• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    So drinking a real-world cow’s milk is ok, but drinking a Zootopia cow’s milk would not be ok because… the Zootopia cow is presumably a full member of society who earns a living by consensually being milked?

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        2 years ago

        No, they make imitation ice cream now - I’ve seen almond, oat, and coconut milk used. It’s more similar to real ice cream than sorbet is. There’s a noticeable difference but I actually like the imitation ice cream more because it doesn’t have the sour aftertaste I get from milk. The downside is that it’s more expensive; I’ve only ever seen it sold in the premium-priced one-pint containers.

  • Th4tGuyII@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    Who’s to say cows can’t be milked in Zootopia?
    If you can earn money by donating blood and organs (i.e. part of a kidney or liver), guys can earn money donating sperm, women donating eggs, then why couldn’t a Zootopia cow (or other mammals for that matter) donate their milk?

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        2 years ago

        Cows produce excess milk, and many animals will continue to lactate if milked for an extended period even after giving birth and no longer being pregnant. If it makes them money then why not?

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    2 years ago

    If I could, I would have drank the milk of every girlfriend I’ve ever had. But I had to settle for just sucking their titties. Cow milk is great and goat milk is even better.

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    2 years ago

    Probably the same as who gets milked in real life. Animals drink milk too I don’t understand why people are constantly thrown off by this, it’s just as normal if not more normal to drink milk in the animal kingdom.

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      2 years ago

      Farming milk involves forcefully insemination cows to get pregnant so they produce milk in the first place. Often times in factory farming, their calves are taken away for “repurposing”. Combine that with the typical living conditions for the average milk cow and it wouldn’t be hard to imagine why people that have any idea of how the industry functions would be thrown off by this.

      Imagine human women being treated like this for the milk they produce so that you get to enjoy a cheap pleasure.

      • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
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        2 years ago

        Tell me you know nothing about farming without actually saying it.

        Cows and other livestock are raised in farms to raise more cows anyway. Farmers don’t keep male cows around for fun, and cows aren’t pets. All non-breeding stock gets eaten.