Yum! Ice Cream made from human milk anyone?

[Aggie_Ama]

I am not trying to start anything about PETA per se but really I can't imagine anyone wanting ice cream made from human breastmilk? I can thoughtfully listen to their ideas and statements but keep it cow milk in my ice cream please.

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[GLC1968]

This was discussed on another board I frequent. Everyone was so grossed out by the thought of drinking human breast milk. I find it laughable that it's grosser to drink milk from our own species than it is to drink it from the bovine one!

If you think about it (and we know that most people don't)...isn't the idea of drinking cows milk even more gross? What other species on the planet actively seeks out the breast milk of another species? Ick.

I rarely agree with PETA's tactics - but I think this one is pretty powerful.

[Flur]

For the squeamish there's oatscreme, ice cream made from oats. No dairy involved. I've heard it's good, but I'll stick with the cows milk variety myself.

So say the breastmilk ice cream caught on. What's PETA's plan on mass-production? Where are they going to find women to give their milk up for the cause? Are they thinking we could hook women up to breast pumps and pay them for it? And enough women would do this at a low enough price to make it feasible?

IMO this is just another attention-seeking move from PETA. While I support the elimination of cruelty to animals, we need plausible ideas that will work in practice, not this shenanigans. Give me a good idea that can be implemented and I'll listen.

[Crankin]

Well, it's all what you are used to. No PETA flames, please. I fully admit I am not an animal lover... I don't eat a lot of ice cream because one, it's fattening, and two, it bothers my stomach, but if breast milk is the alternative you want, sure, go for it. But don't expect me to eat it.

[berkeley]

Let's support animal rights, and dehumanize women. Lovely concept, PETA.

I would just take a wild stab that most women would rather produce milk for their CHILDREN and not for Cherry Garcia.

[Flybye]

Let's support animal rights, and dehumanize women. Lovely concept, PETA.

I would just take a wild stab that most women would rather produce milk for their CHILDREN and not for Cherry Garcia.

Oh, thanks for the laugh.

PETA set up a billboard in Idaho and that night there was a tailgate party of sorts.............. A GIANT BBQ was set up under the billboard and the line was (I kid you not) 1/2 mile long for hot dogs and hamburgers. The billboard was taken down within the week.

My point to add to this discussion is if we have human breast milk ice cream, what's to stop us from having "leg of lady"???

mmmmmmm................................

[ilima]

...isn't the idea of drinking cows milk even more gross?

If it's organic, non-rBGH milk from a grass-fed cow, I will gladly take that over milk from a person eating who the hell knows what and taking who the hell knows what drugs. Cuz let's think about who would be willing to sell their milk--it ain't gonna be the 'organic' suburban moms.

While I am opposed to factory farming, I think the PETA folks are really off the deep end. It's an organization that seems hell-bent on publicity for itself rather than actually doing anything of note.

[Aggie_Ama]

I am not sure hearing how bad breast feeding can be (cracked nipples, etc) why anyone would sign up for this. The idea of animals or their products as food doesn't faze me. Okay, I drew the line on bizarre foods the other night when Andrew Zimmern drank cow's urine.

Then again, I am a native Texan, if it walks on four legs (except dogs and cats, naturally), swims, slithers or has feathers we will probably try it once. Some of those things really do taste like chicken!

[wackyjacky1]

Does anyone remember when PETA had a campaign to get college students to drink less milk, and drink more beer instead? I'm proud to say I did my part...

OK, what do you suppose B&J would name their boob-milk ice cream?