Two Dudes: Astonishing Sexism in Nebraska

The setting: Poolside, on a hot summer day. A maintenance crew takes a smoke break nearby. The crew consists of four men and one woman.

The action: A young mother struggles with her toddler, who does not want to leave the pool. She quickly looses patience and yells, yanking her child by the arm. Toddler yelps in pain and talks back to mother.

The conversation, after the crew goes inside:
Female maintenance worker: "If a mother is so quickly gonna get in an argument with her two-year-old, she is probably not mature enough to be a mother."
Male coworker #1, 19 years old: "That's why I'm glad my baby-momma is good. If she ever treated my kid like that, I would knock her out."
Male coworker #2, 18 years old, shadow/sidekick to #1: "That's damn right". (punching fist into opposite hand)
Female worker, shocked: "I was talking about maturity, not violence."

What female worker COULD have replied: "Is that demonstrating mature conflict-resolution skills, to beat your child's mother?", or "You'd previously demonstrated your sexism, but we didn't know until now that you also commit domestic violence.", or "You are a sexist idiot and will be a terrible father if that's how you treat your child's mother."

SO, TELL ME, DEAR READERS? WHAT ELSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SAID? WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF YOU WERE THERE?



Note about the title of this post: I shouldn't necessarily blame Nebraska for these two dudes, as these sorts of comments probably come out of the mouths of many undereducated, macho, insensitive blue-collar workers, regardless of their state of origin.