Roger was thrown ,in the quote that prompted his opener by the use of "his" when it would have been better to write "their" (as Roger gas already pointed out).

As Richard pointed out, "he" is oft used to mean "he or she"(or some synonymous variant). Lots of editors defend using "his"(etc) in that way, or defend using "hers" and so on, ostensibly to get round the need to write "he or she" ad nauseam.

Roger rightly points to "they" as a solution, the best ,IMHO. It works often enough to be the solution.


   As for the thread question, (blimey, took your time,mate,dinya?), I've heard lots of female bigots of the opposite sexual persuasion to my good self thru radio transmissions.

Who do we think brings up these male bigots? Generous, open-hearted, understanding, compassionate, even-handed, fearless, liberal-minded mothers?

It's possible.

Ivor