Cappytan:
To call that dude out on that harmless comment is ridiculous. We are becoming a culture of the perpetually offended.
The right thing to do is roll your eyes at what you might perceive to be ignorance and move on.
Good suggestion...IMHP, Most of the bashing comments between male-female, male-male, and female-female appear to be low self-esteem that reflects a person's overall subjective emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgment of oneself as well as an attitude toward the self.
SW