I mean beauty in the broadest sense - in human appearances, in how we breed animals, how we use plants, design and decoration, and architecture and arts.
Many cosmetic companies use animals to test their products during the research and development stage, testing that often causes serious injuries, serious illnesses, or even deaths of those animals. The testing is sometimes so extensive in narrowing down a product that won’t do that same harm to humans that several animals are needed, and being a multi-million dollar or multi-billion dollar industry worldwide, they can afford to have hundreds of animals or thou of animals entrapped in their systems.
I’m surprised that it’s an unknown problem to you.
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Beauty contests. They primarily and automatically exclude any and all people who are not of the demographic sought by their supporters, especially along ethic lines.
Sexiest Man Alive and Sexiest Woman Alive polls or surveys or lists also come to mind. They are decided by extremely small groups of people and only focus on the most narrow categories of entrants. With the vast number of living people on the globe, and in the name of fairness, why not include more potential applicants and include more votes. I always wonder “In whose opinion? Grrrrrrr.”
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The other way around, Dearie: I’m disgruntled that I have been bestowed that dubious “honor”, several times in fact. It’s not fair because it exposes me to intrusive behavior from well-intentioned yet annoying fans, incessant harassment by paparazzi, invasions of privacy at even the most mundane of daily activities (as an example, just the other day I had to go ducking in and out of five or six different No-Tell Motels before I lost the snoops who followed me everywhere and I was able to get a room unchallenged; the young lady was quite frustrated with all the hubbub and only performed half of the repertoire that I usually require). I truly wish my name did not come up for consideration so often; others should have their chances too. Women keep nominating me though, and since it’s a numbers game, well, you know how that goes. Many of them confuse sexual prowess with outward manifestations of the contests’ requirements. (Sigh.) I have no choice but to put up with it. Grrrrrrr.
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By the way, your name has been on several of the ballot envelopes nominating me for the position. You’re among the guilty.
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Benedict Arnold 