Painterly curled grey fur resting on a round burgundy cushion with gold trim.

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Around me, if a woman don't wear mink, she don't wear nothin'.

— Dick Tracy ‧ 1931

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker makes wearing mink an extreme condition for how a woman may appear around him. The exaggerated boast is controlling and objectifying, rather than a standard to accept.

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