Letters to the Editor
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The problem with all these rules...
Is that while research and tendencies can be interesting, there are always enough exceptions to the rule that you cannot make blanket statements while you have your eyes open. If things were that cut and dried, the evidence would be a lot less murkier than it always is. It comes down to the general public as a done deal, but any researcher knows there are ambiguities and nuances, and always plenty for well-informed people to argue about. This is one reason hiring someone on the basis of sex, or whatever, is wrong - even if the rule can be determined (hard enough), who is the employer to say this person is limited by it? It's always a problem thinking of someone as part of a group rather than an individual. Individuals blow the generalities away.