Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Lead shmead

I have little interest in this whole lead paint toys thing, except to ask: Why do babies put everything in their mouths? I understand they are curious and exploring with all five senses and all, but you'd think that behaviour would have been selected out, what with all the poisonous plants and rotting detritus and various unfriendly fungi lying around in our species' more forested past. Not to mention all the lead coated Barbies. So maybe it's time to start going on that bit of evolution, towards a brighter future where children are not stupid enough to swallow the lead charm on their bracelet.

It is not food. It is metal. Don't eat it.

But, I do want to ask, in all seriousness: what the fuck is up with China? Hacking into the Pentagon, sure, who wouldn't? Getting the husbands of your mistresses executed, I can understand the impulse. Sticking a bunch of needles into an infant girl because you wanted her to be a boy, who hasn't been there? But your royal jelly is fucking with our bees?? È basta.

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