It’s not the words that ended that discussion, it’s that you had no credible response to either statement (both true, by the way) that used them beyond saying those words were uncivil.
Civility is obviously as important to you as it was to Weinstein’s fellow powerful players in his film industry milieux who didn’t call him out on his alleged serial rapey behaviour for decades (basically, he was a “missing stair”). So, as you exit this discussion, your complimentary set of pearls will be handed to you on the way out, along with a coupon for a discount on the fainting couch of your choice from Wayfair.
