• Oka@sopuli.xyz
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        3 months ago

        It was at one point in time, but it has become non gendered over time.

        You are both correct.

        • Billiam@lemmy.world
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          3 months ago

          Which is funny, because while it should be non-gendered, the Academy Awards still has separate categories for “Best (Supporting) Actor” and “Best (Supporting) Actress”. And unlike other competitions, the skills required and level of success is not objectively different between the sexes, so the differing categories exist as a relic from America’s more misogynist past.

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            3 months ago

            I imagine it could be more than a relic of the misogynistic past. It could also be in recognition of the misogynistic present, where women may not have all the same opportunities available to them as men in certain industries.

        • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemmings.world
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          3 months ago

          Negative. Words change over time, sometimes naturally and sometimes by force. We’ve decided to make it non-gendered because actress is absolutely gendered. Isn’t language neat?