Hahah, I knew or hoped that you would be amused with my comment. It was not meant to be a chastisement. My apologies if you felt a rap over the knuckles.
You see I used to train teachers on the topic protective behaviours and the related formal Legislation. Ingrained in our cultures are the run of the tongue comments like, 'don't be a girl or you fight as good as a girl'. As a result this has stuck with me. Once we realise then we as a human race stop doing it.