Actors are all just grown up theater kidshttps://youtu.be/aZekLj3kCMw
>>221815462No Xochitl, no watch.
>>221815462Historically actors were viewed as being of the same social strata as prostitutes for good reason
>>221815496provide proof (other than the tv show Rome), otherwise this is just a chud cope
>>221815581In ancient Rome, Romans grouped actors, actresses, prostitutes, pimps, and gladiators into the exact same legal and social category. This status was called infamia. infamia meant a official loss of legal and social standing.No Voting or Office: You could not run for public office or vote.No Court Standing: You could not stand as a witness in court, nor could you bring a lawsuit on your own behalf. Corporal Punishment: infames could be beaten, tortured, or subjected to corporal punishment just like slaves. Marriage Restrictions: Free-born Roman citizens were legally barred from marrying anyone with the status of infamia. to a Roman, the connection was based on two core concepts: bodily autonomy and public display. 1. Selling the BodyA true Roman citizen (civis) was defined by self-ownership and bodily integrity. A prostitute sold their physical body for the sexual pleasure of others.A gladiator sold their physical body to be mutilated or killed for the entertainment of others.An actor sold their voice, face, and physical movements to perform at the whim of others. To the Roman elite, submitting your body to the control, gaze, and pleasure of a paying public was a slave-like act. It stripped away your dignitas (civic dignity).2. Deception and "Uncleanliness" Romans valued transparent social roles. Actors were viewed as professional liars—people who wore masks to pretend to be someone else for money. This made them inherently untrustworthy.
>>221815581>In Medieval Europe, actors were often denied Christian burials for being seen as at the same social level as prostituteshttps://www.jstor.org/stable/44015365>In Rome, actors and prostitutes were both considered infames ("persons of ill repute").https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/unromantest/back-matter/appendix-i-infamia/>In several Chinese dynasties, actors were legally restricted from taking the civil service examinations.https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/imperial-examination-facts.htm
>>221815581This is well known if you knew anything about history or actors and it's the same all across the world.
>>221815462what happened to manly actors like in the past? now even the guys seem like fruity theater half-a-fags. i mean its weird how manly mans-man types like Burt Reynolds or Kirk Douglas used to get into acting, guys who probably just got into it to bang chicks, no more actors like that anymore
Yeah?That makes more sense than their having hated acting and theatre as kids and teenagers.Most professional athletes probably also played sports as kids.
>>221815839Unironically decline of testosterone over the past decades. Masculine men are almost extinct now when they were the norm back in the 50s
>>221815839I felt this so hard watching Alien Romulus. Get these fucking kids out of here. I want to see craggy middle aged character actors.
