Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
Oh forgoodnessake no no no! This is exactly the sort of thing that allows bullying, the narrative that women have a lower status, a weakness to the stronger gender. I'm no soft lefty Guardian reader (OK, I do read the Guardian) but this sort of self-sustained sexism needs to stop.
Helen Gurley Brown, her disciples and followers would agree with you and in principle so do I- unlike you I, rightly or wrongly, am more for dramatic effect. He started bullying long before the poor soul opened her mouth.
He bullied her because he clearly had done so before. I read both the Grauniad and the Torygraph and the former I read about a month ago that most women believe that sexism still exists.
Anyhow - this is OMNI territory - the OP asked what she should have done. I gave an answer. I hope that she never ever has to endure such behaviour again on British Airways or anywhere else. Doubtless many would not agree with me - and I assure you that I would be choking with rage if that had been me.