SP
No one should have to put up with superiors who are ignorant and rude, but unfortunately they exist. I had to spend 10 hours sat next to a capt who'd chewed my head off before we'd started a trip and it seemed like 10 days! He was totally in the wrong and was also wrong about what he'd criticised me for (I checked the SOPs). It was a distraction and as such was a threat to safety, but I judged that I could perform despite the feeling of rage that had been caused. Others have complained about him, but I see my role as an FO to try and maintain the correct authority gradient despite the challenge that the ***hole sat next to me makes it. I reason that if I can do that, then I am more professional than him, who deserves my sympathy for having such a sad life. For this individual though, he has had his last chance with me, and if he ever pulls a stunt like the last one (before flight) I shall inform him that he will need to call ops and ask for another FO. I feel confident in doing this because he has a history of this behaviour. I would expect that he would ask me to reconsider which I would, provided he promised to behave reasonably. On the trip in question, he ignored me for nearly all the flight, but towards the destination, we had some serious weather to think about and then he started talking to me like a professional (he needed me then), so I suppose it proved that he hadn't damaged our relationship so much that we couldn't perform when things got tricky.
My advice is to look at these individuals as a challenge. You will learn about man management (how not to do it) and you will learn a lot about yourself. I do worry about the effect this individual might have on someone less experienced than me, or someone with fragile confidence. To this end I have discussed this individual with a trainer who had previously made me aware that other FOs had complained, and therefore I feel I have done all I can to ensure that our passengers will be in safe hands.