rant · moment 22 of 33
Coming Out as Queer for Career Reasons
from #292 - Do It Quietly | The Tim Dillon Show · #292
2 min
Tim jokes about announcing he's 'queer' rather than 'gay' because it will help his career and make him money, riffing on identity as marketing.
- Gender is a spectrum, and Disney's now made a gay Mickey Mouse with tape around his arms.
- Tim realized he was queer overnight after realizing he couldn't get anything made for TV or movies.
- Queer is different than gay—it's a whole thing, and he now gets invited to events because of it.
- Gay is an archaic concept based on gender, which doesn't exist, so the idea of attraction to the same sex isn't real.
- He's excited to be the belle of the ball now that he's queer, because his sexuality and identity are going to make him money.
- If you're coming out of something now, it better be to make you money—don't be stupid about it.
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