I remember law school lecturers
With choice of words meticulous
Who strained to speak so gender-free
They sounded quite ridiculous.
âHim/herâ was always used;
Nor said they âhe,â they used âhe/she,â
Lest they became abused
(Of the feminist persuasion)
And hissed on each occasion
When that poor âole harried law
School prof dared to slip and render
Any noun or pronoun of the solely male gender.
Well, I couldnât see the need to be
Quite so gender-free;
wrong with using âheâ or âshe;â
Why, Iâd say âMissâ and âMissusâ
As callow as can be,
(And open doors for ladies