Guess we have to have this discussion every 6 months?! Here we go again...
On Tue, 2 Jul 1996, Jackie Van Brocklin wrote:
> Stephen - thanks! At last, a veg vs. vermin piece I can respond to!
> I don't think it is EVIL or anything similar to eat meat (or not).
> It is not currently very *healthy* - but one can commit suicide if one
> wants to.
Meat-eating and its consequently devastating, degrading, and genocidal
effects on the environment and animals are atrocious and frankly speaking,
anti-ecofeminist. Appealing to meat-eaters by way of health, is to reduce
oneself to the level of a meat-eater who is (unwittingly?) selfish,
essentialist, (social) darwinist, anthropocentric, etc., etc.
Consequently, by trying to appeal to the meat-eater by way of some selfish
reason, like health, one (again unwittingly) reinforces and concedes to said
selfishness. Meat-eaters with their inherent, unquestioned,
characteristics and behaviors mentioned above, go fundamentally
and principally against ecofeminist principles! The unwillingness to
sacrifice *privilege* and *comfortableness* clearly demonstrates a false
and token concern for ecofeminism and its principles.
> HOWEVER, think about it. Animals eat OTHER animals. If you study
> animal behavior, or even READ about it, one species prey on another,
> and so on, and so on. This is the cycle of life. Survival ofthe
> fittest, etc., etc.
Essentialism unlimited! Since when do *ecofeminists* believe in "survival
of the fittest," a.k.a. social darwinism?!?
That said, I think as HUMANS (or a facsimile
> thereof) we need to be able to THINK, LOOK and ANALYZE before we
> leap, as it were.
Seems like you forgot to take your own advice.
Anything not in moderation leads to --- well, we
> all know the answer to that one. Each person has their own physical
> needs as far as nutrients are concerned.
All those needs can be satisfied in a cruelty free, ethical manner.
I think it's more important
> to look at what YOU need for your body and incorporate that in your
> diet.
As long as that's not at the cost of another being's life, that's fine
with me. However, it's time to stop thinking exclusively about oneself and
time to take other beings, the environnment, etc. into *serious*
consideration (don't forget this me-me-me-attitude has brought about
things like the subordination of women, slavery, colonialism, imperialism,
genocide, etc.).
Of course, ice cream should be on everybody's list this time
> of year............
Vegan ice cream of course, right? ;)
-Susan
