> Yeah, this bugs me. It is absolute 'bullsh*t' that men hunt and women
> gather. Sorry but true. Please read some anthropological stuff before you
> start trying to sound intelligent on this subject.
Kylie,
Actually I am an anthropologist, and I was talking about my experience in the
timber community where I did my fieldwork. Some women there did hunt, and I
know that there are women everywhere who hunt. But *in general* hunting in
the timber communities of Oregon's Santiam Canyon is viewed as a male
prerogative, as is "woods work" (logging). I was not trying to generalize
about rest of the world's hunting practices.
I personally believe that whether women hunt or not depends a lot on
the environment and economy in which their communities live, as well as the
animals that are available to hunt. Among Oregon's Kalapuya, the women
helped out with the deer hunts, which were done by encircling a deer herd
with fire. Similarly, the women of the BaMbuti of Africa help out with
animal drives. However, in many traditional cultures where big game
(elephants, buffalo) was available, women did not hunt as much because it
required a lot of travel, and it is difficult to hunt big game and care for
children at the same time. Among the Sioux, the men did most of the buffalo
hunting and the women prepared the meats and hides.
Saying that it is absolute "bullsh*t" that men hunt and women gather
is just as inaccurate as saying that no women ever hunt.
Jennifer
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Oct 1 17:58:57 1996
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 1996 19:17:51 -0400
From: Charlotte Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Abuse of women and animals
References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
William Affleck-Asch wrote:
>
> While I would agree, in my experience growing up in various places in the
> US and Canada, that most people showing cruelty are male, there have been
> a number of women too. As to inability to properly (humanely) slaughter
> an animal - reminds me of a recent cartoon depicting a world where you had
> to personally slaughter the animals you ate (with knives and suchlike).
> This also brings up the question of people who eat kosher meats - do many
> people understand the exact methods used?
[snip]
Actually, the slaughter of animals for kosher diets is often -more- inhumane
than standard methods used. It seems this practice needs to be updated: We
have the technology to be much, much more humane with regards to killing
animals for consumption.
--
- Charlotte Sullivan
Executive Director
Protect Animal Life
"PEACE AND FREEDOM FOR ALL WHO LIVE"
