why do american actresses refer to themselves as

letthegoodtimesroll · December 2013

Actors ?...men are actors, women are actresses

Tewkesbury_Addick · December 2013

Isn't everyone supposed to be referred to as an Actor now? Men and women?

letthegoodtimesroll · December 2013

Tewkesbury_Addick said:
Isn't everyone supposed to be referred to as an Actor now? Men and women?

Footballers...

3blokes · December 2013

I always thought they were saying act whores which might be true in some cases but each to their own I say :-)

Absurdistan · December 2013

Actor is not gender specific.

More to the point why do the french call actors comediennes?

Curb_It · December 2013

Barman

Leroy Ambrose · December 2013

Fireman

Leroy Ambrose · December 2013

I suspect you're just on a wind-up, but on the off chance this really does bother you, can I ask why?

MrOneLung · December 2013

Ladyboy

Leroy Ambrose · December 2013

Absurdistan said:
Actor is not gender specific.

More to the point why do the french call actors comediennes?

I wouldn't take any notice of what the French say about acting. Mickey Rourke is a star in France...

iainment · December 2013

Does that mean they only want there to be one best actor Oscar per year in future?

Probably not.

Kap10 · December 2013

More relevant why have batsmen become batters!!!!! Grrrrrrr!!!!

DaveMehmet · December 2013

Kap10 said:
More relevant why have batsmen become batters!!!!! Grrrrrrr!!!!

Because they're away from their wives for so long.

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