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Aubrey Plaza Is the Unfortunate New Face of the Milk Wars

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Re: Aubrey Plaza Is the Unfortunate New Face of the Milk Wars

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Post by latexr »

silisili wrote: post #46
jonathanstrange wrote: post #26

I'm with her. Once proponents of allegedly more ecological alternative products come up with their own names, I'll start considering them. Not being able to market their products on their own merits and instead piggybacking on popular categories like milk, steak, meat, burger, etc., usually just means that you won't get what you're looking for.

Not sure why so downvoted. My kid said a neighbor had almond milk in his fridge, and she hated it. I asked her how she would milk an almond, playing dumbfounded. She said she doesn't think you can, and it's probably just almonds in water. And I told her she's probably right, and it's not milk. She loves milk, fwiw. Consider her one pissed off consumer. Why are these jackasses trying to piggyback?

The anecdote isn’t relevant. Had it been called “almond drink” or “zarplof munksie” the outcome would’ve been the same.

Re: Aubrey Plaza Is the Unfortunate New Face of the Milk Wars

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Post by tecleandor »

brap wrote: post #2

Almost every single person drinks cow milk, get over it

Although I'm very against the silliness of the "milk is a white poison" crowd, it's important to know that lactose tolerance is mostly found in white people from north European origin. Other ethnicities have way higher levels of intolerance. Asian, Native Americans, African Americans... usually have 70-95% of lactose intolerance.

https://intermountainhealthcare.org/blogs/topics/live-well/2...

Re: Aubrey Plaza Is the Unfortunate New Face of the Milk Wars

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Post by fenring »

dTal wrote: post #33
Freedom2 wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It’s not going to be good for you How about water ads? Can you specifically address how water isn't good for us, leaving aside absurd arguments such as "drink too much, and you'll drown!"

I've never seen an ad for fresh running water from the tap. Bottled water on the other hand, in addition to being overpriced, often contains microplastics.

Drink tap watet campaign all over the Wrocław city https://pijkranowke.pl/#start

Re: Aubrey Plaza Is the Unfortunate New Face of the Milk Wars

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Post by [deleted] »

bambax wrote: post #32
thinkingemote wrote: post #22

As a drink a pint of milk is cheaper than bottled water.

Drinking raw milk seems to be a very American thing? I eat cheese and yogourts, but I have never drank raw milk in a glass, and don't think I have ever seen anyone else do it in real life. It looks really bizarre (and frankly, kind of gross).

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Re: Aubrey Plaza Is the Unfortunate New Face of the Milk Wars

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Post by malermeister »

tecleandor wrote: post #64
silisili wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not against that definition, but neither soybeans nor almonds produce any 'milk-like plant juices.'

Soybean, almond, rice, tiger nut... milks are basically the product and some extra water, and the result is milk-like.

But that's not a juice then. It's plant solids dissolved/emulsified in water.

"Juice" would mean that the liquid itself came from the plant.

Re: Aubrey Plaza Is the Unfortunate New Face of the Milk Wars

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Post by fwlr »

The “you can’t call it milk” argument was funny when the alternative being offered was “nut juice”, but it’s a dumb hill to die on as a serious proposition. I’m a barista and these alternatives resemble milk, they behave very similarly to milk, etc. In my opinion the substitution is good enough that they can claim the name of milk; the major difference is in nutrition value and taste. (Some intuition pumps for my point of view: “which category does it fit in - milk, juice, water, or soda?” and “which tastes more like milk - oat milk, or non-fat chocolate milk?”)

Re: Aubrey Plaza Is the Unfortunate New Face of the Milk Wars

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Post by throwaway2990 »

vineyardmike wrote: post #40
OJFord wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maple syrup, (other) sugar(s).

Ok so you joke but there’s a product I discovered recently called Maple Butter or Maple cream and it’s amazing and based on the syrup.

I have to find these! Never heard of them but definitely want to try!

Re: Aubrey Plaza Is the Unfortunate New Face of the Milk Wars

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Post by karmakurtisaani »

echelon wrote: post #29
anigbrowl wrote: post #8

“Aubrey, no!” screamed one TikToker, narrating the Wood Milk campaign video. “Why on earth are you getting in bed with ‘Got Milk?’ Nobody likes milk—like, literally nobody.” Oh the bovinity There's some OK analysis further in, though I think they overlook the impact of demographic changes, lactose intolerance, and some other factors. The main problem for US milk providers is that most milk sold in the US is not very…

Cow milk is a battleground topic for global warming and climate change. Gen Z has been encouraged to ditch milk to cut back on industrial cattle farming and methane emissions. They're also told that farming cattle is inhumane. The milk alternatives (almond, etc.) have been framing it this way commercially, but there is also a lot of grassroots campaigning.

> They're also told that farming cattle is inhumane.

The way you formulate this statement makes it sound like there is some controversy or room for interpretation here.

Put yourself in the position of a typical milk producing cow. Imagine giving birth to a child that's taken away from you and you never see him/her again (usually to be instantly slaughtered). All just so you start lactating and the milk can be extracted from you.

I still drink mill and eat cheese, but it's pretty damn gruesome if you put any thought into it.

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