I hope this doesn’t offend, but I REALLY need to know. Can vegans, um…swallow after giving oral pleasure – or is this against their ethics?
Of course, it depends on the individual in question. However, I would think that since the “extraction” of sperm involves no harm to a man, that it wouldn’t be a problem.
Ultrafilter, what does ‘harm’ have to do with it? Egg production does the hen no harm, but eggs are out. So says a Vegan friend who, “Doesn’t want to take on the karma of a chicken.” Milk products would fall under the same umbrella also, I suppose.
But, speaking as a male, HEY, no problem. It fact I’m pretty sure it’s good for you.
I was always under the impression that very many vegans ate that way to avoid killing or harming animals. Their definition of harm just happens to be fairly broad.
Not all vegetarians have the same beliefs, so the only answer to your question is the ever frustrating depends.
Cripes. As a former vegan, I used to get this one all the freakin’ time.
My reasons for veganism had much to do with the environmental detriment caused my animal farming, and little with animal welfare. Swallowing semen has absolutely nothing to do with that, and so was a-ok as far as I was concerned.
Even for those who are vegan because of animal welfare, as ultrafilter said, no harm done, so it’s probably ok for them. And SandyHook, egg and milk production does do harm to animals. Ever seen the inside of an industrial dairy farm? Not pretty.
But, as Dravin said, everybody has their own reasons.
This has been discussed before:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=121038