National Ice Cream Day: Celebrate for the Sake Of the Resistance
LatestI know what you’re thinking: hashtag holidays are nonsense, Rachel—why would you legitimize such triviality with a blog post? I hear and understand your misgivings. But ice cream, as you may know, is delicious; it reminds us that despite our current national nightmare, a few, dwindling pleasures remain available to us.
In fact, I would argue that National Ice Cream Day 2017 must be observed with particular reverence. Just a few months ago, we learned that Donald Trump—an off-brand, melted orange creamsicle if ever I saw one—asserts dominance by serving his dinner guests one scoop of ice cream while he indulges in two. What manner of villain uses ice cream for such nefarious purposes? Forget two scoops of ice cream, Donald Trump, you deserve no scoops.
We cannot allow this be-fuzzed, autocratic sherbet cone to besmirch a delicacy cherished by so many. That is why, on this day in the year of our Lord 2017, we must Take Back Ice Cream. Eat two scoops, nay, treat yourself to three! Do it for the resistance.
And if you need inspiration, just take a look at the following ice cream-relevant photographs, collected here for your enjoyment.