--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Catherine, what is it that stops women wanting to be > refered to as female, > you could tell how innocent my statement is, so why > should it offend, I have > come across this when some film gal took offence at > being called an actress, > and insisted on being refered to as an actor, I knew > a male nurse who's > occupation was a "Midwife" would he have got > anywhere if he demanded that he > should be called a "Midhusband" lol
Hey, it ain't me, Fred - Joni's constantly complaining about being called the best *female* or *woman* singer/ songwriter/ whatever. I think when it comes to talent, a person's sex shouldn't make any difference. I have a hard time with the actor/actress thing too - I'm too used to saying actress when it's a woman. Alhough men and women are both singers, not singers and singesses. We're awfully inconsistent about that. You're probably kidding about the midwife thing, but it's hard to tell - the word comes from Old English and has to do with the person being *with* (mid, sort of like the German "mit") the "wife", which is the woman giving birth. So a male midwife would still be a midwife, strange though that sounds. ===== Catherine Toronto ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
