As the actor said to the bishop?

Sir, – Has the word "actress" become so politically incorrect that it is no longer appropriate to be used to describe female thespians in The Irish Times ?

It was most confusing to read in a recent article that the French president had a tryst with an “actor”. In an article on the Bafta awards, your correspondent reported that “actor” Jennifer Lawrence had won the “Best Supporting Actress Award”. I further note that you did not change the Oscar for “Best Actress” to “Best Female Actor”. – Yours, etc,

DERMOD O’BYRNE,

Rathgar Park,

Dublin 6.