Anyone who does this, just call them a fujoshi or a porn addict if they look like they touch grass. Shuts them up real quick, especially if they are implying you're a pervert for not conforming to whatever arbitrary rule they made up.
"Of course you want to imagine me gay, you fucking fetishist."
It's so bad, that my folks actually sent me an article and said "Oh my God, you were right" about NYT reporting on ghost jobs.
Half of those jobs probably aren't even real. Even at my current job, one of the higher-ups admitted they had no intention of filling one of the roles we have online and said he only keeps it there so he can, and I quote, "shop around for any potential unicorns".