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R2-D2's Gender

Jul 20, 2009#1

Fun Size

After making an interesting discovery, I know want to know everyone else's thoughts. When you watched Star Wars, did you assign a gender to R2-D2, and if so, what was it? For the few who actually follow these links, vote first.

Jul 20, 2009#2

EpicEpileptic

I voted male because I thought I heard 3PO referring to R2 as 'he' a few times... but then again my memory is really faulty

Jul 20, 2009#3

Gusto

Machine without a discernible shape or voice = toaster.

Jul 20, 2009#4

sixpackshaker

Angry male infant, with Scotty's l337 engineering skillz. -I hate myself for typing that way...

Jul 20, 2009#5

blotsfan

If R2D2 was a woman, she'd be in the kitchen making sandwiches instead of using power tools.

Jul 20, 2009#6

Silver Jelly

A Dudebot.

Jul 20, 2009#7

Tinwhistler

EpicEpileptic said:
I voted male because I thought I heard 3PO referring to R2 as 'he' a few times... but then again my memory is really faulty

He does.
"You must repair him! Sir, if any of my circuits or gears will help, I'll gladly donate them!" Said about R2 after Luke returns from blowing up the death star.

http://www.moviewavs.com/0085412111/MP3 ... tethem.mp3

He's always been referred to as "he".

Jul 20, 2009#8

SeraRelm

I'm not reading anything beyond the thread title nor looking at anything of which the poll consists. I am only hear to say R2D2 has no gender, nor do any of the other droids throughout the Star Wars universe. They are mechanical beings.

Please, think of the R2 units...

Jul 20, 2009#9

Cajungal

O man, after hearing what ed has to say about Wall-E, I can't wait til he posts here.

Jul 20, 2009#10

Hylian

I never really thought about it till now but I always assumed R2-D2 was male

Jul 20, 2009#11

DarkAudit

Nothing to see here. Too busy to arrange a rehost.

Jul 20, 2009#12

Cat

Always rehost.

Jul 20, 2009#13

Cat said:
Always rehost.

Creepygif.com? Not sure I want him to.

Jul 20, 2009#14

Wahad

Cajungal said:
O man, after hearing what ed has to say about Wall-E, I can't wait til he posts here.

Edrondol said:
Creepygif.com? Not sure I want him to.

Well, that was anticlimactic.

Artoo's a toaster, I think. A walking, well-equipped, bleeping toaster, but a toaster nonetheless.

Jul 20, 2009#15

drawn_inward

Toaster. R2 is an it, not a he or she. People give cars female names, but that doesn't make them female or male.

I don't care if it is a fem-bot. It's still a robot underneath. Wires and circuits, not vaginas and ta-tas.

Jul 20, 2009#16

Ravenpoe

I always saw artoo as non-gendered, and 3PO as 'male', due to his more human-like personality and body construction.

Astromech droids in general don't 'need' a gender, at least in my mind. But to me, at least, it does make a little more sense for a protocol droid to be created with a sense of gender, as they're meant to interact with humans and humanoids, most of which will also have a gender.

Jul 20, 2009#17

Philosopher B.

I would have used 'he' to describe R2, though he really is a toaster.

Jul 20, 2009#18

sixpackshaker

come on people, R2's penile probe inserting into the computer interfaces that look like Vagoos?

I think I'm turning myself on...

Jul 20, 2009#19

Qonas

This......this is a question?

That people have asked themselves in wonder?

Jul 20, 2009#20

Wasabi Poptart

I never gave it much thought (and voted for "toaster" because of this), but if you consider that electronic components have male and female connectors/plugs then I would guess androids can be of the male and female variety.

Jul 20, 2009#21

sixpackshaker

Qonas said:
This......this is a question?

That people have asked themselves in wonder?

But what would Tigh call them?

Jul 20, 2009#22

Qonas

Clearly he'd go 'toaster'.

Even though the correct answer (yeah correct, there's no actual room for doubt here thanks to lines in the movies/notes from scripts/references from Lucas himself) is 'male'.

Jul 20, 2009#23

Cat

Went with male. While gendered robots, especially ones like R2, is a silly concept, this is Star Wars.

Jul 20, 2009#24

Chazwozel

Fun Size said:
After making an interesting discovery, I know want to know everyone else's thoughts. When you watched Star Wars, did you assign a gender to R2-D2, and if so, what was it? For the few who actually follow these links, vote first.

Robot...

Gender implies reproduction. Robots don't require gender reproduce.

Jul 20, 2009#25

@Li3n

Him and C3PO where obviously a gay couple...

@Chazwozel

So if you cut a man's balls he no longer has a gender!?

Jul 20, 2009#26

Cajungal

Chazwozel said:
Fun Size said:

After making an interesting discovery, I know want to know everyone else's thoughts. When you watched Star Wars, did you assign a gender to R2-D2, and if so, what was it? For the few who actually follow these links, vote first.

Click to expand...

Robot...

Gender implies reproduction. Robots don't require gender reproduce.

I thought sex implied reproduction.

Jul 20, 2009#27

Hylian

Jul 20, 2009#28

Tinwhistler

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender
2 a: sex <the feminine gender> b: the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex

I see no requirement for genitals or reproduction in the second definition

Jul 20, 2009#29

Wasabi Poptart

Chazwozel said:
Fun Size said:

After making an interesting discovery, I know want to know everyone else's thoughts. When you watched Star Wars, did you assign a gender to R2-D2, and if so, what was it? For the few who actually follow these links, vote first.

Click to expand...

Robot...

Gender implies reproduction. Robots don't require gender reproduce.

Neither do organisms like yeast and bacteria, yet they reproduce. As far as I know, gender doesn't necessarily have anything to do with reproduction and neither do genitals.

Jul 20, 2009#30

Cajungal

I've seen videos of human-looking robots that look male or female and have a male or female voice. I always figured they'd been assigned a gender by the creator; they just don't have any sex organs. C-3PO had a male voice, so of course he's a "he." And when I think back, I always called R2 a "he." They seemed like the Bert and Ernie of Star Wars, or something like that.

Jul 20, 2009#31

Calleja

I saw the fake documentary they made of R2D2 during the filiming of episode 2... I forgot the name, they even seel it on DVD. It has all the Star Wars cast and crew talking about R2 as if he was a real actor.

He got married with a few different women, had tons of girlfriends and even visited the Playboy mansion and stuff. They refer to him as "he" throughout. So even in real life Lucasarts considers him to be "male"

Jul 20, 2009#32

@Li3n said:
So if you cut a man's balls he no longer has a gender!?

The man was born with the balls in question, so this question is ridiculous.

Jul 20, 2009#33

Chazwozel

@Li3n said:
Him and C3PO where obviously a gay couple...

@Chazwozel

So if you cut a man's balls he no longer has a gender!?

No sir, a man born with balls is still a man. A man born without balls is not.

-- Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:23 pm --

WildSoul said:
Chazwozel said:

Fun Size said:

After making an interesting discovery, I know want to know everyone else's thoughts. When you watched Star Wars, did you assign a gender to R2-D2, and if so, what was it? For the few who actually follow these links, vote first.

Click to expand...

Robot...

Gender implies reproduction. Robots don't require gender reproduce.

Click to expand...

Neither do organisms like yeast and bacteria, yet they reproduce. As far as I know, gender doesn't necessarily have anything to do with reproduction and neither do genitals.

They don't sexually reproduce.

-- Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:23 pm --

WildSoul said:
Chazwozel said:

Fun Size said:

After making an interesting discovery, I know want to know everyone else's thoughts. When you watched Star Wars, did you assign a gender to R2-D2, and if so, what was it? For the few who actually follow these links, vote first.

Click to expand...

Robot...

Gender implies reproduction. Robots don't require gender reproduce.

Click to expand...

Neither do organisms like yeast and bacteria, yet they reproduce. As far as I know, gender doesn't necessarily have anything to do with reproduction and neither do genitals.

They don't sexually reproduce.

YEAH TIME FOR A ROUND OF TRY AND BEST THE MOTHERFUCKING BIOLOGIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :smug:

Jul 20, 2009#34

CrimsonSoul

drawn_inward said:
Toaster. R2 is an it, not a he or she. People give cars female names, but that doesn't make them female or male.

I don't care if it is a fem-bot. It's still a robot underneath. Wires and circuits, not vaginas and ta-tas.

Vaginas and ta-tas coming soon, brought to you by Japan!

Jul 20, 2009#35

Steve

@Li3n said:
Him and C3PO where obviously a gay couple

No, C3PO was obviously gay but not R2. R2 was just cool and had no problem with C3PO's sexual preference.

Jul 20, 2009#36

North_Ranger

Cajungal said:
O man, after hearing what ed has to say about Wall-E, I can't wait til he posts here.

Wait, I must have missed this. What did he say? That Wall-E was actually programmed female, thus making the film the first in world history presenting the love story of two lesbian robots?

Jul 20, 2009#37

Cajungal

O he's just got a big problem with Wall-E, the fucking adorable robot who has the capacity to love... because he's a cruel old man whose heart is two sizes too small.

Jul 20, 2009#38

North_Ranger

Link, please? =D

Jul 20, 2009#39

Cajungal

To be honest, I don't remember what thread it was. :\ Maybe someone else remembers.

Jul 20, 2009#40

Cheesy1

Cajungal said:
because he's a cruel old man whose heart is two sizes too small.

"You're a mean one, Mr. Ed!"

Jul 20, 2009#41

Cajungal

Jul 20, 2009#42

Allen, who is Quiet

Cajungal said:
To be honest, I don't remember what thread it was. :\ Maybe someone else remembers.

I think that was from the podcast where they discussed movies

Jul 20, 2009#43

Wasabi Poptart

Chazwozel said:
WildSoul said:

Chazwozel said:

Fun Size said:

After making an interesting discovery, I know want to know everyone else's thoughts. When you watched Star Wars, did you assign a gender to R2-D2, and if so, what was it? For the few who actually follow these links, vote first.

Click to expand...

Robot...

Gender implies reproduction. Robots don't require gender reproduce.

Click to expand...

Neither do organisms like yeast and bacteria, yet they reproduce. As far as I know, gender doesn't necessarily have anything to do with reproduction and neither do genitals.

Click to expand...

They don't sexually reproduce.

YEAH TIME FOR A ROUND OF TRY AND BEST THE MOTHERFUCKING BIOLOGIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :smug:

But you didn't say anything about sex. You just said reproduction and there are things that don't require a gender in order to reproduce. (Yes, Dr. Bio-Alpha, it's as goofy as this entire thread. :tongue: )

Jul 21, 2009#44

Lally

Allen said:
Cajungal said:

To be honest, I don't remember what thread it was. :\ Maybe someone else remembers.

Click to expand...

I think that was from the podcast where they discussed movies

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5545

Jul 21, 2009#45

Allen, who is Quiet

ha ha, ed hates robots with passion

Jul 21, 2009#46

Philosopher B.

What did they ever do to him. :waah:

Jul 21, 2009#47

Allen, who is Quiet

they loved him tenderly

edit:
Ed: "Robot, stop kissing me. I have a life to live."
Robot: "I'm afraid I can't do that Dave."

Jul 21, 2009#48

drawn_inward

Steve said:
@Li3n said:

Him and C3PO where obviously a gay couple

Click to expand...

No, C3PO was obviously gay but not R2. R2 was just cool and had no problem with C3PO's sexual preference.

Because he has a snooty, British accent that make him gay? Next, you'll tell me that David Hyde Pierce is gay. :eyeroll:

Jul 21, 2009#49

phil

I think I kind of assigned him as a male because I'm a guy and tend to do that. It's like how even though I don't know the gender of a dog I'll refer to it as a he anyway. I think it's also from how he would always be around 3PO who actually had a male body and voice and I just kinda assumed male by association.

Jul 21, 2009#50

@Li3n

Steve said:
@Li3n said:

Him and C3PO where obviously a gay couple

Click to expand...

No, C3PO was obviously gay but not R2. R2 was just cool and had no problem with C3PO's sexual preference.

Sure, because being the butch one means you're not gay... (granted, he could have been bi, we don't see any "female" robots so there's no way to tell).

Jul 21, 2009#51

jwhouk

Short, chirping, headstrong. Sounded a lot like my mom. Female.

Jul 21, 2009#52

sixpackshaker

drawn_inward said:
Steve said:

[quote="@Li3n":8p753nvd]Him and C3PO where obviously a gay couple

Click to expand...

No, C3PO was obviously gay but not R2. R2 was just cool and had no problem with C3PO's sexual preference.

Because he has a snooty, British accent that make him gay? Next, you'll tell me that David Hyde Pierce is gay. :eyeroll:[/quote:8p753nvd]

:whistling:

Jul 21, 2009#53

Fun Size

sixpackshaker said:
drawn_inward said:

Steve said:

\"@Li3n\":1rk8ccoe said:

Him and C3PO where obviously a gay couple

Click to expand...

No, C3PO was obviously gay but not R2. R2 was just cool and had no problem with C3PO's sexual preference.

Click to expand...

Because he has a snooty, British accent that make him gay? Next, you'll tell me that David Hyde Pierce is gay. :eyeroll:

Click to expand...

[/quote:1rk8ccoe]

Dacid Hyde Pierce isn't gay as far as I know. I'm pretty sure his husband is though.

Jul 21, 2009#54

Cajungal

Maybe that little thing that R2D2 used to hack into stuff was a robot willy.

Jul 21, 2009#55

sixpackshaker

/male

Jul 22, 2009#56

@Li3n

HEY... at least tag it as NSFW... perv.

Jul 22, 2009#57

Calleja

Jul 22, 2009#58

Allen, who is Quiet

calleja dreams of electric sheep

Jul 22, 2009#59

Calleja

and I'm paranoid.

Jul 22, 2009#60

C

Citrus Heist Hour

I don't think C-3PO could have gotten away with smacking a girl robot that much. He would have gone to Space Jail.

Jul 23, 2009#61

GasBandit

They called him "he" in the movies, so I always considered him a "he."

"You know, that little droid is going to cause me a lot of trouble." - Luke
"Oh, he excels at that, sir." - C3P0

But what I could never stomach was people spelling out their names phoenetically. You know.. "Threepio" and "Artoo." Drove me up the wall, especially in star wars books.

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