Fair comment, my apologies to Spectric for being aggressive. I'd have probably got further by toning it down. I feel passionately about being inclusive, in a world where there are an alarmingly high number of people who seemingly couldn't give 2 hoots about others, so yes, I get annoyed.
OP has not posted in this thread since the offending post. I think that assuming that silence means tacit acceptance is a very worrying path to go down. I think that there's a good likelihood that they have decided that the overwhelming ignorance they faced in the thread means that this forum isn't for them and have therefore not returned.
I'm glad you've joined me on my "well and truly overreacting" pedestal, there's a mighty nice view up here don't you think