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Post by spongeboy on Feb 15, 2002 8:24:01 GMT 10
i believe that connelly girl has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Female) Oscar. I don't see anything wrong with using Actress. I wonder what their stand is on trans sexuals and gender changes......though i think Jack Lemmon and Terrance Stamp have both been nominated for Best Actor (Male) for roles they did in drag......and Hillary Swank vice versa ?
whatever.
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Post by Captain BJ on Feb 15, 2002 22:29:33 GMT 10
It's all politically correct bullshit... I can understand some terms... but actress? What's next? The spelling of fiance or fiancee? Widow and widower? The entire French language with all the "le" and "la" stuff?
I liked the comment back on the Late Show (D-Gen)
"We've changed Walkman to Walkperson"
Hear hear.
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Post by dirtgirl on Feb 15, 2002 22:36:09 GMT 10
i'm with you captain
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Post by somethingforkaty on Feb 17, 2002 13:31:32 GMT 10
lmao @ walkperson
;D
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Post by Catfish on Feb 17, 2002 18:50:42 GMT 10
One of the teachers at TAFE, who is German, said that the feminists (that's his words) in Germany rally for the exact thing feminists in Australia and US already have, and the ones in US and AU for what the ones in Germany have.
He mentioned it because I asked him why in the German language do items have 'genders'. Instead of just "the chair" it's "der chair" (masculine). They have 3 thes, die, das, der for feminine, nuetral and masculine. Apparently some women over there don't like it. or something.
Oh yeah, and everything has a gender in German. Regardless of what it is. And there's no way of telling what gender something is! This is the only thing about the language I find stupid, confusing and harder to learn.
After reading that 2nd paragraph again, it sounds like they are asking for what politically correct is, but that's what my teacher said anyway... maybe i didnt understand him right in his explaination (with the accent and all)
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Post by dirtgirl on Feb 19, 2002 22:21:13 GMT 10
Funny you should mention this gender confusion, catfish. The italians, spanish and french are equally confused...
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Post by fathershark on May 9, 2002 19:58:25 GMT 10
Steph rocks, but Nigella BITES>..............easy decision for me kids.......
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