Milk
Fascinating exhibition at the Wellcome Collection looking at the history of milk and our relationship with it. The points were made clearly with well-chosen objects, films and ephemera. It followed loose themes such as the history of the West’s use of milk, perceived health benefits, production and scientific motherhood. I had never realised the link between milk and race from the west’s promotion of it as they colonised despite the fact many races can’t digest it to Pro-Trump supporters purposefully drinking milk at rallies as a sign of their whiteness. I felt at times the analogy was stretched a bit too far but it certainly got me thinking. I also realised I was exactly the right age to have been influenced by a lot of health promotions. I found the section on free school milk particularly nostalgic. I remember the way it froze in winter and went off in summer. There was a good section on the promotion of scientific advice to women around breast feeding and the politics of t...