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Feminism and Diversity

TexasProgresive

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3. How about we don't id her by profession but

Reply to TygrBright (Original post)

Wed Jan 11, 2017, 01:51 PM

Jan 2017

as a strong woman who calmly spoke TRUTH to power. She is in good company with Charlotte Church and all the rest of you strong women who post here at DU.

BTW I do like Ms Streep's films a lot, but to categorize her as an actor is to diminish what you had to say, and to use the word actress is just further down the same rat hole.

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Could we PLEASE stop referring to Meryl Streep as an "actress?" [View all] TygrBright Jan 2017 OP

Actors is how we learned in school bravenak Jan 2017 #1

Or we could (and should) add "stud" to words to make them ghostsinthemachine Jan 2017 #2

How about we don't id her by profession but TexasProgresive Jan 2017 #3