On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:51:42 -0400, "magnulus" > wrote:
>"Digger" > wrote in message ...
>>
>> No. They would not be classed as vegans for the simple
>> fact that vegans don't nourish themselves on milk.
>
> Clearly they do...

Clearly, they do not.

> my purpose starting the thread was not to argue what
>is a true vegan, or that vegans by nature are hypocrites... it was to argue
>that the definition of veganism often put forward, that vegans are simply
>people who avoid animal products in their diet, clothing, and lifestyle, is
>highly flawed.

Rather, your conception of a vegan is flawed. Suckling
babies aren't vegans, so the definition of a vegan as a
person that doesn't drink milk remains the same and isn't
flawed, despite your misconception.