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Feminists lobby against sex wage discrepancies, gays fight homophobic laws, and the physically challenged demand greater access—each fighting for injustices that affect their lives, and/or the lives of their loved ones. Yet these dedicated activists usually fail to make even a slight change in their consumer choices for the sake of other much more egregiously oppressed and exploited individuals. While it is important to fight for one’s own liberation, it is counterproductive (not to mention self
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― Speaking Up for Animals: An Anthology of Women's Voices
― Speaking Up for Animals: An Anthology of Women's Voices
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Those who are aware of history, of patriarchy and of the feminist movement, tend to understand how difficult it is—and how important—for people to rethink basic behaviors in order to bring about deep and lasting change. We must rethink how we speak, how we spend our time, and what we consume. This is as true for fighting sexism as it is for fighting speciesism—or any other form of domination, exploitation, and oppression. We must change our lives first, and most fundamentally. . . . [Feminists]
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― Speaking Up for Animals: An Anthology of Women's Voices
― Speaking Up for Animals: An Anthology of Women's Voices
"And where the words of women are crying to be heard, we must each of us recognize our responsib…more
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