Ashley Graham interviewed Hugh Grant at the Oscars and he was rude and deflecting. Graham handled it with grace, but the moment reveals something familiar: how men often shut down conversations women try to start, a dynamic that plays out constantly in online dating too.
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I want to talk about Ashley Graham and Hugh Grant on the red carpet the other day at the Oscars. That awkward moment when Ashley Graham was asking questions to Hugh about his suit and whether he had any personal favorites and how he was feeling about being at the Oscars. All very common questions that all the celebrities get asked, but his response was rude, hostile, deflecting, and basically just indicated through his behavior that he didn't want to be there, he wasn't interested, he wasn't engaged, and he was just, yeah, he just wanted to move on. The guy took the mic and he obviously knew the kind of questions that he was going to be asked, so it was really awkward for Ashley Graham. When asked later on how she felt about it all, she said, well, my mother always told me to kill people with kindness, which I thought was such a female-centric way of answering that question. And on reflection, his behavior was predictable and we've seen before in so many circumstances, especially any of us who have been online dating, where we've had to fill in those awkward silences, where we've had to massage somebody's ego when they are just completely talking about nothing but themselves. In all the ways that we bend over backwards to please others. And her behavior was, was reflected in all of that in the way that she dealt with her, her interview with Hugh. And really, I just felt sorry for the woman, but I also recognized in Hugh's behavior, behavior that I've seen a million times before. And yeah, it's just
