Cactus #748
“Hugging the cactus” is a metaphor for confronting and accepting pain or discomfort, popularized by Robert Downey Jr. in his 2011 acceptance speech. Downey credited Mel Gibson, who had helped him through addiction, with advising him to confront his flaws head on. The metaphor symbolizes, confronting difficult truths, such as mistakes or addiction consequences, rather than avoiding them.
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