Any body that accepts anything even slightly pointed in a direction while flying VFR in class G is making a rod for there own back,.
ATC will not give you a service unless it suit's them for thier own reasons.
Tell them to knob off if they upgrade the service to move you out the way.
Personally i spot the traffic then aim at it. Especially if it a mill controller trying to matain radar seperation 3 miles outside the MATZ.