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minus-squareCarrotsHaveEarslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down7·1 day agoDo you mean your wife was briefly an actress?
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoDepends on who you ask. Many people in acting prefer “actor” to be non-gendered. If you’re anti-PC, then you probably prefer the gendered terms. In my wife’s case, she was a female actor, and I respect that. So, “actor.”
minus-squareCarrotsHaveEarslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoThanks. I don’t know about that. I grew up learning traditional British English, and I live in a non-English speaking country.
minus-square_NoName_linkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoactor is being treated as a gender-neutral term describing both genders more recently.
Do you mean your wife was briefly an actress?
Depends on who you ask. Many people in acting prefer “actor” to be non-gendered.
If you’re anti-PC, then you probably prefer the gendered terms. In my wife’s case, she was a female actor, and I respect that. So, “actor.”
Thanks. I don’t know about that. I grew up learning traditional British English, and I live in a non-English speaking country.
actor is being treated as a gender-neutral term describing both genders more recently.