He said something stupid, people didn't like it, and he apologized for it. Where is the bullshit in this situation? There are legitimate historical reasons for

He said something stupid, people didn't like it, and he apologized for it. Where is the bullshit in this situation? There are legitimate historical reasons for assuming the first person who appears in records is a man, but the reason he gave was just dumb: "I’m figuring a he, because writing was a new thing, and males are usually the early adopters."