The Fuzzy Boots Corollary - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: When Sheldon is telling Leonard that he didn't ask Penny out, there is a yellow food-bag on the counter between them that keeps changing its position with every shot change. (00:11:15)
The Fuzzy Boots Corollary - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: When Sheldon, Howard and Raj play Jenga, there is one block sitting at the top of the tower. When Leonard walks in, there are now two blocks at the top, before we actually see Howard place the second one on the top. (00:08:10)
The Fuzzy Boots Corollary - S1-E3
Revealing mistake: When everybody is on their laptops at the beginning of the episode, you can clearly see in many shots that their screens are black. (00:01:20)
The Fuzzy Boots Corollary - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: When Howard sits down on the sofa saying about sexual harassment laws, his hand moves from his mouth to the side of his head instantly. (00:04:50)
Answer: Because Raj's selective mutism seems to be caused by women that Raj sees (on some sort of conscious or subconscious level) as a potential sexual partner. An attribute that wouldn't apply to either his sister or mother.