The Sexual Politics of Meat
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The Sexual Politics of Meat is Carol Adams' inspiring and controversial exploration of the interplay between contemporary society's ingrained cultural misogyny and its obsession with meat and masculinity. First published in 1990, the book has continued to change the lives of tens of thousands of readers into the second decade…
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This classic by the vegan ecofeminist writer and activist opened my eyes to the ways in which language is used to cover or erase real animal lives. I appreciate her relatable examples as she calls out both the tendency to dismiss caring for animals as a childish concern and the systematic desensitization of children to the consumption of meat.
Prior to discovering this book, I had never reflected on the interconnectedness of animal cruelty and gendered violence against human victims, but Adams led me to think much more deeply about representations of female farmed animals in children's stories, advertising, and…
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