Is there an overt contradiction between 'Thus the evidence at the RHD offices indicated the need for reinforcement of the notion of maleness associated with the word, not, as M and S suggest, a trend toward epicenism.' and 'The evidence at the RHD offices indicated no need for reinforcement'
Thus the evidence at the RHD offices indicated the need for reinforcement of the notion of maleness associated with the word, not, as M and S suggest, a trend toward epicenism.###The evidence at the RHD offices indicated no need for reinforcement