I think women react differently to incidents like this. A bloke will dig his 
heels in and on some level relish the pissing contest, and if need be waste 
three hours online on it. 

A woman will think, "I can't be bothered to waste my time arguing with that 
ignorant twerp", and go and do something else – and remember that WP ain't 
worth her time. In this way, enthusiasm is killed very quickly.