title: jquery select remove option
body: <p>I'm currently using this successfully to remove an option</p>
  
  <pre><code>    $("select#select_gender option[value='initial']").remove();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there a way remove an option without adding to the selector - like below?</p>
  
  <pre><code>    $('select#select_gender').val('initial').remove();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>thx</p>