*Thread creep alert* Hey, how come Wayne Newton isn't on that list of famous biracial and multiracial people that Azizi linked? Okay, I realize that I'm asking a rhetorical question, but it still surprises me that he's not on the list; I thought his background was well known. For the record, his father is Powahatan (Native American) and Irish, and his mother is Cherokee and German. *end of thread creep*

Anyway, even though lobbying for tougher hygiene standards for nail salons sounds silly on the surface, I don't see anything wrong with it. I don't go to nail salons myself, but if I did, I would prefer that they be as sanitary as possible, given that the nail-stylists (or whatever the proper term is) are working with scissors, cuticle trimmers and other sharp objects that can cut the skin around the nail. If some salons have conditions so unsanitary that they are causing deep, excruciatingly painful infections in their customers, by all means clean 'em up!