Why Inside Out's Main Character Has Male And Female Emotions

When watching the "Family Dinner scene" in director Pete Docter's Inside Out, you may have noticed something interesting. While the young Riley is shown to have emotions of different genders â€" with Joy clearly being female and Anger clearly being male â€" the same cannot be said for the personifications of the emotions in the minds of her parents. There are probably many ways that this can be interpreted â€" including pragmatic reasons from a marketing and storytelling perspective â�...