exactly. if stephen a or max asked him that, he would have given the same answer. it just didn't come out right when a woman asks it
“Stephen A, you can switch gears on me anytime!” 
I don’t think it was a big deal, but he knew he fukked up as soon as he said it and started pretending to shift an imaginary stick shift. It’s a hard transition, because he would have said that shyt with his chest like 3 years ago, and nobody would have blinked, but, we in a different space nowadays


