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A review by oleanderjune
The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory by Carol J. Adams
2.0
I agree that there are links between vegetarianism and feminism, but Adams' books is only a decent beginning into exploring their connection.
Her entire book presupposes there is only one reason for going vegetarian - that it is inhumane and immoral to consume animals. Period. Try sticking any other sort of reasoning, and her argument falls apart. I think she fails to see the shades of gray when it comes to vegetarianism.
What seriously turned me off was her implied disgust for feminists who eat meat. All of chapter 2 was a veiled criticism of omnivorous feminists - apparently eating meat puts you right along with the rest of patriarchy.
I think this alliance of feminist and vegetarian theories should be further explored, but not by Adams.
Her entire book presupposes there is only one reason for going vegetarian - that it is inhumane and immoral to consume animals. Period. Try sticking any other sort of reasoning, and her argument falls apart. I think she fails to see the shades of gray when it comes to vegetarianism.
What seriously turned me off was her implied disgust for feminists who eat meat. All of chapter 2 was a veiled criticism of omnivorous feminists - apparently eating meat puts you right along with the rest of patriarchy.
I think this alliance of feminist and vegetarian theories should be further explored, but not by Adams.