A major component of ecofeminist theory is the veggie/meat question. I'm
glad that the topic has been brought up. In my ecofeminism class taught
here at the University of Montana, the veggie question was big on the
ecofeminist agenda.
Interestingly enough, there was a high-spirited debate on the subject here
during our Ecofeminism conference last April, and a major part of that
debate had to do with whether or not a vegetarian stance is racist in some
way because it does not respect the traditions of many ethnic groups, and
also that it is classist and elitist by not taking into account the
economic conditions of many of the world's women trying to support their
family in any way they can, and meat-eating is as old as humanity.
Francoise d'Eaubonne was shocked, and dare I say, appalled, that the
conference here took on such an issue. I was not surprised in the least.
And, as far as being mean to animals, don't you think that people who
torture animals by keeping them tied up or locked in their houses are
hurting them too by driving them nuts>?
jpaisain
On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, sarah clifton wrote:
> About this vegetarian-to-carnie conversation: did anyone read Carol
> Adam's Sexual Politics of Meat? She spends a lengthy amount of time
> explaining how the context of meat eating in which these conversations
> come up presents a difficult position for the vegan/vegetarian. Anyone
> who has read the book care to discuss?...
>
> sarah
>
>
>
> "If you don't want a Nazi in your house, don't let one;
> Never know a fundamentalist till you've met one;
> If you've memorized your civil rights, don't forget one;
> If you don't want an abortion, don't get one!"
>
> -Consolidated
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, January 11, 1999 4:55 PM
> > To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT
> > Subject: Re: Vegetarians plan carnivore converts
> >
> > Best way to bring a conversation around to the cruelty involved with
> > eating meat:
> >
> > Someone: "I love animals!"
> > Me: "Wow, so you're a vegetarian. I am too. I just can't believe
> > people think it's okay to eat meat. What a cruel thing to do
> > to animals. I could never imagine permitting and paying for
> > such horrible things... [blah blah blah]
> > Someone: "No, wait a minute. I'm not a vegetarian."
> > Me: "But... I thought you said you 'love animals.' "
> > Someone: "Well, yeah, but... "
> > Me: "Ohhh, so you only love SOME animals and you believe it's okay
> > to hurt the others. My mistake. I misunderstood."
> >
> > It's that simple to start such a conversation. I've used this
> > approach
> > a lot!
> >
> > Another interesting point is this: Do meat eaters realize that they
> > eat
> > mostly VEGETARIAN animals?? (except, of course, when meat-by-products
> > are
> > mixed in with the animals' natural diet, making the animals UNnatural
> > carnivores!)
> >
> >
> > At 08:07 AM 1/11/99 -0600, you wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >Vegetarians plan carnivore converts
> > >
> > >CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) - Vegetarians from around the world pledged
> > >Sunday to convert millions of meat-eaters by the end of the century
> > and
> > >launched an Asian Vegetarian Union. The Bangkok-based Asian group
> > seeks to
> > >foster the still-fledgling vegetarian movements in many Asian
> > countries and
> > >counter a trend among the continent's youth to ape Western
> > carnivorous
> > >habits. More than 400 participants from 30 countries at the 33rd
> > World
> > >Vegetarian Congress concluding Sunday called on vegetarian groups all
> > over
> > >the world to invite people to give up meat for the new millennium. A
> > mass
> > >pledge-taking ceremony is planned at midnight, Dec. 31. See full
> > story
> > ><http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2557977332-c40>
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
