Thanks for the explanation. I didn't see it that way at all, but I can understand why it might be offensive now. To me it read as "It is surprising that a spec

Thanks for the explanation. I didn't see it that way at all, but I can understand why it might be offensive now. To me it read as "It is surprising that a species so stupid/incompetent as to arbitrarily exclude half their members has managed to survive this far."