Derogatory comments towards female umpires

[spots101]

Here's a question for ya. I know two umpires who share the dish with their sons, which I think is great. Who better to have out there with you than your own flesh and blood. I have a daughter (age 2). Let's say that her and I are out there one day and one of the coaches, being the male that he is, makes a derogatory/sexual comment about her. Am I at liberty to toss him because of the comment? What if she wasn't my daughter but a female partner I had just met? Would a derogatory comment (male to female) be held in the same regard as a typical negative comment from a coach to a umpire (male to male)?

Jackie, have you or any other female umpires had to deal with any comments like that? If so, how did you handle it? Have any of you guys out there ever been partnered with a female umpire and run into a situation like that? Just curious.