rant · moment 11 of 20
Forcing Your Kids to Be Stars at Denny's
from Celebrating 250 Years: A Very Special Episode | The Tim Dillon Show #502 · #502
3 min
Tim describes America's habit of commodifying children's talent early, acting out a scene of a father browbeating his young daughter at Denny's into pursuing stardom through brutal dance training.
- Making your children stars at the expense of their mental and physical health is a distinctly American thing.
- Tim advocates for children in the workforce and forcing them to commodify their talents immediately.
- A parent interrogates their daughter at Denny's about wanting to be a star on TV.
- The parent takes away the daughter's pancakes and demands she promise to work hard no matter what.
- She's told she can't see her friends anymore because she's a star and they're not.
- The parent signs her up for 75 dance classes a week plus gymnastics to stunt her growth.
- She'll dance until her feet bleed to become a goddamn star, with no choice in the matter.
- Tim connects this parenting obsession to Trump's understanding of what Americans want.
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