http://eco-chick.com/2006/09/06/patriarchy-of-pork/ Because Mother Earth Is A Woman Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:16:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://eco-chick.com/2006/09/06/patriarchy-of-pork/#comment-18947 Shane Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:24:44 +0000 http://www.eco-chick.com/?p=496#comment-18947 Interesting, but perhaps you should spell the word 'vegetarian' correctly... I know, I'm anal about spelling. Personally, I don't agree with this claim. Maybe there is some basis of truth to it, but I have studied the history of vegetarianism a little, and it rarely had anything to do with an inability to get meat, as this book claims women were left without after the men ate. Most vegetarians throughout the ages have been so because of philosophical reasons and ethical reasons, not because they simply couldn't afford meat, or there was none to be had. I'm sure this was the case in some instances, but not the general rule. As far as WHY more women are than men, well, because men are taught to be tough, and eating the flesh of dead animals (and historically, animals the man or boy killed himself) is a sign of species superiority. Women, on the other hand, are taught to be pretty, polite, subserviant, etc. therefore it is not surprising that they tend to question the ethical aspects of living off the death of another species, whereas men don't even bother to question the ethical side of what they do. Interesting, but perhaps you should spell the word ‘vegetarian’ correctly…
I know, I’m anal about spelling. Personally, I don’t agree with this claim. Maybe there is some basis of truth to it, but I have studied the history of vegetarianism a little, and it rarely had anything to do with an inability to get meat, as this book claims women were left without after the men ate. Most vegetarians throughout the ages have been so because of philosophical reasons and ethical reasons, not because they simply couldn’t afford meat, or there was none to be had. I’m sure this was the case in some instances, but not the general rule. As far as WHY more women are than men, well, because men are taught to be tough, and eating the flesh of dead animals (and historically, animals the man or boy killed himself) is a sign of species superiority. Women, on the other hand, are taught to be pretty, polite, subserviant, etc. therefore it is not surprising that they tend to question the ethical aspects of living off the death of another species, whereas men don’t even bother to question the ethical side of what they do.

]]> http://eco-chick.com/2006/09/06/patriarchy-of-pork/#comment-13205 Alon Levy Sun, 10 Sep 2006 06:57:37 +0000 http://www.eco-chick.com/?p=496#comment-13205 I don't think it was either... Rush calls feminists feminazis, and Robertson said that feminism is about women leaving their husbands to practice witchcraft and become lesbians. I don’t think it was either… Rush calls feminists feminazis, and Robertson said that feminism is about women leaving their husbands to practice witchcraft and become lesbians.

]]> http://eco-chick.com/2006/09/06/patriarchy-of-pork/#comment-12955 Starre Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:48:04 +0000 http://www.eco-chick.com/?p=496#comment-12955 Was it Rush Limbaugh that called feminism a mental illness? Or Pat Robertson? Was it Rush Limbaugh that called feminism a mental illness? Or Pat Robertson?

]]>