From a recent interview with British Cosmopolitan (What—did you think she would do an interview with NOT-British Cosmopolitan? You're so weird.):
[Paltrow] disagrees with doctors who warn patients to avoid tanning. "We're human beings and the sun is the sun -- how can it be bad for you? I think we should all get sun and fresh air," the actress tells British Cosmopolitan. "I don't think anything that is natural can be bad for you -- it's really good to have at least 15 minutes of sun a day."All right, look: We all know that someone who imagines the average person has a favorite fishmonger is not particularly a "big fan" of "knowing things" about "real life." But ARE YOU KIDDING ME? The sun is the sun?! How can it be bad for you?! Nothing that is natural can be bad for you?! WHUT.
"I beg to differ."—Someone who died of natural causes.
"O RLY?"—Someone who lost hir home in a natural disaster.
"Ha ha whoooooooooops."—Someone who barely escaped a bear in a nature preserve.
I am no Professor of Nature at Science University, but I believe there are a few things which are both: 1. Natural; and 2. Potentially bad for you.
We should list ALL OF THEM in comments, in case Dame Paltrow happens to stop by. I will start: Meteors! Brown Recluse Spiders! Nut allergies! Cholera! Rock slides! Aging! Raw pork!
YOUR TURN.
[H/T to Shaker Emmell.]
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