It does, however, raise an interesting question. Say you are cleared to climb and you get a TA for traffic above you. You're IMC, and the TA "appears" to be on your lateral and vertical path. The frequency is busy. So what would you do?
I think of all the options I'd be tempted to level off momentarily even though this is against ATC instructions. How about you lot?
Agree with the previous posts - emotive reprimands should never be heard on frequency. Sort it out on the ground. It makes me cringe every time I hear it.