Throughout his career, we have praised Tarantino for the rough, grindhouse-inspired aesthetic of his films. This is an aspect of his artistry that has been almost universally praised on this site. At the end of the day, he has successfully made decisions about what is going to feel authentic in his films and what isn't. He's made decisions to push his actors just a little bit farther with the mindset that the difference will read on camera. It seems disingenuous now to start scolding him for not using the 'Ben Nye Bruise Wheel'.
Would an actor react the same way to an 'herbal alternative'? Or would the less sanitized alternative create just a little extra bit of disgust that might read on camera? Up until now, we haven't questioned his talent for making these decisions.
He supervised a production in which an accident happened. He made a mistake. He should be accountable for that. But there's an awful lot of Monday-morning quarterbacking going on here that is a little hard for me to take seriously.