rant · moment 19 of 19
The 'Take a Tit, Leave a Tit' Compromise and Fake Prosthetics for Trans Kids
from #291 - Dear Vladimir | The Tim Dillon Show · #291
6 min
Building on the previous topic, Tim proposes a joke solution of realistic prosthetics or drag-style dress-up for kids questioning gender instead of irreversible medical procedures, riffing on cost and Caitlyn Jenner.
- Tim proposes a 'take a tit, leave a tit' compromise modeled on little free libraries, making gender-affirming procedures cheaper and more accessible.
- Mark Norman's joke: calling people brave for transition is wrong, because Caitlyn Jenner is just rich, not brave—not everyone has the money.
- Tim argues the real issue is kids not knowing what they're doing, and mentions detransitioners including Katie Herzog writing extensively about them.
- Adults are all over children telling them what to believe; kids should figure out their own identity without imposed value systems.
- Instead of medical transition, why not give trans kids realistic prosthetics—fake breasts or a fake penis they can put on and take off.
- The fake prosthetic idea as a middle ground: if a kid later wants a real one or wants to stop wearing it, they haven't done something irreversible.
- Morning drag makeup and outfit routine with the parent could be the compromise—buy them a leopard coat and wig, let the parent do their makeup.
- Tim imagines a parent reluctantly putting on a wig and lipstick, with the mom reminding the dad that this beats expensive irreversible medical procedures they can't afford.
- Tim claims he's progressive on gender because he doesn't care about the category—he's known women with beards, and Italian Long Island women are basically trans.
- Tim questions whether a happy medium exists between medical transition and nothing, and admits he doesn't really know the answer.