[She can't help but give him a sympathetic look.]

I'm sorry--that must feel awful. I mean, like, it's awful to get used by anyone for anything, but especially something like that.

[She'd probably keep it to herself, too, in that case.]

Well, shame on them! And I never want to hear you use the word freak again, okay?

[Not that he was using it more than as an example, but, still! Ginger doesn't like how it sounds!]