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Ice Cream for the Heroes and Health Privilege

from #198 - I'm A Hero | The Tim Dillon Show · #198

2 min

Tim recounts buying melting ice cream intended for ER workers, then predicts "health privilege" will become the next identity-politics battleground, mocking the idea of competing over who has the most comorbidities.

In this bit7 moments
  • Tim went to Manhattan Beach Creamery to find vegan and keto ice cream flavors for nurses and doctors in the ER.
  • The ice cream melted in 90-degree heat, so Tim had to eat it himself despite buying it for the heroes.
  • Tim senses something bad happening with the way people scowl at those without masks and young-looking healthy people.
  • Tim claims he looks 17 at 35 and presents as healthy, drawing scowls from people who see him as flaunting health privilege.
  • Health privilege is the next form of discrimination coming after white privilege and male privilege.
  • Tim predicts that soon only people with serious illnesses will be allowed to speak, and having tumors will become the new Nanette-style performance art.
  • The future of identity politics will involve people on stage discussing their multiple tumors and comorbidities.
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