Pronoun Trouble

SCOTUS Should Use Real Pronouns

The highest court in America cannot agree on the most basic words in the English language. Last week’s Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J. was widely reported as 6-3, based on its decision over whether a state may legally require student athletes to compete against members of their biological sex. Reading the opinions in the case reveals a deeper split, and no, it’s not the fact that the liberal justices agreed with the majority’s holding. It’s a division that breaks down into a three-way split, and it comes over the proper use of two simple everyday words: him and her.

It’s a Looney Tunes world of pronoun trouble at the Court, with an easy fix.