It may be that the generic masculine bears witness of an historical injustice, but so what? A trace of an injustice is not a continuation of it. A language sh

It may be that the generic masculine bears witness of an historical injustice, but so what? A trace of an injustice is not a continuation of it. A language should be capable of expressing things simply and elegantly; it oughtn't to be burdened with the need constantly to manifest some orthodoxy.