"The dissonance they produce is not due to their being false, but to their being too accurate."
Carol J. Adams
The Sexual Politics of Meat
The Sexual Politics of Meat, by Carol J. Adams, is an extremely interesting book. It's well written, a feminist-vegetarian critical theory, which are two things that I didn't think were linked. This book was fascinating, and, truth be told, it got under my skin a little. Truth be told, it got under my skin a lot.
Anyone who has ever wondered why eating a steak is manly, or why women who have been sexualized us metaphors of animal products do describe the experience should read this book. Everyone should read this book. It's changed my life, though I find it extremely difficult to talk about. So read it, and message me what you think.
Carol J. Adams
The Sexual Politics of Meat
The Sexual Politics of Meat, by Carol J. Adams, is an extremely interesting book. It's well written, a feminist-vegetarian critical theory, which are two things that I didn't think were linked. This book was fascinating, and, truth be told, it got under my skin a little. Truth be told, it got under my skin a lot.
In the book, Adams examines how culturally ingrained misogyny is related to our cultural obsession with meat and masculinity. What is more masculine than eating a bloody steak? and a salad for the lady, please. It examines a history of vegetarianism among civil and sexual rights advocates, breaks down several of the arguments for and against vegetarianism, and looks at several examples of sexualizeing animals and animalizing women that are present in our culture. It extremely well done, so much so that it has me convinced.
Anyone who has ever wondered why eating a steak is manly, or why women who have been sexualized us metaphors of animal products do describe the experience should read this book. Everyone should read this book. It's changed my life, though I find it extremely difficult to talk about. So read it, and message me what you think.
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