re: #123 klys (maker of Silmarils)
My feeling, as a woman, is that this is ALWAYS the excuse and it’s a lie people tell themselves to disguise the prejudices they don’t want to deal with.
But again, personal opinion with no data to back it up.
mind you, that wasn’t an excuse for me when Palin was on the ticket to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.
But I otherwise agree with your assessment.