I was recently sharing a cup of sympathy with one of my besties at her local Starbucks in San Rafael, when the subject of calling ourselves actress came up. Rebecca plunked her coffee down on the table, looked square at me, and said emphatically, "We are ACTORS, LeAnne. It's completely ridiculous that a female is called an actress. I mean, don't you see? It's ridiculous."
"I don't get why it's ridiculous, Rebecca. What's wrong with it?" I asked her, quizzically. She used ridiculous twice, so I was curious to explore her point.
Rebecca rolled her eyes, and looked at me witheringly. For emphasis, he head bobbed to make her point as she explained herself, "Because LeAnne, there shouldn't be a difference. Men. or. Women. should. not. be. differentiated. We. are. all. actors. End. of. story."
I sat quiet for a moment, and thought about what Rebecca said. She had a point. I always wondered why men and women were given different titles, for the same job. I mean, all it takes is one quick look at a headshot and/or resume, or for someone to walk into the room to recognize their sex. It's always been puzzling to me, why this is. Was it laziness? Battle of the sexes? Tradition?
Being a woman, and in the career of acting, I often wonder what my career tagline is....is it actor, or actress? Has it come down to the same simple argument of Miss or Ms? Tomato or Tomatoe? Potato or Potatoe?
Yeah, yeah, you know the rest of the song.
Some people tell me women are now 'actors', others will say 'actresses'. I've had different acting teachers debate the issue, as well...meh. I cannot figure it out. If a reader here can share their perspective on this, I'd be mightily grateful.
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Happy 4th of July, my friends. The sounds outside my window are already welcoming in the new day: it positively sounds like a war zone out there! Crickey!
