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“Both feminists and vegetarians are accused of negativity because they appear to require that something be given up (the most obvious trappings of femininity; the meat on the plate) as opposed to their own perspective in which they are emphasizing the positive choice (aspiring to emancipation and liberation; choosing vegetables, grains, and fruits).”
— Sep 18, 2024 12:42PM
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As we talked of freedom and justice one day for all, we sat down to steaks. I am eating misery, I thought, as I took the first bite. And spit it out.
-Alice Walker, "Am I Blue?"
— Oct 15, 2024 12:49PM
-Alice Walker, "Am I Blue?"
Brooke Bowlin
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We are back, baby!!
“Who loves this horrible thing called War? Probably the meat eaters, having killed, feel the need to kill. . . From cutting the throat of a young calf to cutting the throat of our brothers and sisters is but a step. While we are ourselves the living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal conditions on the earth?” - Isadora Duncan
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— Oct 13, 2024 03:41PM
“Who loves this horrible thing called War? Probably the meat eaters, having killed, feel the need to kill. . . From cutting the throat of a young calf to cutting the throat of our brothers and sisters is but a step. While we are ourselves the living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal conditions on the earth?” - Isadora Duncan
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Brooke Bowlin
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Prepare to be sick of me and my newfound data linking patriarchy, meat-eating, and oppression.
“Lisa Leghorn and Mary Roodkowsky surveyed this phenomenon in their book Who Really Starves? Women and World Hunger. Women, they conclude, engage in deliberate self-deprivation, offering men the "best" foods at the expense of their own nutritional needs.”
— Sep 03, 2024 10:13AM
“Lisa Leghorn and Mary Roodkowsky surveyed this phenomenon in their book Who Really Starves? Women and World Hunger. Women, they conclude, engage in deliberate self-deprivation, offering men the "best" foods at the expense of their own nutritional needs.”
