Re: actor vs. actress


to megami@usagi.jrd.dec.com
from OMEGA <omega@io.org>
subject Re: actor vs. actress
date Thu, 5 Oct 1995 10:21:28 -0400 (EDT)
> O> 	I don't think so, actually. 'Actor' is supposed to genderless 
> O> these days (terms like 'comedienne' and others that end in '-ette'
> O> seem rather offensive).
> 
> "Actor" and "actress" have always been, technically, genderless terms.
> An actor is a professional; a actress is like an apprentice learning to
> be an actor. Maybe "always" is a bit too strong a term, but it does go
> back at least as far as Shakespeare's time, back when women weren't
> allowed on stage; then it was impossible for "actress" to be a feminine
> term as there were no female actors or actresses.

	Well whaddaya know? :) To call female actors an 'actress' would 
be inapropriate (unless you use that term on people who you think can't 
act, and that applies to males too).

	As for voices, I'll go with voice artist, or seiyuu if I feel 
like making the leap. 

	-- Omega

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