I agree -- there's no problem with someone claiming a specific individual acted in a way that was unprofessional, and it's certainly a believable claim worth investigating. Turns out that was the case here.

Where things jumped the shark is where men watching women voluntarily hoola hooping at a company event triggered an industry-wide freak out about sexism through the magic of blogs and twitter. (With Valleywag et al laughing all the way to the bank.)