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Student council members: Ice cream is not 'inclusive' enough
Campus Reform ^ | 9/13/18 | Adam Sabes

Posted on 09/14/2018 11:03:01 AM PDT by Maceman

Student council members at The University of Wisconsin-Madison are demanding the school change the ingredients in the official university ice cream, claiming that the current ingredients are discriminatory toward some minority students.

UW-M’s official ice cream, the Babcock, contains a beef gelatin additive, which according to the legislation, “renders certain communities such as the Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and vegetarian unable to enjoy it without violating their beliefs.”

“It renders certain communities such as the Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and vegetarian unable to enjoy it without violating their beliefs.”

The legislation, titled “Ice Cream for All,” is already has eight sponsors, including the Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary of the Associated Students of Madison Student Council. The ASM student council is comparable to a student government senate. The “Ice Cream for All” legislation will be voted on next Wednesday.

The ASM Student Council can only recommend changes to the university administration. Nothing that the ASM Student Council passes is, in fact, a definitive change.

The legislation states that the Babcock Ice Cream is an important tradition at UW-M, and “it would be a gross act of discrimination to continue to deprive some minority students” from eating the ice cream because of their religious beliefs. Sponsors of the legislation also added that issues like this play a part in the marginalization of students.

“Symbolic issues like these have always and will always play a critical role in whether marginalized students and people feel welcome, included, and connected to their community,” reads the legislation.

However, according to The Badger Herald, Scott Rankin, chair of the food science department, said the university ice cream shop, Babcock Dairy, offers an assortment of ice creams that are gelatin free, adding that it would be hard to replicate the taste of the gelatin-based ice cream.

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To: lastchance
Well, no.

However, according to The Badger Herald, Scott Rankin, chair of the food science department, said the university ice cream shop, Babcock Dairy, offers an assortment of ice creams that are gelatin free, adding that it would be hard to replicate the taste of the gelatin-based ice cream.

It's one flavor of ice cream.

61 posted on 09/14/2018 12:39:55 PM PDT by gogeo (No justice, no peace.)
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To: Maceman

62 posted on 09/14/2018 12:40:48 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: BBQToadRibs
We are witnessing a generation where indignation is a core component of their psychological makeup.

Exactly so.

63 posted on 09/14/2018 12:41:16 PM PDT by gogeo (No justice, no peace.)
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To: nwrep; Lazamataz
List all of the things that you want it to contain.

I want it to contain them:


64 posted on 09/14/2018 12:52:44 PM PDT by Architect of Avalon
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To: Maceman

Screw ‘em. U-Mad ice cream is the best student ice cream in the country. Every student there can’t wait to try the newest experimental flavor. My favorite one was sunflower seed, but just about everything was delicious.


65 posted on 09/14/2018 12:53:19 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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To: Maceman

Jews and Muslims can eat beef products. But standard geletin is 80% or so pork.

There are vegetarian alternatives such as agar agar. How come they aren’t complaining about pudding and yogurt? Those have geletin in them too as does many candies.

A protest that makes sense? I think not. These whiny babies are still expecting some adult to take care of them rather than taking personal responsibility for themselves.


66 posted on 09/14/2018 1:23:14 PM PDT by PrairieLady2
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To: Maceman
“It renders certain communities such as the Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and vegetarian unable to enjoy it without violating their beliefs.”

Can't speak for the others but I've been a Buddhist for 20 years and that is complete and utter horse s#!t.

67 posted on 09/14/2018 1:28:38 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: Maceman

The Babcock is an important tradition so they want them to change the tradition so all can enjoy this tradition.

This is university thinking these days.


68 posted on 09/14/2018 1:41:00 PM PDT by HarleyD
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To: Maceman

I guess UConn Dairy Bar (to me rank better as Penn State’s Dairy, which is #1) will have a protest soon...(Got to get some Jonathan Tracks sent to me).


69 posted on 09/14/2018 2:40:20 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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70 posted on 09/14/2018 2:41:54 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Maceman

They have bacon in their ice cream???


71 posted on 09/14/2018 2:49:38 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Maceman

Glad to hear these young heads full of mush have solved another one of the First World’s pressing problems.


72 posted on 09/14/2018 2:49:43 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Chuck Schumer--giving pond scum everywhere a bad name.)
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To: Architect of Avalon

In other words beautiful people susceptible to left-leaning fads like PETA, Che, and socialism... Ok.


73 posted on 09/14/2018 3:17:36 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: nwrep

Their sociopolitical inclinations would not be relevant.


74 posted on 09/14/2018 3:37:03 PM PDT by Architect of Avalon
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To: Maceman

Toughie shittee.


75 posted on 09/14/2018 4:55:20 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Maceman

Complaining about stuff is not a virtue.

Also bitching about stuff and having no viable solutions isnt a virtue either.


76 posted on 09/14/2018 4:57:08 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: lastchance

I’m confused. What’s ‘kosher gelatin’?

I always thought that you couldn’t mix meat and dairy, and that beef-derived gelatin would be considered to be ‘meat’...


77 posted on 09/14/2018 6:04:40 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it")
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To: lastchance
No it’s not. It’s asking that a food which normally does not contain beef by products be offered without beef

How about just serving Styrofoam balls in paper cones since no one cares what it tastes like.

78 posted on 09/14/2018 7:53:34 PM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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To: Maceman

The company should come out with a single flavor - maybe mud - that meets their demands and call it “Babcocks for the socially misfit Snowflakes”


79 posted on 09/15/2018 3:21:22 AM PDT by trebb (So many "experts" with so little experience in what they preach....even here...)
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