I think anytime you have ppl who are espousing things that they have 'painfully' had to accept as true, it gives more credibility since they appear to be working against their own self interest (such as conservatives saying Obama would make a better President than McCain).

Also, and this is of course what I will get grief over, when you have a member of a less-empowered group taking the side of the dominant culture, eps when members of that culture feel that the power balance is the other way 'round and that *they* are the ones being dominated and losing their rights, their opinion finds a very receptive audience and gets lots of attention. ("See! Even one of THEM admits women are that way!")

Personally, I would be very interested in the the demographics of buyers and proponents of these books...

Carolle :)