Lose the smug tone and get over yourself. The professor handled this "crisis" with grace and class, unfortunately the same cannot be said for his detractors who only further highlight the hypersensitive political correctness suffocating modern academia.  This "incident" simply reveals an environment of perpetual victimhood where everyone walks on eggshells and everything is taken literally. Let's hope Massey has allowed counselors to attend to potentially #triggered students...  Next time add a harrumph to the end of your sentence.