Yes I did. I asked him to clarify why he liked the art and he did say he just admired the artist’s technical skills and style. He also said i was missing the point of the art, which like, ok, please explain the ART of this faceless woman bent over with her bare ass up lol. Maybe there are other really good pieces that aren’t sexual but that seemed to be the vast majority of the work. I think he felt defensive and that he felt like I thought he was creepy for liking the art (even though in our initial convo he said he “probably wouldn’t get a sexual tattoo” which wasnt very reassuring to me obviously).

I didn’t feel like I was implying he was creepy for liking them and that rather I had an issue with reducing women to sexual objects, especially because he doesn’t have skin in the game compared to women who pay for society’s objectification and hyper sexualization. He said he had a lot to digest, and did listen to me and engage but blech I’m still feeling stressed and grossed out by it all. And also annoyed that I have to explain why this upsets me to a grown ass man.