holy mother of god there is asbestos in crayons. and not just those shitty super waxy rose art crayons, but crayolas. according to the book, yellow, carnation pink and orchid were loaded with tremolite asbestos (more harmful than the more common type of asbestos found in building products). only crayons tested that were made in the US contained asbestos. crayons made in malaysia, china, indonesia, and mexico didn’t. 80% of the crayons tested by crayola, prang and roseart contained asbestos. (it’s the talc that goes into the crayons that can be contaminated with asbestos)

screw love canal and bloody run, the sludge at carbosil, being exposed to asbestos at geneseo, and all the other toxic crap i live around. i’m going to die because i enjoy the smell of crayons. i’m going to get lung cancer because angela and i used to sharpen our crayons and keep the shavings in a pencil box that we’d then play with. crayola who i love to death is gonna BE my death. gah!!!

asbestos is unescapable. it seriously is everywhere.