The distinction, or ignoring the distinction?
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zloubida@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agogoddesses 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.
Kowowow@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Does that work if you are trying to include more than two genders?
GraniteM@lemmy.world 3 weeks 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.
zloubida@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks 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.