Three carved theatrical masks in black, charcoal and pale grey show different degrees of frowning against slate.

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Veronica

I’m offering you my body and you’re offering me semantics.

— Clerks ‧ 1994

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker complains that an offer of their body has been met with semantics. The contrast expresses frustration with a verbal response without establishing consent or an outcome.

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