I’m not sure that even constitutes “abuse”
Mean. Yes.
But I’ve had far worse bosses say far worse things and I’m a guy.
Most of what people complain about is just “life.”. I worked for an Israeli company. Even when my coworkers were not trying to be rude, they were rude. It’s just their culture. You want the job? Put up with the $hit. Otherwise, quit.
Exactly. He said mean things. Okay. Every boss I ever worked for said mean things from time to time. Don’t like it? Quit.
There’s a point at which litigating every stupid comment creates a hostile work environment where everyone has to walk on eggshells all the time. If the barrier for what is acceptable becomes “could anyone, anywhere, ever possibly take any offense or be upset by this in any way now or ever in the future?”, then we can kiss language goodbye. We cannot communicate effectively under those conditions.