Patricia, did you read the post at all? Wnu clearly stated that there is an incorrect conflation between “pus” and somatic cells in all of this anti-milk campaigning. We’re not drinking “pus” as PETA and other crusaders want us to believe.

However, I agree with Bridget. The idea of consuming milk intended for another baby animal is weird to me. I don’t drink milk anymore, but it’s hard to ween myself off of cheese and ice cream… I’m not afraid of milk, just weirded out by it.

Harmful or not, I don’t want to consume cow’s pus. The FDA allows a certain amount of pus as acceptable in milk. In England, there is a public campaign to resist to that mimicks the famous commercial of a pretty lady with a milk mustache saying “got milk?”, only that theirs say “got pus?”

I grew up drinking a glass of milk with every dinner and plenty in my cereal. I mean good ol’ vitamin D, red-capped, thick, whole milk. None of that watery other stuff.

But now, it just grosses me out.

With a little research of my own, I do agree that the “somatic cells” are probably not the problem that PETA and sites like milksucks make it out to be. However, it just seems unnatural to continue consuming milk that is solely intended for little ones, and of another species! Once we are weaned, we ought to be satisfied.

Lastly, I came across this table showing lactose intolerance according to ethnic groups. I can’t verify the statistical significance, but the idea alone that so many adults are unable to process milk also deters me from drinking it.