"I love the feeling that you get when you can really laugh with a man and be natural and not always think that there's a sexual element going on. For me, flirting with a man means making fun of myself and trying to open myself and be very unpretentious"
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The subtext is that heterosexual scripts are both overdetermined and boring. By describing the ideal as a moment where you “not always think” about sex, she’s pointing to how exhausting it is to have sexuality assumed as the organizing principle of every interaction. That “always” matters: it implies a culture that defaults to erotic interpretation, then punishes women for the very interpretations it invents.
Her definition of flirting is deliberately disarming. Instead of the classic power play - coyness, scarcity, calculated allure - she frames it as self-deprecation, openness, and “unpretentious” presence. That’s a celebrity managing her image, yes, but it’s also a cultural pivot: flirting as social trust-building rather than sexual transaction. In an era of tabloid narratives that turn female stars into either temptresses or ice queens, Diaz offers a third lane: intimacy without entitlement, connection without the implied invoice.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Diaz, Cameron. (2026, January 17). I love the feeling that you get when you can really laugh with a man and be natural and not always think that there's a sexual element going on. For me, flirting with a man means making fun of myself and trying to open myself and be very unpretentious. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-the-feeling-that-you-get-when-you-can-50410/
Chicago Style
Diaz, Cameron. "I love the feeling that you get when you can really laugh with a man and be natural and not always think that there's a sexual element going on. For me, flirting with a man means making fun of myself and trying to open myself and be very unpretentious." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-the-feeling-that-you-get-when-you-can-50410/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I love the feeling that you get when you can really laugh with a man and be natural and not always think that there's a sexual element going on. For me, flirting with a man means making fun of myself and trying to open myself and be very unpretentious." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-the-feeling-that-you-get-when-you-can-50410/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.



