Ha! Epic logic win! That is so ridiculously obvious, now that you mention it, that the people on the book should be very embarrassed. Or is this just more proof that the envisaged target audience is adolescent males who are female-illiterate and want to keep it that way? :/

I really like your headcanon, too, btw. Makes perfect sense and is perfectly in keeping with the Amazons as originally conceived. (clearly the 'enhancing their reputation' bit is the reason this idea has never been adopted by TPTB...*snark*)