Comments on: Consuming Whiteness http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/consuming-whiteness/ Because we don't have the luxury of being single-issue Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:32:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: omlyeh http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/consuming-whiteness/#comment-962 omlyeh Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:51:47 +0000 http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-962 I don't consume dairy and don't think it's good, but there are definitely people of color used in the got milk? campaign. Beyonce and Serena Williams are two that come to mind that I have seen in magazines. I don’t consume dairy and don’t think it’s good, but there are definitely people of color used in the got milk? campaign. Beyonce and Serena Williams are two that come to mind that I have seen in magazines.

]]> By: Elaine Vigneault http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/consuming-whiteness/#comment-786 Elaine Vigneault Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:58:03 +0000 http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-786 I have always thought those Got Milk commercials were sexist. Now I think they're racist, too. I can't stand the dairy industry. Ugh! I have always thought those Got Milk commercials were sexist. Now I think they’re racist, too. I can’t stand the dairy industry. Ugh!

]]> By: johanna http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/consuming-whiteness/#comment-748 johanna Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:30:02 +0000 http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-748 The weird thing is, at least in Finland, they are waaaay conscious about lactose intolerance, even though they're part of the population that's actually supposed to mostly be able to digest it. I've seen way more listings on menus & packaging about milk &/or lactose being in a product than I ever have here (& they seem to have a lot of lactose-free/dairy-free products as well). In fact, I was even able to eat vegan ice cream from one of the ubiquitous street kiosks selling ice cream there during the summer a few years ago. :) The weird thing is, at least in Finland, they are waaaay conscious about lactose intolerance, even though they’re part of the population that’s actually supposed to mostly be able to digest it. I’ve seen way more listings on menus & packaging about milk &/or lactose being in a product than I ever have here (& they seem to have a lot of lactose-free/dairy-free products as well). In fact, I was even able to eat vegan ice cream from one of the ubiquitous street kiosks selling ice cream there during the summer a few years ago. :)

]]> By: Carrie http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/consuming-whiteness/#comment-747 Carrie Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:19:47 +0000 http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-747 Never would have thought to make this connection on my own...but now that I think about it, images of diary farm life evoke bucolic scenes involving little blonde-haired Dutch and Scandinavian girls in pigtails milking cows...cute, but definitely says something about European and American "milk culture". Never would have thought to make this connection on my own…but now that I think about it, images of diary farm life evoke bucolic scenes involving little blonde-haired Dutch and Scandinavian girls in pigtails milking cows…cute, but definitely says something about European and American “milk culture”.

]]> By: Royce Drake http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/consuming-whiteness/#comment-737 Royce Drake Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:10:44 +0000 http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-737 Yeah, there must be some differences for populations that have had cows for millenia. BTW stumbled on another piece about milk. http://www.colorlines.com/article.php?ID=103&p=1 Yeah, there must be some differences for populations that have had cows for millenia.

BTW stumbled on another piece about milk.
http://www.colorlines.com/article.php?ID=103&p=1

]]> By: Meep http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/consuming-whiteness/#comment-731 Meep Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:03:59 +0000 http://vegansofcolor.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-731 I would agree but exclude Hindi people from this - after all, there must have some tolerance to lactose from having cows around...? I would agree but exclude Hindi people from this – after all, there must have some tolerance to lactose from having cows around…?

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