Esquire editor claims women are meant to be 'objects' One user Jo Hemmings tweeted: "‏Listening to @AlexBilmesEsq reveal his views on women is like turning the clock back a century. And not in a good way. Mr Bilmes attempted to defend his position by pointing out that the magazine feature "old" women - such as Cameron Diaz and Rachel Weisz - on their cover, the Daily Mail reported. As the audience challenged his "honest" account, he claimed that the publication was better than high fashion magazines because they are less "rigid" on ideals of women's bodies. During the extraordinary account he said that said men are be capable of viewing women as "three dimensional human beings," including mothers and sisters, but some times they just wanted to see them as "sexy" Claiming that he is fulfilling the needs of his audience with pictures of attractive women, the former Vogue sub editor added: "They are ornamental in the same way we provide pictures of cool cars."