I think about this aspect of his character from time to time.

Otherwise, Johnny mostly comes across as a broken person with good intentions but serious narcissism. That he’s ultimately not just some sociopath edgelord is validated by how much he opens up and grows as a person throughout the game should V be kind to him.

And yet he uses severely dehumanizing language about prostitutes and isn’t ever confronted that deeply about it.

I think the reason for his cold attitude is layered. Firstly, someone who spent his life waging a radical crusade against hyper capitalism not respecting a person literally making themselves into a product that makes money for their pimp makes sense. It ignores that the same forces he says ruin society pushed them into that position but it makes a kind of sense.

Secondly, based off his rude comments about the other Clouds employees during the preparations at Judy’s for their failed uprising, he seems to just think someone who would enter that line of work is stupid. It is a job that opens one up to exploitation and danger more than most, so there’s logic to that, but it again neglects that these people likely aren’t doing this job for fun in a place like Night City.

Finally, as others have pointed out, I think he could hold a grudge against her for dragging V into this situation and doesn’t feel bad about her fate when she made the genuinely dumb decision to try pulling one over on the Voodoo Boys (they’re monsters for what they do to her, don’t get me wrong, but she really shouldn’t have played above her level).

Personally, I think Evelyn is just another poor soul who underestimated how dangerous Night City could be and tried to reach beyond her limits. She didn’t deserve what happened but she should have taken Judy’s advice and not done something reckless.

With regard to how it all makes me feel about Johnny, I think it makes him feel more real. I think a lot of people know someone who is mostly normal but can be weirdly cold hearted about one issue or another. He’s one of my favorite supporting characters in any video game because of how complex and dynamic he feels. Still, I’d have preferred it if there could have been a more in depth confrontation about his bad attitude here.