probably the spiciest fucking take i'll ever put on social media
"we can't have ANY animal testing EVER in our cosmetics!!!" and "i don't understand how this makeup that's unsafe can't be proven to be unsafe as to force a recall!!" are two problems and positions far more related to each other than the beauty gurus on youtube and such want to admit or consider
probably the spiciest fucking take i'll ever put on social media
i'm not exactly gung-ho about cosmetic animal testing - *medical* animal testing is still very much needed, and i think cosmetic animal testing can be reduced down to next-to-nothing fairly easily, e.g. test specific new ingredients or to answer specific questions
but
kinda like how uber doesn't want to admit regulations on taxis exist for reasons, there are reasons beyond "we hate bunnies" that cosmetic testing is/was done
probably the spiciest fucking take i'll ever put on social media
if i wanted to get even more 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ ,
at some point, "no animal testing! we'll just trust companies to recall products, and consumers can inform each other of problems!" is not really a solution, because animal testing is still being performed... ....on humans who can't adequately fight back if they have an adverse reaction, because they are too poor/unknowledgeable about regulatory agencies/don't have clout to be heard online/etc.
probably the spiciest fucking take i'll ever put on social media
now, i am definitely not a fan of, say, china's approach to cosmetic animal testing - which is "if you want to sell it here, and you didn't make it here, you MUST test it on animals, or at least allow us to do so".
i don't think every single product needs to be tested every time - that is wasteful on multiple levels.
buuuuut.
it's a tool developed for a *reason*. we ignore that purpose at our peril.