I think he was arguing is that being a "jerk" is not okay period. You don't need to appeal to sexism or racism to make the point that someone is being a jerk. B

I think he was arguing is that being a "jerk" is not okay period. You don't need to appeal to sexism or racism to make the point that someone is being a jerk. Being a jerk is sufficiently bad that it should be enough to point that out.