Is it vegan to consume animal semen?
- Thread starter Juan Lobo
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nekdoneco123
Esteemed Citizen of ZV
vegans won't consume anything made by animals (like honey), no? seems like a "no" angle
iwanttobeabottom
Esteemed Citizen of ZV
Questions I didn't know I needed to know.
I would say, strictly speaking, no, it's not vegan. To my understanding, vegan is not eating ANY animal-related product/item, so semen would fall into the same boat. And like was said above, it's not really different than animal milk.
I would say, strictly speaking, no, it's not vegan. To my understanding, vegan is not eating ANY animal-related product/item, so semen would fall into the same boat. And like was said above, it's not really different than animal milk.
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NewCaineFluf
Guest
Strictly speaking I'd say no, but speaking that it is sexual in natural the vegan person consuming it would give it a pass as it is not from just an animal but their partner. This is most likely the logic answer regarding those who said 'Yes'.
It's no differnet than if a vegan consumed the semen of a human, because humans are animals and thus they wouldn't be vegan if so unless there is logic in place regarding partners. Honestly 100% of this I made up and is most likely wrong, but it's a guest!
It's no differnet than if a vegan consumed the semen of a human, because humans are animals and thus they wouldn't be vegan if so unless there is logic in place regarding partners. Honestly 100% of this I made up and is most likely wrong, but it's a guest!
Vladidon
Zooville Settler
Good point this may have just changed oral sex for a large number of Greeks. I foresee a large mob of Greek vegans being very confused and pissed off. @Juan Lobo
MashaSobaka
Esteemed Citizen of ZV
Milk - male milk.
Well, no vegan.
Well, no vegan.
weroniczkaaa
Tourist
?? best question I read ? I’m a vegan my self because I hate harming animals for consumption, but come on, semen is a renewable resource no harm done ?
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NewCaineFluf
Guest
Genuine question because I'm curious. Would you consume ethically sourced milk without harm to the animal, or would that not be 'fully' renewable since regardless the animal would have to be pregnant / recently pregnant to produce milk?
weroniczkaaa
Tourist
I know that and thats why I dont drink cow milk, only oat. But i think semen and milk are two very different things
canecorso
Citizen of Zooville
I think you'd be the first person to agree that it's a stupid question. Saying that something is "vegan" or "non-vegan" is misleading about the true reasons why people become vegan in the first place. Going into hair-splitting specifics about it being technically an animal product only leads to further dogmatization of veganism, which a lot of dumb people (on both pro- and anti- sides) already treat as a modern religion.
A meal being vegan isn't like being kosher or halal (unfortunately it's very commonly promoted that way, but that's just late-stage capitalism in action). If you're "a vegan" (a more self-aware person would rather say "on a vegan diet") due to being angry about the mistreatment of animals and meat industry and such, then you aren't a hypocrite for bending your rules and eating something that doesn't hurt the animal (like semen from a willing dog), and on the other hand, eating a "vegan burger" at a pub that will almost certainly use that bill to finance more beef burgers would be a far bigger moral transgression. On the other hand, you could also be "a vegan" due to something else, like a dietary reason (e.g. you might've read some studies and concluded that meat in general is unhealthy) and in that case your self-imposed "vegan morals" will also differ...
A meal being vegan isn't like being kosher or halal (unfortunately it's very commonly promoted that way, but that's just late-stage capitalism in action). If you're "a vegan" (a more self-aware person would rather say "on a vegan diet") due to being angry about the mistreatment of animals and meat industry and such, then you aren't a hypocrite for bending your rules and eating something that doesn't hurt the animal (like semen from a willing dog), and on the other hand, eating a "vegan burger" at a pub that will almost certainly use that bill to finance more beef burgers would be a far bigger moral transgression. On the other hand, you could also be "a vegan" due to something else, like a dietary reason (e.g. you might've read some studies and concluded that meat in general is unhealthy) and in that case your self-imposed "vegan morals" will also differ...