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January 10, 2006
Diamonds
Ten reasons why you should never accept a Diamond Ring from Anyone, Under Any Circumstances, Even If They Really Want to Give You One is a great summary of why I won't be getting a diamond engagement ring if/when I get engaged. The short version is: the diamond engagement ring is a marketing fabrication, diamond mines are bad for the enviroment, DeBeers are price-fixing schmucks, diamond workers are exploited, and diamonds fund horrible wars.
I'm not a rabid anti-diamond person - I am aware that pretty much every corporation does bad things and where one draws the line is a personal matter. If you have a diamond ring, I'm not going to give you crap about it. In fact, I'll probably coo over it, because those little hunks of rock are pretty. But if/when I get engaged, my ring won't have diamonds, and I figured it was worth linking to an article explaining why. I'll probably wind up printing out a version of this and carrying copies around to hand to people who ask why I don't have a diamond ring.
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Posted by Ealasaid at January 10, 2006 10:46 AM
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I read Edward Jay Epstiens "book" on diamonds online (edwardjayepstein.com)which was the second thing that really turned me off of them... the first being that EVERYONE has to have one (and one of a certian size, shape, and color, no less) and 50% of those people that have one, also have divorce papers eventually. I think I'd like to try something different...
Posted by: Kit at February 1, 2006 11:06 AM
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