Also how many of these "real men" would go ape shit if they had a daughter and some dude talked to them like that? Should their daughter STFU? Classic double standard.
In this case, the lady in question is a grown ass woman, and apparently, the asshole had said something about dude's wife...
I've actually got into it with a co-worker who, sista girl, said she was gonn beat my ass---told her to come over and do it--a lot of wolfing---we had a meeting, and she and I are the best of friends now...
I don't think dude should have apologized per se, because it puts into that female co-worker's mind that she get preferitial treatment, and that they can say a little bit more, yet the men can't.
The Judicial system favors women, like it or not. Men can be victims, but we are told to "take it like a man", yet women get shit handed to them--they can cut off a man penis and get away with it. They can throw hot grits on you, and get away with it. They can falsely accuse you of something in a restraining order, and have it served on you at your job, and have your co-workers think you are a creep---and there is nothing you do about it...
What dude should have done, was pick his words wisely...