See, from my perspective it's people's overreactions and desperation to be offended about daft, trivial s****, that undermines stuff like this. It doesn't have to be life and death, like. You can't go around telling anyone in public, let alone women that you'll give them a slap, man, howeh. It doesn't mean I think he meant it, but he's apologised so obviously he's realised it was a daft slip of the tongue.
Aye I hate the desperate to be offended culture as much the next person, but this is not one of those situations.