All great points (sorry for the late reply - I've been offline for the past week, on purpose, just to unplug and take a break).

I agree with you to a point, but I'm going to discuss that matter in full in an upcoming article on the film. For the record: I don't think Sergio Leone was a misogynist, but I do think he misjudged one particular moment (and it's probably not the one you think). More in the article... :)