I was being facetious

but it does strike me as ironic that in re thespianism, women have given up the word that distinguished them, in favour of the word that had come to apply to men (thus, why not call fisherwoman, fishermen). There is nothing offensive or inaccurate about the word actress - it means female actor. It is true that for example, female doctors are called doctors, as are male doctors, but utterly, entirely irrelevant; it just reflects a different historical development.

Posted By: paulg on November 17th 2020 at 10:50:27

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Fisher people or Fisherman to be politically correct? (General Chat) - jackamo, Nov 17, 08:07:33
- Women are allowed to fish? (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 17, 14:37:32
  - Do you not see them on crusises (n/m) (General Chat) - jackamo, Nov 17, 16:14:49
- Aquatic animal acquisition operative? (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, Nov 17, 10:47:13
  - Marine & Crustaceans Farmer (n/m) (General Chat) - jackamo, Nov 17, 11:15:20
    - not really farming is it, more rustling (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 17, 12:55:00
- Why does it need "man" on the end? "Fishers" seems fine to me (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:28:20
  - wouldn't work in the north east (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 17, 11:39:39
  - And 'batters' in cricket. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Nov 17, 10:46:51
    - People who say "batter" (other than in re fish) should be shot (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 17, 10:55:18
    - That's so ugly and baseball-esque though (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:50:29
    - It took me a while to stop calling myself the "bowlerman" as I came charging in (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:48:07
      - Andy Murray is a tennisman (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 17, 10:55:00
  - good points. like 'actors'.... (n/m) (General Chat) - jampersands, Nov 17, 10:31:52
- Since all actresses are now actors (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 17, 10:17:01
  - That one really annoys me (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:47:51
    - What about trans actors, barpeople, etc eh? Eh? EH? How do you like them apples? (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 17, 10:50:38
    - And if said person does not identify as a gender, or is gender fluid? (n/m) (General Chat) - Danny_mills, Nov 17, 10:50:15
    - Yes, indeed OG. I agree (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:49:11
  - you have. Point of ‘actors’ is that it doesn’t say what gender you are any more (n/m) (General Chat) - jampersands, Nov 17, 10:26:32
    - I was being facetious (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 17, 10:50:27
    - Isn't the point that it never did say what gender a person was? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:31:45
      - I don't think the point is to prevent anyone being 'offended' (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 17, 10:37:44
        
        What's that if not taking offence? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:46:15
        
        Its more about historical industry perception (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 17, 10:54:00
        
        What happens with Oscars now? (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 10:49:38
        
        Of course not..... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:51:36
      - agree with first point. we don't say 'doctress'. (n/m) (General Chat) - jampersands, Nov 17, 10:32:33
- fish-harvesters. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Nov 17, 10:10:08
- Fisherdiculous (n/m) (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Nov 17, 09:42:50
- Fisher folk (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Nov 17, 09:35:17
- Fisher Price (n/m) (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Nov 17, 09:27:35
- Anglers (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 17, 09:27:33
  - Yebbut....what about people fishing using a hookless method? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 17, 10:35:54
- ^^^^ Piers morgan fan watches GMB ^^^^^^ (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 17, 09:21:52
  - you'll get used to it (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 17, 09:23:48
- ^FAO:essexcanaryOTBC (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 17, 09:17:06
- Fish wranglers (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 17, 09:04:09
- Fish Fighters (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 17, 09:03:14
  - A shit tribute version of Foo Fighters (n/m) (General Chat) - jackamo, Nov 17, 11:15:42
- Fish catchers (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 17, 08:44:45
  - Fish murderers (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 08:55:20
    - They were all going to die one day (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 17, 09:25:15
- Hunters (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Nov 17, 08:32:05
  - Loved Gladiators (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 17, 08:40:09
- Fisherdudes (n/m) (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Nov 17, 08:17:59
  - ... (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Nov 17, 08:44:18

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