3. Connection Between Woman and Animals

Woman and Animals

What do woman and animals have in common? From the class discussion the main theme was that they are both oppressed by patriarchy. Do woman have the obligation to liberate animals because of the connections they have or just any oppressed population? This was the theme of one of the articles that we read for class and it really made me dwell on the question.

I never truly realized the theoretical, practical and symbolic connections both woman and animals had in common. For years, both have been a minority and have had powerful (men) people dictate their lives essentially. As a woman myself, after reading this article and the discussions we had in class I feel a special connection and obligation to liberating oppressed animals in the best way I can. For years, the more power a person had, the higher the value they held in society. This means they had more power in dictating how society ran. 

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I fell it is my duty to fight for the rights for those oppressed by patriarchy

Woman before me paved a great path so I can now continue to fight for the rights of those who are oppressed by patriarchy. It is my duty, I feel to liberate those who have no say, either because they cannot physically speak or are oppressed by religion, control or government. The same fate animals suffer now were once (and still are) the same rights woman fought for themselves. Race, gender, class, and status should not define how little or how much your rights should be fought for.