Conversation

"Have you seen 'the Tick'?"
"What? Do you mean like the superhero?"
"Well, I don't know about superhero. Look. There."
"Omigod. It is a tick."
"Isn't he dreamy?"
"No. It's a tick."
"What? Are you prejudiced against ticks?"
"Well, yes."
"Why?"
"Ticks are parasites!"
"Now you're just being pejorative. What has a tick ever done to you?"
"Ticks have literally sucked my blood. Without consent."
"Oh, sure. Some ticks may have done that, but not all ticks."
"I don't care. I hate ticks."
"Tick hater."