Happy belated Indigenous Peoples Day!
I was on the fence about promoting this live FB chat that the Breast Cancer Fund is hosting with cosmetic company Beautycounter today at 1:00 pm EST. I think you can find it here. Not only am I not the end-all be-all expert on trusted sources for information, but it was a completely new company to me. Serious stranger danger.
But then I decided that there really aren't all that many opportunities for an open dialogue about toxic chemicals in consumer products. I think we can realistically expect a hard sell by Beautycounter, the heavy push to buy their products. But I also think we can gain something as consumers not to just listen but to have the chance to speak.
By that I mean speaking up about our concerns about chemical exposure in the products we use. Speaking out against manufacturers and retailers who put profit, and not their customers, first. After all, change doesn't occur in a vacuum of silence and complacence.
Beautycounter benefits greatly from their partnership with EWG and the Breast Cancer Fund. Street cred, if you will. I want to dig in a little and see what they're about. I'll admit, I am curious, not just for the purposes of the blog, but for the hopeful notion that someone out there gets it.
Me, I can't make the chat tomorrow. Can you make time for it? Maybe BCF will post highlights or something. If you do participate, let me know how it was! In the meantime, I will see what I can unearth about Beautycounter to share with you.
Cautiously yours,
Jazzy
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
Nothing is sacred
After months of nothing, I'm coming back with what's becoming an annual tradition: a righteously indignant rant on pinkwashing. Didn't you miss me?
Komen's in bed with some fracking company that's no doubt paid handsomely for the privilege of using that signature pink on its drill bits. You've seen it on going around the Internet, I know you have, so I'm not linking to it here, because I refuse to give either party more attention than they deserve.
Aside from a really horrible tagline (seriously, who writes this sh*t?), the whole thing is just completely busted. Fracking. A process that, when done successfully, creates and spreads carcinogenic chemicals and by-products. So yes, by all means, fork over some good cash money to get the blessing of the best-known breast cancer organization in North America.
For shame, Komen. FOR. SHAME. With the majority of breast cancers caused by environmental exposures, are you seriously getting involved with a company that profits from increasing the cancer risk of its employees and neighbors?
Since my own brush with cancer, I've not had a lot of respect for Komen. It's not really a popular view, given all the money they channel to the cause. But to whose benefit? How have survival rates increased? How are diagnoses decreasing? I'm not here to win any popularity contests. I'm here to call bullish*t, which is what this is, big time.
Happy Friday,
Jazzy
Komen's in bed with some fracking company that's no doubt paid handsomely for the privilege of using that signature pink on its drill bits. You've seen it on going around the Internet, I know you have, so I'm not linking to it here, because I refuse to give either party more attention than they deserve.
Aside from a really horrible tagline (seriously, who writes this sh*t?), the whole thing is just completely busted. Fracking. A process that, when done successfully, creates and spreads carcinogenic chemicals and by-products. So yes, by all means, fork over some good cash money to get the blessing of the best-known breast cancer organization in North America.
For shame, Komen. FOR. SHAME. With the majority of breast cancers caused by environmental exposures, are you seriously getting involved with a company that profits from increasing the cancer risk of its employees and neighbors?
Since my own brush with cancer, I've not had a lot of respect for Komen. It's not really a popular view, given all the money they channel to the cause. But to whose benefit? How have survival rates increased? How are diagnoses decreasing? I'm not here to win any popularity contests. I'm here to call bullish*t, which is what this is, big time.
Happy Friday,
Jazzy
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