The notion is that if you want to welcome me with open arms, I'm afraid you're also going to have to welcome me with open legs. (February 4, 2002 interview by Terry Gross with Gene Simmons on NPR's Fresh Air)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Welcoming someone fully may also require sexual openness, according to the speaker.
- In plain terms
- If you accept me completely, you must also accept me sexually.
- What can you take from it?
- Full acceptance can involve intimate expectations.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is sexual intimacy a necessary part of acceptance?
- How do you separate emotional support from physical expectations?
Another view
It conflates emotional acceptance with sexual demand, which may not be appropriate.
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