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I highly doubt that hate towards women (and even hate towards anything) was a facto in the Tay “attack”. It looked much more like they saw a big open door from MS and just exploited it with the most over the top things for lulz and giggles.
The "it was just a joke" excuse is getting real old and tired.
I'd argue that playing with a bot belongs to the first category, but that's a subjective take.
A lot of comedians would be demonized under such logic.
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