lies
Yeah, Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eyes

[Bridge]
Well I came into Dallas with the bright lights on my mind
But I came into Dallas with a dollar and a dime

[Chorus]
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?
Well Dallas is a jewel, oh yeah, Dallas is a beautiful sight
And Dallas is a jungle, but Dallas gives a beautiful light
Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?

[badrunner]

I can tell if I'm in a "masculine" city by the number of TruckNutz™ I see on the road

[austlar1]

Originally Posted by JManc

I have a cousin who moved to Atlanta in the late 70's probably because of large gay community there.

Atlanta's gay community is huge and has been for several decades. From the mid to late 1970s until recently, it probably had the largest and most varied gay bar and club scene in the entire south. It could get really raunchy. Some clubs had 24 hour licenses and little oversight from law enforcement. Atlanta tended to be seen as a mecca for gays and lesbians fleeing smaller towns and cities in the region, but lots of gays and lesbians moved there from other parts of the country, especially the northeast. They called it "Hotlanta" for a reason.

[JAYNYC]

Can someone please explain the point of this topic, and / or what criteria determine whether a city is masculine or feminine?

And if I'm interpreting its meaning correctly, how / why is the thread allowed to remain open given the rules of the forum?

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by JAYNYC

Can someone please explain the point of this topic, and / or what criteria determine whether a city is masculine or feminine?

And if I'm interpreting its meaning correctly, how / why is the thread allowed to remain open given the rules of the forum?

It is really not that hard of a concept to grasp.

Think of it this way, if you were to personify a city, how would you picture it? Are they more masculine or feminine?

For example, I picture Houston as a 50 year old cowboy wearing a 10 gallon hat. I picture Calgary as his 25 year old son born with a silver spoon in his mouth trying to be a cowboy but coming off more posh. To me, both of those are masculine characters. So those cities are masculine.

On the flip side I see Vancouver as a sporty 35 year old soccer mom in yoga pants. Feminine.

Don’t see how that breaks any rules. This is not city vs. city.