The Holocaust and the Henmaid's Tale: A Case for Comparing Atrocities"Brilliant, devastating in its analysis and hopeful in its premise." --Carol J. Adams, author, The Sexual Politics of Meat "Compelling and convincing.... Not to think about, protest against, and learn from these twin atrocities--one completed in the middle of the last century, the other continuing every day--is to condone and support the fascist mentality that produced them. I thank Ms. Davis for writing this bold, brave book." --Charles Patterson, author, Eternal Treblinka In a thoughtful and thought-provoking contribution to the study of animals and the Holocaust, Karen Davis makes the case that significant parallels can--and must--be drawn between the Holocaust and the institutionalized abuse of billions of animals in factory farms. Carefully setting forth the conditions that must be met when one instance of oppression is used metaphorically to illuminate another, Davis demonstrates the value of such comparisons in exploring the invisibility of the oppressed, historical and hidden suffering, the idea that some groups were "made" to serve others through suffering and sacrificial death, and other concepts that reveal powerful connections between animal and human experience--as well as human traditions and tendencies of which we all should be aware. |
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... treated by the egg industry said that it reminded him of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale, whereupon the title of this book was born. Matt Prescott, the creator of the Holocaust on Your Plate exhibit for People for ...
... treated by the egg industry said that it reminded him of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale, whereupon the title of this book was born. Matt Prescott, the creator of the Holocaust on Your Plate exhibit for People for ...
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... treat nonhuman beings, but because it threatens our superior status as humans. For many people, the idea that it is as moral- ly wrong to harm animals intentionally as it is to harm humans intentionally borders on heresy. Similarly, the ...
... treat nonhuman beings, but because it threatens our superior status as humans. For many people, the idea that it is as moral- ly wrong to harm animals intentionally as it is to harm humans intentionally borders on heresy. Similarly, the ...
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... treated as a receptacle for the victimizer's defilement . In both cases , the animal victim is involuntarily made to appear as an aspect of the victimizer's identity . Humans , by virtue of a shared ver- bal language , can aggressively ...
... treated as a receptacle for the victimizer's defilement . In both cases , the animal victim is involuntarily made to appear as an aspect of the victimizer's identity . Humans , by virtue of a shared ver- bal language , can aggressively ...
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... treated by the egg industry, he said that it sounded chillingly like The Handmaid's Tale. As soon as he said this ... treat- ment of animals may help to illuminate their attitudes toward human beings. At least on the level of conscious ...
... treated by the egg industry, he said that it sounded chillingly like The Handmaid's Tale. As soon as he said this ... treat- ment of animals may help to illuminate their attitudes toward human beings. At least on the level of conscious ...
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... treated like animals, and so logical- ly we can conclude that animals are treated like Holocaust victims.—Matt Prescott, creator of PETA's “Holocaust on Your Plate” campaign They are being treated as if they were animals. —International ...
... treated like animals, and so logical- ly we can conclude that animals are treated like Holocaust victims.—Matt Prescott, creator of PETA's “Holocaust on Your Plate” campaign They are being treated as if they were animals. —International ...
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