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the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Just how young or ignorant do you need to be to not know that feminism doesn’t want women actors to be called “actresses” (as it implies being a prostitute)?

I’m way more interested in what actresses want to be called than what feminists believe they should be called, unless those feminists are also actresses. Most actresses seem to prefer actress. That’s good enough for me.

Not that I’m appealing to authority

“…but that was the entirety of my last post and 75% of this one”

Guess you hadn’t heard that word before?

What in the name of Dunning Krueger happened in your life that made you fall so deeply in love with yourself? I bet you were an only child.

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Dasus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
You’re purposefully trying to misrepresent the view of feminism as an ideology as an errant thought of a few people who identify as feminists, implying that I’m wrong in saying that actors want to be called actors, not “actresses”, you sexist pig.

You need more sources?

www.backstage.com/…/actor-vs-actress-76531/

Dating back to the early 1700s, the term “actress” first emerged to separate men and women in a male-dominated profession. But as society continues to confront and expand upon gender norms, many are calling for an end to divisive vocabulary. So which is the correct terminology: actor or actress? Let’s look at this modern debate.

reddit.com/…/about_gendered_words_if_the_word_act…

historianruby.com/…/why-was-the-perception-of-the…

actingmagazine.com/…/why-cant-we-say-actress-anym…

Why Can’t We Say ‘Actress’ Anymore?

In recent years, the term “actress” has fallen out of favor, with many in the entertainment industry preferring the gender-neutral term “actor” for all performers, regardless of their gender. This shift reflects broader societal changes in how we view gender, language, and equality. But why has this change occurred, and what does it signify?

What, “in recent years”? It wasn’t just in the past? o.O

Why do you want to needlessly gender things?

What in the name of Dunning Krueger happened in your life that made you fall so deeply in love with yourself? I bet you were an only child.

Guess I hit a sensitive place teaching you a lesson? :F I’m actually a middle child. Well, was, technically, depending on how you look at it, as mom had another kid later with another man, so now I’m 2/4 and that’s not the middle, so…

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- the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Wow look at all that text and all those links, must have been an exhausting session on google cherry picking things that support your argument, now I feel a little bad about not reading a single word of it.
  
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  - Dasus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    “Look mom I’m arguing by being obsessed enough to reply but not being able to address anything the man said”
    
    I’ve literally seen this more than a thousand times. It’s so pathetic.
    
    Ah, yes, “cherry picking” from all the answers supporting my rhetoric.
    
    Remember this is just one profession.
    
    Do you call a painter a “paintress”?
    
    www.cjr.org/language_corner/womens_suffixes.php
    
    If you die in some states and your son is appointed to handle your estate, he is the “executor.” If it’s your daughter, she is the “executrix.” In other states, both would be “executors.” Those states, it seems, don’t care about the sex of the person handling the estate. But the English language does.
    
    Weird how you seem to have trouble finding anything on Google to cherrypick from, isn’t it? ;>
    
    Why are you needlessly gendering things which don’t need and do not want to be gendered?
    
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    the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I didn’t read that one either
    
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