“The Breast is Best” in the Mouths of Babes
Right…
“The fact that human adults consume huge quantities of dairy products made from milk that was meant for a baby cow just doesn’t make sense,” says PETA Executive VP Tracy Reiman “Everyone knows that ‘the breast is best,’ so Ben & Jerry’s could do consumers and cows a big favor by making the switch to breast milk.”
Sure doesn’t make sense Tracy! I wonder who thought of this one…
Dear PETA,
On behalf of women with breasts, our more than 3 billion supporters and handful of naysayers I’d like to bring YOUR attention to an innovative new idea from reality called “what the fuck are you fucking kidding me.” Let’s, for the sake of whoever might want to, go through this logically.
How many gallons of milk will women need to pump out to keep Ben and Jerry’s in business? Will this encourage more human breeding? As an environmentalist organization, i am sure that Ben and Jerry’s is all about strengthening the borders between pre-born and born. So if you haven’t already today, change your ring, take your pill, get a shot…!
And what about their website interactive feature “From Cow to Cone?” What will come of this if the milk originates in lady boobs? Many, many adolescent boys will.
Speaking of the wee ones, what are the young babes of the nation to do for nutrition while their mommies are pumping their titties for profit? Starve? Drink formula? (ed. note looking into possible clandestine Gerber-PETA merger).
And I agree with you, its very upsetting that because “cows only produce milk during and after pregnancy…cows are forcefully impregnated every nine months.” But don’t you think that capitalism would force us to apply this model to women?( BEN: I want to link to a picture of palin and her 700 children.) I say, better them than us.
And yes, hell yes, the breast is totally best-UNLESS you are a man, androgynous, a gymnast or trying to sleep with my boyfriend.
Sincerely,
A girl with boobs who would not like to be conflated with a cow
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“Better them than us.” Really? How ’bout better *nobody*. Which is exactly PETA’s point.
OHHHHHHH……..so they are being SARCASTIC??? PS Jason-I heard about you…
i kind of wonder if their campaigns are moving the needle on any of this culturally. PETA’s whole agenda — is it working? Not being sarcastic, I’m just tactically curious if this sort of thing is effective; they’re whole thing is being outrageous.
I’m with Jason. I know PETA is a bunch of weirdos, but cows milk is fucking disgusting.
I mean, if it was like celebrity breast milk, like in limited batches, I might grab a pint. I would pay serious money for some JLo Chunky Monkey.
Ok that is the grossest thing I’ve ever typed…
ewwww
I’m pretty sure that crazy French Cheese made from human milk is for real http://membres.lycos.fr/petitsingly/
Not very scalable, but cow’s milk wouldn’t be either if anything remotely ethical happened in the dairy industry.
As to PETA, they think they’re winning as long as we’re taking about it.