Everybody Loves Raymond's masculine conflict against a feminine invasion

Everybody Loves Raymond is a TV show about everyday conflicts that can arise between a man and woman within a marriage. In this particular episode, Ray's wife, Debra, makes a gesture that Ray interprets as an invasion of her space. These two have been married for a long time and, as a result, a great deal of their communication is non-verbal. In a "knee-jerk" reaction to Debra's gesture, Ray decides to suggest that the bathroom become solely hers. Debra, seeing this as an opportunity to have a space completely hers, seizes the bathroom and immediately feminizes it with very feminine decorations. Feeling his manhood being challenged, Ray decides to claim a spot in the house to make his own territory--the basement.
In this episode, one can see a masculine approach to this situation where the male feels his territory is being challenged and is driven to establish his own space. Often, males are very territorial, which I believe to be a masculine quality. From the beginning of time, men have sought dominion over territory. So, when a man feels that his territory is being threatened, his pride is actually what is being threatened. From my experience and inferences, men often feel that the whole house is taken over by the woman, the wife. So, when Debra claimed the bathroom as well, Ray felt compelled to establish his own territory.