It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have a moral objection against somebody's sexuality, it's like telling someone else how to clean their house.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Phoenix compares moral objections to sexuality to unrelated control like cleaning habits.
- In plain terms
- Objecting to sexuality is as irrational as telling someone how to clean.
- What can you take from it?
- Personal choices like sexuality should not face moral interference.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where does morality end and privacy begin?
- Is sexuality private?
Another view
Some moral frameworks view sexuality as a broader social issue.
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