The Skincare Conspiracy is Real?
Summary
A straphanger drops an unexpected theory: skincare is capitalism's conspiracy to hide our collective exhaustion. She partakes in the routines but doesn't believe in them, arguing that if nobody looks tired from inhumane labor conditions, we can't recognize our shared misery. Kareem cuts to the chase with his trademark bluntness, rephrasing her point about wanting visible proof that everyone's suffering under the same system. She agrees. The conversation pivots fast when Kareem notices her skin looks great despite the anti-skincare stance, leaving one burning question: what's her actual routine?
Full Transcript
My take, Kareem, is that I don't [fuck] with skincare. You don't [fuck] with skincare?
I partake, but I don't [fuck] with it. In theory, I don't [fuck] with it either, because here's the thing, right? I think it is directly in bed with late capitalism because, like, if none of us look exhausted, then how do we know we're all getting [fucked] by, like, inhumane labor conditions? Our brands, no, but it's like we're not sharing it with each other.
Oh, okay. So you're saying I want to know that, like, you're gargling the dick of, like, capitalism just as hard as I am, bro?
I'm on the subway doing a show, exactly. I'm gargling the fat dick of capitalism all day. You barely have any wrinkles. I got one question for you.
What is it? What's your take?