[Ray.]

Originally Posted by bots

i still believe it all started as a joke, and when people said you can't say that he became more and more defensive which is why it ended up where it did

It was so obviously a joke, I don't think many are in doubt of that. The real trouble arose when he apologised or was attempting to, and she tried to further explain to him why she found it so offensive, which he then seemed to take as her twisting the knife further and lording it over him. That's when things went way off the rails for them both.