Painterly scoop of chocolate ice cream with pale chunks melting on a black plate.

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Tori Amos

The way I see it, the men that I'm with, whoever they are, it's like look, you have to accept that I like ice cream, and I know it shows up on my hips but if you can't accept that, then leave. Go away. Toodles. It is non-negotiable.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker says she loves ice cream and knows it affects her body, and anyone who cannot accept that can leave. She delivers it breezily, with a cheerful goodbye, treating self-acceptance as a firm condition rather than something up for debate.

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