Buckster
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It is an antiquated term that goes back to a heavily sexist male-dominated society. That was CENTURIES ago, back before women were allowed to vote, speak out in public, teach, play sports, be doctors, lawyers or most other professions. We're no longer in that era, and so the sexist language that supported those notions is no longer appropriate, like it or not. The language of sexism is no longer appropriate for the same reasons that the language of racism is no longer appropriate. The jokes of sexism are no longer appropriate or funny for the same reasons that the jokes of racism are no longer appropriate or funny. We are moving on from that stuff, and rightly so. Some must be dragged along by their heels, it seems, but they will not stop the progress of equality.With apologies in advance to the OP; no derailment intended... WHY do people associate gender specificity with gender bias ("sexism"). Gender specificity is a part of almost every language on the planet. It has NOTHING whatsoever to do with putting someone down, but our language is based on gender. He, she, him, her. If a document contains the words "actress" and "actor", it's easy to use the correct salutation, etc. From a photographic perspective... You get an e-mail from I.M. Bigagent; he wants you to take a series of headshots & promotional stills for a new actor he's sending over. You have no idea whether or not you should be thinking masculine poses, feminine poses, etc... or, perhaps we should just eliminate that too?Get with the times. They're allowed to vote now too.
Now a question for you: Are you totally screwed and have no clue how to prepare to shoot a "model" because she wasn't referred to as a "modeless"?