The Beautiful Kind

Last week the NYTimes ran an article that featured why diamonds are bad news. They ran it because Hollywood has this new movie out called Blood Diamond that denounces the practices of the diamond industry. Frankly I find it amusing that Hollywood bothered to focus on the subject. I mean, how will they hobble their way through the Oscars without the star Jennifer Connelly walking down the red carpet, dripping with $500 million worth of necklace, on loan from Snotty Asshole Designs?

And of course the World Diamond Council is busy posting official looking Diamond Facts pages so people can see the smiling faces behind the diamond industry. Nice try.

Most people are unaware of the role diamonds play in bringing real benefits to people in the countries around the world where diamonds are sourced.

Ha ha.

When one jeweler in L.A. was asked about the origins of the diamonds he was selling, he said,

I’m not here to save the world. I’m here to make life beautiful.

HA HA. More like make a buck! (see diamond mine at right - ooh, pretty!)

I used to have a diamond ring (just one piece of the whole wedding racket), before I knew any better, but my bitter ex-husband demanded it back. YESSS, a perfect mirror of the diamond conflict issue! He can have it. I’ll stick with cheap sparkle.