Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Just a thought.

Why is cow's milk the cultural norm for milk? Why does every sort of milk get a specifying prefix- goat's milk, breastmilk, etc.? Humanity is the cultural default for food- we don't say "people food" for the food that adult humans consume. It's also the cultural norm for clothing, hair, grooming products, etc. So why isn't human milk just milk, and the milk of other species must be specified?
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  1. MariaSeptember 23, 2009 at 6:28 PM

    One word: Dairy industry.

    Ok, that's 2 words.

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  2. ummzakSeptember 23, 2009 at 6:53 PM

    Good point. I wonder if they might also be behind the formula culture as well- as most baby dolls you'll find have a bottle as an accessory. If it weren't for formula, a good deal less cow's milk would be consumed.

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