She's laughing at the preposterous name of "Lip Spread" tm. As she should.

Yeah, let's avoid the stereotyping and massive generalizations. I would say it's likely, although not proved at this point, that they were in those less prioritized positions, and listened to with much skepticism because they were women. That's possible. (Although not proven, and I may be wrong, and so on.) It's good…

::eyeroll:: It's only complicated if you're the one who wants to make money off of a naturally occurring substance. There's nothing else complicated about it, except that people with a lot of money want to make it happen, even though it is a completely unethical and crazy idea, one that would lead to a lot of abuse.…

Oh yeah, the diagnostic should be paid for. Sorry, didn't mean to get all hot under the collar there.

Cause declaring patents on naturally occurring substances will lead to abuse, amirite? I believe we can save lives without creating an ethical situation that is clearly overreaching. Don't you?

No one is saying work should be free. That's the interpretation of one person on this thread about what I'm saying. But, no scientist CREATED a human gene. They discovered it. That's different from creation. And there are plenty of ways to make money that don't involve these questionable tactics of declaring a patent…

I'm sorry, but there's a reason there's a court case about this. What's naive here? Believing that capitalism is without flaws, as you appear to believe? Or, realizing that owning the patent on something not created by the company is problematic. Owning a gene is problematic. Owning a patent on seeds, and not simply…

I think she had something done to the chin. She was square-jawed before. That doesn't go away with age or weight. That's, you know, her bones and subcutaneous fat. Something just looks ... different. And it's not age. Heck, she's, what, 30-something, tops?

PS. Not "waisted." "Wasted." Sorry to be so pedantic. I mean, slang, so big deal, just ... eh. Whatever.

You know, I wouldn't mind being a hipster. I like all their stuff. But, I can't afford their stuff. Being a hipster appears to be expensive.

Argh. I'm going to stop speculating. I just don't like it when they all get plastic surgery so young. I hope I'm just having a bad seeing things day.

I dunno. It happened within the last six months, then. It just looks ... she has the same-y look that they all get when they get plastic surgery.

Yes! It's the chin. She had a square jaw, and now, more pointy.

You have my complete respect.

It looks like a combination of Botox and fat sucked out of her face. Which is just crazy. But, as I am not her doctor, I could be totally wrong. Something just looks off.

YES. Because some farmers with adjacent fields have been sued via cross-pollination. Successfully. It's disgusting.

Is it just me or did she have work done? And it was a mistake. Because her face looks odd. I mean, she's still pretty, but why do these actresses have work done when they are so young?

A tankini and some swim shorts. Also, a cover-up if you're out there a lot. You don't want to get cancer. That way, if you've got crazy, weird parents, no one will raise an eyebrow. Plus, if you're out there a lot, and you're pale, you shouldn't worry about modesty as much as melanoma.

That is utterly gross. Disney needs to revisit its policies on this to cut this off.

I think they patent the discovery/thus, the gene itself. It's in federal court right now, and they expect a ruling in June. Alas, the SCOTUS are a bunch of bought and paid for slime, so I expect it will be ruled in their favor. But, it would mean they could patent human beings, which is disgusting.