Assuming the milk is plentiful after my baby is born, my husband and I decided that we'd give it a shot. Seriously. Just once (I think milk, human or otherwise, is not good for adult mammals to be indulging in on a regular basis).  But I don't think we'd offer it to any one else.  :)

wtf? I don't exactly understand what good this is supposed to do.

I love how consuming human milk sounds so radical, yet consuming the milk of another animal is the norm.  Maybe this will make the light bulb go off in some people's heads that they shouldn't be consuming milk after infancy anyway, especially COW'S milk.

I know it won't- I had the same "WTF?" reaction when I first read that headline yesterday.  I'm just surprised they didn't suggest the obvious soy substitution first.  Human milk must taste very similar to cow's milk or something..

It's just going to gross people out.  To me, being a good activist means appealing to people on their level--allowing them to relate to your "radical" ideas by finding a place for them within the confines of what they consider "normal."  I think this is simply too radical.  People won't be receptive to it, they'll shut down. 

I also think there is a logical flaw there.  We should be selling neither bovine breastmilk nor human breastmilk.  Both of them are meant for their respective infants.  Is an ice cream industry fueled by human milk feasible?  Absolutely not, to my knowledge.  Consuming cow's milk doesn't make sense, but is consuming frozen human milk as adults any more logical?  No. 

Check out the last section of this article, starting with "Jen Wahlbrink..."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26892950/

Feeling like a cow doesn't feel so great, huh?

oops, I replied to the other thread.  I hope you all don't mind if I cross-post my response here:

i discussed this ad campaign with my partner, who is an omnivore.
I asked him how it made him feel to hear that PETA was asking Ben and Jerry's to use human milk.  His response was far from a positive one, and if it weren't for the fact that I am vegan and an animal-rights activist, and that he loves me, in all likelihood he would have ended up with some very unpleasant conclusions about the misogyny and misanthropy of PETA and animal activists in general.  as the_starveling wrote: "Peta has the ability to make a fool of us sometimes".

It seems that PETA does not even try to stimulate serious discussion about the issues of animal exploitation; they are stuck in shock-value mode and pandering to the pornographic mass media.  Even some long-term vegans have posted on this thread that the campaign confused them, and did not make the connections to exploiting female animals for THEIR breast milk - which obviously SHOULD be the point.  Our interference in the sex and reproductive lives of animals, the rape and artificial insemination of cows, then tearing their children away from them and making veal out of the calves just so we can drink from their mothers' udders ... none of this is brought to the forefront, but instead a stupid media stunt which gives omnivores an EXCUSE to not even think about all of this.

So, campaigns like this leave serious activists stuck in damage-control mode: even though my partner is not going to conclude that all activists are crazy and stupid, I was absolutely unable to get into some of the SERIOUS issues around dairy consumption which the ice cream issue raised, because he was indignant and defensive against the idiotic campaign from PETA.  As he had all rights to be.  How can I engage in serious discussion with someone whose hackles are raised?  We should be seeking connection and understanding with those who are not yet attuned to the vegan message; not demeaning, shocking ad campaigns of dubious value which anger and confuse the average person ...

for this and many other reasons I do not support PETA ... and actively campaign against them.  :(

I thought breastmilk ice cream is pretty funny. I totally got it, and explained it to a friend (he's how I heard about this).

I think PETA did make an effort to reveal the connection:
"'The fact that human adults consume huge quantities of dairy products made from milk that was meant for a baby cow just doesn't make sense," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "Everyone knows that 'the breast is best,' so Ben & Jerry's could do consumers and cows a big favor by making the switch to breast milk.'"

and also
"Update: In response to our letter, Ben and Jerry's issued the following statement: "We applaud PETA's novel approach to bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother's milk is best used for her child." Hey, guys, that's our point: Cow's milk is for baby cows.

"Storchen, a (very innovative) restaurant in Switzerland, has just announced that they will be unveiling a new menu that includes soups, stews, and sauces made with at least 75 percent human breast milk. Some folks might think that drinking human breast milk is strange … but really, what's even stranger is that humans are the only species on the planet that drinks the milk of another species."

Just because that link isn't made obvious in the sources that aren't PETA doesn't mean PETA hasn't made it clear. Ultimately, I'm not always fond of their media grabbing tactics, but I definitely don't think this is the worst thing they've ever done. I'll take breast milk ice cream over sexualized circus animals any day.

Plus, isn't breast milk sweeter? It might make some good ice cream...
And some lactating women do try to use it in cooking out of curiosity. I'd try mine!

and hey, why would a non-profit realize they aren't going to change the world? that would take the wind out of the sails.