The entire kitchen scene in The Comedy of Errors is hilarious.
> Marry, sir, she's the kitchen wench and all grease;
and I know not what use to put her to but to make a
lamp of her and run from her by her own light. I
warrant, her rags and the tallow in them will burn a
Poland winter: if she lives till doomsday,
she'll burn a week longer than the whole world.
If Shakespeare's plays were written today, there would be outrage. Political correctness was definitely not a concept in 1594.
A lot of it depends on context. A guy trying to be intimidating, but realizing they’re out of their league.