Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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Donna Simone

Member Since

March 21, 2011

Total number of comments

1

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Actress instead of Actor

  • March 21, 2011, 9:32am

I can myself an actor because I don't believe that the separation is necessary.

A dancer is a dancer.
A writer, a writer.
A poet is and always be a poet.
A painter is a painter period---

but why is an actor an actress?


Gender specification is needed for casting (sometimes), but why keep at the segregation? I am proud to be in an MFA class of ACTORS... both men and women.