“Whoa. I didn’t hear you come in. Make some noise next time.”
“Um, sure. That’s an interesting photo.”
“That is [name of latest popular starlet]. She’s modeling a bikini that she designed. So she decided to make it skimpy and revealing.”
“Well, good for her, I guess.”
“There is no logic to their behavior. It’s not okay for men to objectify women because that’s sexist. But it is okay for women to objectify themselves because that builds their self-confidence. And their bank accounts. We can’t win.”
“Actually I was coming to tell you, I received an official proclamation from the International Council of Women. It’s not that they don’t want to be objectified. They don’t want to be objectified by you.”
“What do you mean?”
“They just don’t like you.”
“What did I do?”
“Lots of things. None of it good.”
“That’s not fair, to single me out me out like that.”
“I don’t think they’ll find that argument convincing. I mean, you are objectifying women right now.”
“Yeah. To prove a point.”
“Umm, what point is that?”
“There are no rules. Or guidelines. Yeah. No clear guidelines on how men can interact with women.”
“Well, it’s only one rule. Or guideline. Or whatever. And I just told you.”
“Mmmhm.”
“So are you going to do it?”
“Do what?”
“Stop objectifying women. It could fix a lot of problems.”
“No, I’d still prefer not.”
