In the present circumstances your original remark, and your subsequent attempts to justify it, or at least to place it in some kind of context, show that you are nothing but a pr1ck of the highest order.
Get a grip man. Talk about blowing things out of all proportion
It was an off the cuff remark said without malice.
Perhaps it was not the best thing to say given the circumstances, but that is no excuse to resort to petty name calling.
The genuine man has held his hands up an apologized, and I personally think that shows a much greater depth of character than, say, someone who just throws out insults when they hear something they disagree with.