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I'm going to assume since you bring it up that you've heard it mentioned somewhere else and merely wanted more input on the subject. Otherwise, quit coming up with new **** for people get their panties in a bunch (yeah) about.

I hear it now and then when Flea is watching the entertainment shows. "Actor Jessica Lange was on hand to tell us about..."

Example:


Personally, I think it's dumb and that if it's THAT important to say there's no differences then don't have separate categories for them. If there is a difference, then stop sweating the semantics when someone uses less breath to say "actress" instead of the clumsy sounding "female actor".

Edited, Jan 25th 2010 3:20pm by Jophiel

Uh oh, the entire Spanish language is in trouble.

I don't have any specific feeling about the word "actress" but I don't really care if "female actor" is used either. If I had to guess, based on the whole dynamics of Hollywood, the problems with the term have more to do with women in Hollywood feeling disrespected and held in lesser regard.

The fUck? None of those words mean dog. Stop using an online translator.

The point is that the female version of the words are used to denote a derogatory term while the male versions are not. You'd never call a man a zorro and expect it to be derogatory. But you call a female a zorra and see what happens. Same with 'mujer pública'. Masculine version is fine - feminine version, not so much.

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Your point that gender in Spanish changes words from complimentary (masculine) to derogatory (feminine) is one made by Aeschylus, Descartes, Von Goethe and Churchill.

It has always applied to all languages, proving you to be a fUcking moron.

And FYI, I rarely need to resort to dictionaries for about 6 languages - your posts being the exception.

That's not what he was doing you FUCKING imbecile.

I'm not sure this one is valid, Nobs. After all, "fUCk ewe" is a common put down.

I know what he was doing, assface.

The thread was talking about words being sexist, and it has been argued that gender nouns are sexist.

edit: I should rephrase that; not the user of gender nouns themselves, but the use of them as slang.



Edited, Jan 25th 2010 5:57pm by Dozer

Most professions are of equal value and consideration regardless of gender. In many cases it's easier and more proper to refer to them with a gender neutral term (police officer, mail carrier, server, etc). Besides many of these professions actually had 'man' in the title at one time - so it's just plain incorrect to use them for a female. Honestly, waiter or waitress makes no difference to me, but server is just as easy.

If they are going to give separate awards based on gender however, there is no reason not to call an actress as such. To continually have to write or say 'female actor' or 'male actor' is just silly when it could much more easily be done with a single descriptive word.

I've sort of recently wondered if I say "hi guys" to a group of mixed-gender people does the greeting include everyone?

I don't remember the last time I've said "y'all."

It is actually my lust for your overly dramatic posts. That, and playing with breaking the filter.

That's he-*****, dammit.