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CMV: There should not be separate categories in the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress.

Well Reddit, my favorite Sunday is almost here! Yes, Oscars Sunday. I've thought for a while now that it's perpetuating gender stereotypes and inequality for there to be separate categories for "Best Actor/Actress" and "Best Supporting Actor/Actress."

I hold the opinion that separate categories based on gender indicate that one's gender predicts one's ability. There are not, for example, separate categories for "Best Male Director" and "Best Female Director." It's just "Best Director." There's no "Best Male Composer" and "Best Female Composer," it's just "Best Composer." There's not "Best Costume Design by a Dude" and "Best Costume Design by a Vagina," there's just "Best Costume Design." There's not a reason for actors to be separated based on gender, particularly when no other nominees are defined by theirs.

I also hold the opinion that separate categories for gender support the (incorrect) notion that one should be thought of as one's gender before anything else. As in, it doesn't matter that you're an actor, it matters that you're a *male* actor, or *female* actor. If this notion is allowed to continue in such a visible industry, I believe that encourages other industries to follow suit. (It doesn't matter that you're an engineer, it matters that you're a *male* engineer, etc.). 

CMV, Reddit.
gpt
Some roles are only for women and some roles are only for men. Very few if any women can ever play Hamlet because Hamlet is a male role and so unlike in many other categories, an actor's capacity  perform a certain job can be tied to their gender.