Anybody else read the killing zone, Sternone put a link up for it. It's the 'pilot personality' you see IO540. Male or female makes no difference - born to bitch, moan, get one over, be determined they are right and their instructor is being picky etc etc. Not sure if any of it is any more true in GA than any other community but the chapter in the book is worth a read and it might go along way to explain things on here - it's a type of person that learns to fly and I guess the banter and digging goes with that personality.
Can you quote any other references that assert this theory?
It goes against everything that I understand about personality.