I wasn't trying to remind you of anything! [He holds up his hands in protest, looking baffled at the conclusion she'd taken a mountain-sized leap in order to jump to.]

And I definitely don't think of you as a failure at anything. That has nothing to do with you being a woman or me being a man... I was just trying to tease you a bit. [He'd do the same to anyone, regardless of gender. He will, however, add a more serious point.]

If you ask me, people who look down on others for who they were born as are the worst types of people.