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• zloubida@sh.itjust.works ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  goddesses are already gods

  That’s called invisibilization of women. The French language, which is my mother tongue, does that a lot, and we’re fighting against that.

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  • GraniteM@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve heard arguments for the opposite: women who act should be called actors, not actresses, the logic being that the -ess suffix is diminutive, so all actors should just be actors. It seems like there are perfectly reasonable arguments to be made for either side.

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    • zloubida@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It may be possible in English, I’m not competent enough to have a strong opinion.

      In French, as all words are gendered, the things are different.

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  • Zorque@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The distinction, or ignoring the distinction?

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    • zloubida@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The invisibilization.

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