On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:16:21 GMT, Blue Heron > wrote:

>Digger wrote:
>> On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:28:12 +0100, "Richard" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"Digger" > wrote:
>
>Good god Digger, you are the biggest troll a.f.v has seen in a while.
>Congratulations.
>
>Here is just to clear some things up, in case some newbies are reading
>this, or in case you honestly don't know what you are talking about:
>
>There are several differen types of Vegetarians:

Before you go on, you might like to look at the subject
line of this thread to see that the focus is on whether
human breast milk qualifies as proper *vegan* fare,
rather than whether it falls under the sloppy, elastic
definition of 'vegetarianism.' Being that human milk
is an animal product consisting of animal fats and
proteins, my conclusion is that it cannot be.


> * Strict vegetarians avoid the consumption of all animal products
>(e.g., eggs, milk and cheese, honey). Today, strict vegetarians are
>commonly called vegans, though some reserve this term for those who
>additionally avoid usage of all kinds of animal products (e.g., leather,
>honey), not just food.
>
> * Ovo-lacto vegetarians eschew the eating of all meat, yet allow
>the consumption of animal products such as eggs and milk. Ovo-lacto
>vegetarians who are such for ethical reasons may additionally refuse to
>eat cheese made with animal-based enzymes, or eggs produced by factory
>farms. The term "vegetarian" is most commonly intended to mean
>"ovo-lacto vegetarian", particularly as "vegan" has gained acceptance as
>the term for stricter practice.
>
> * Lacto vegetarianism refers to the practice of eschewing all meat,
>yet allowing the consumption of milk and its derivatives, like cheese,
>butter or yogurt.
>
> * Similarly, ovo-vegetarians eat eggs in addition to their
>otherwise strictly vegetarian regimen.
>
>The use of the word "vegetarian" as used today was defined at the first
>meeting of the Vegetarian Society in 1847 in Ramsgate, England. The
>definition that they used was: "... a person who refuses to consume
>flesh of any kind". Prior to that time, vegetarians had often been
>called Pythagoreans, after an ancient sect that also abstained from meat
>(and beans).
>
>In North America, and most of Europe (afaik), the term "vegetarian"
>refers to an ovo-lacto vegetarian.
>
>Some links for you to follow up on:
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian
>http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...tarian&x=0&y=0
>http://www.google.ca/search?q=define:vegetarian
>
>And guys/girls, stop feeding the troll.
>
>-- Blue