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It's sad how misinformed she is. Do her the favor of letting her read the OP, and heck, the rest of the thread too. She should not labor under the misconceptions her "education" has handed her, it's very unfair to her and sets up the problem of the "self-fulfilling prophecy".
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A Master's degree in psychology is hardly a "misconception" handed to her that will cripple her with a "self-fulfilling prophecy."
Being able to see reality regardless of political correctness is far from a handicap. One thing she related to me was how funny she found it when she was working at the post office while going to school. A man offered to help her lift an extremely heavy sack, then apologized and said, "Not that you can't do it yourself..."
She just laughed and said not to apologize. It's a matter of physics. A 100-pound woman will not be able to lift as much as a 200-pound man. That people are so sensitive about the topic as to apologize for offering *to help* someone, to me suggests that the entire purpose of feminism and the political correctness movements has been derailed.
The adherents to this movement can no longer see the forest because of the trees.
I will give you one thing though - even a Master's degree in psychology only covers * psychology * - IE, the origin of personality and the development of personality from childhood to adult. It does not cover what happens before birth - genetics, although it does inform quite a bit on the current consensus on the nature vs. nurture debate.
I tihnk I've made it clear what that consensus is.
However, I have little doubt if I were to confer with a geneticist (male or female) I would find the same answer.