Even if you were right (and I have no idea if you are), this is an even more insidious form of ad hominem. Would you have felt the need to post that if someone pointed out the lack of accomplishments of some random male developer?
People are quite ruthless with what they perceive as fluff blog posts from ANY source, and I'm not sure your generation's social mores regarding politeness or chivalry are necessarily the correct prescription for alleviating discrimination.
Your implication that women shouldn't be held to the same standard is inherently condescending.
Pocket Fun Games - would you have funded a MALE single founder in another country doing a FREE iPhone app? Not exactly a million-dollar idea, those free, ad-free iPhone apps.
It's not just throwing away your/Sequoia's money, it's that when you fail to hold female applicants to the same standard, the resulting failures add grist to the mill for the other side of the sexist argument, which presumably is the opposite effect from what you intend.