> 1) Calling a participant "shrill" invokes gender stereotypes in a way > that is completely inappropriate.
Since this is a word that I used on irc, I feel I should respond. I did not imagine that my choice of words would invoke any form of gender stereotyping. I don't know if this is because of my own naivety or some cultural difference in the use of language. In any case it seems that I was mistaken. In light of this, I apologise for any offense that I have caused to Shelley or anyone else.
