Calling someone 'weird' may be inappropriate, but it's probably not gender stereotyping.

• Date: 01 December 2016

Discriminating against someone because they don't conform to gender stereotypes can be sex discrimination. However, viewing someone as "weird" or unusual isn't discriminatory if, in context, the label could apply to either sex.

Recent case: Paul was a Slippery Rock State assistant professor, working on a yearly contract. His first semester, he failed to turn in midterm grades and was warned not to make that mistake again.

Then he got into a dispute with his secretary, whose son was in Paul's...