Passive-aggressive?

[Homeless Nutter]

[...]I'm sorry, I know this will sound really sexist, but I feel like the women in my life have used that kind of technique pretty consistently.  The men I've known are more likely just to be openly hostile.  That being said, it may be that I personally tend to ignore emotional subtlety in other men, so it's perfectly possible that both genders do it equally.

I think that largely depends on social class and cultural norms. In an environment, where violence is - at least to some extent - socially acceptable, passive aggression is likely to be met with actual aggression. In most societies there's a certain taboo on violence against women, so they're more likely to get away with it. I think passive aggressive behavior is more common among men in groups and places, where "taking it outside" is not an option.