On Nonhuman Slavery

So far feminism has accepted the dominant viewpoint regarding the oppression of animals rather than shed the illuminating light of its theory on this oppression. Not only is our language male-centered, it is human-centered as well…Language distances us further from animals by naming them as objects, as “its.” Should we call a horse, a cow, [...]

The following essay first appeared in The Huffington Post. I’m a proud feminist, as anyone who cares about the plight of women on our planet should be. In many parts of the world, women are still treated as property. They have few, if any, rights and are subject to exploitation, indignities, and violence on a [...]

Are we predators or are we not? In an attempt to see ourselves as natural beings, some argue that humans are simply predators like some other animals. Vegetarianism is then seen to be unnatural while the carnivorism of other animals is made paradigmatic. Animal rights is criticized “for it does not understand that one species [...]

Note from the editor: the purpose of including this article is not to defend PETA’s campaigns which exploit female bodies, but rather to call attention to the incongruity of the feminist who is not vegan since animal agriculture is built upon the exploitation of the female animal and her reproductive system. The following essay is [...]