Things like "Value and respect me for more than my body and sex."
He can do this and still do what he's doing.
He clearly isn't doing that given that he's assigning zero monetary value to anything at all about her other than sex.
Disagree. If she sees sex as an optional/bonus part of a relationship, I think he can see birthday gifts as the same. ¥
Maslow's hierarchy of needs includes sex, it doesn't include free shit on the day you were born.
All said, I'm guessing this is just a twitter joke, but there's an alternative viewpoint for you.
¥ [Plus, regarding your second sentence, why would anyone be assigning monetary value to anything in a relationship? Is it a relationship or a business transaction?]*