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Re: When did "actresses" become "actors"? - BigGuynRusty - 04-02-2007 About 1853. Is April 2nd "JoeM Kvetch Day"? BGnR Re: When did "actresses" become "actors"? - JoeM - 04-02-2007 [quote BigGuynRusty]About 1853. Is April 2nd "JoeM Kvetch Day"? BGnR Why, yes it is, BGnR Re: When did "actresses" become "actors"? - TheTominator - 04-02-2007 Should I refer to my girlfriend as TheTominatrix? Re: When did "actresses" become "actors"? - JoeM - 04-02-2007 Not much clarification from wikipedia but I think this gives the gist of it: ...The words "actor" and "actress" The word "actor" may be used to refer to a male or female performer; this was the original use of the term.[1] Some modern style guides recommend using "actor" as a gender-neutral term for both male and females, regarding "actress" as sexist.[2], although this may initially be confusing for readers. Some female performers prefer the term "actress", while others prefer "actor".... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actress Re: When did "actresses" become "actors"? - Buzz - 04-02-2007 [quote TheTominator]Should I refer to my girlfriend as TheTominatrix? you don't? Re: When did "actresses" become "actors"? - graylocks - 04-02-2007 i majored in theater in college (70s). there was a general feeling among women then that while an actor (male) was taken seriously in the biz, actresses were not. it was a rising feminist issue about the trivialization of women in our society in general. so many of us began to simply use actor as a gender-neutral term. i'm not saying that my school started it, just that that was a time when questions and change were in the air. Re: When did "actresses" become "actors"? - Jem - 04-02-2007 [quote elmo3]About the same time you stopped making the distinction between "doctor" and "female doctor". Doctress. Hmm... I like it. ![]() Re: When did "actresses" become "actors"? - sscutchen - 04-02-2007 [quote Lux Interior]They would just break it down into "Best Female Actor" and "Best Male Actor". What about those of indeterminate gender? Re: When did "actresses" become "actors"? - Racer X - 04-02-2007 about the same time as most of the people in the music industry stopped being musicians and singers, and became "performers" Re: When did "actresses" become "actors"? - JoeM - 04-02-2007 [quote Racer X]about the same time as most of the people in the music industry stopped being musicians and singers, and became "performers" LOL!! |