The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition - S2-E19
Continuity mistake: In the scene after the boys have followed the new neighbor out and Sheldon and Penny are left eating alone, the utensils Penny holds change from chopsticks to a plastic fork and back several times.
The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition - S2-E19
Continuity mistake: After the guys leave and Penny and Sheldon are eating alone, Sheldon's chopsticks switch between an unevenly broken pair of chopsticks and an evenly broken pair of chopsticks.
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.