Vegetarianism & Ecofeminism Part 4

If you couldn't tell, I really didn't like this article. I don't think it defended vegetarianism very well and I think it did a terrible job of trying to equate patriarchy with meat eating. I will admit that there may be some small similarities between meat eating and male dominance, but vegetarianism alone is clearly not going to overthrow the patriarchy. It is actually pretty foolish to presume that there is any kind of real correlation between meat eating and patriarchy or vegetarianism and matriarchy. Besides that, becoming a vegetarian does not offer any solution to the "problem" of male dominance. Furthermore, women are not usually looked upon as mere “possessions” any more, they are not solely sex objects and they are not the only ones who are sexually objectified, and a lot of women eat meat. Women can be in a relationship or marriage with a man and still retain their individuality. Women are able to do paid work, vote in elections, and receive an education. Women in the Western world have a lot of independence for living in a patriarchy. And although women still have a lot more ground to gain in terms of egalitarianism, you can't simply ignore all that women have accomplished thus far. Women can be vegetarians if they want, but they don't need vegetarianism to challenge the patriarchy.