If it had been two men, they would have come to blows with, perhaps, one chewing the ear off the other. Let’s get real here.
No question man can be jerks.
But all men realize that a confrontation CAN turn into shoving, which CAN turn into swinging fists.
And sometimes it does. But most of the time, a man will realize that “this is getting out of control” and the man will back down a little because he SEES the line and does not want to cross the line.
It’s totally different with women. There IS no line. No one was going to punch this woman. She felt that she could yell, and curse, and force her way to victory in that situation. She was “all in” and nothing was going to make her back down.
Sure, the airline made her realize that they actually had the power in that situation, but she apparently had not considered that possibility. With men, we ALWAYS consider the possibility that we just might push it too far and come to regret it. That (sometimes) keeps us in check.
I maintain that women in our society today are very often totally out of control.