to nobody in particular:
...on saturday, i had made my way down to Alexanderplatz and was greeted by a protest...
...well, not that this is a surprise, because protests are common in this country -- and especially in this city -- and, well, Alexanderplatz is a commercial center to the former east-Berlin...
...it was a protest against any type of cruelty against animals -- using animals for clothing, product-testing, research, eating...
...some of the banners read: "kill capitalism, not animals", "don't eat animals", and "animals have life" -- you know, the usual...
...but one stuck out at me -- it read: "against racism, against sexism, against speciecism, against capitalism"...
..."speciecism"? -- i don't think i have ever heard/read that term before, and if i have, i've never taken notice of it...
...my mind begins to whir -- am i guilty of speciecism? do i live out certain prejudices and hold some species in higher regard than others? do i treat animals better or worse than other humans? do i treat cats and dogs differently, because of deep, inner presumptions? what can i do to rid myself of any and every hint of speciecism? am i even spelling the word right?...
...then i think -- i'm not that bad of a speciecist, am i? i do hold a much higher value on actual human beings than on rabbits and minks, but does that make me a speciecist? would i kill a human and use it as a fur coat or boots, or eat it between two slices of bread? am i prejudiced against cows? what kind of a speciecist am i?...
...and then i think -- mmmmmm...bacon cheeseburger...
...next Bible study: what does the Bible teach about speciecism?...
...mental note: other Bible studies are probably much more important...
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..."you learn something new every day"...
...two days ago, i learned: "speciecism" can spice up my everyday vocabulary (see above)...
...yesterday, i learned: chess-boxing is a real sport...
...today, i learned: there is such a thing as too (and almost unbearably) needy...
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currently watching: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
...heh heh -- classic...
...i'm not sure, but i think Michael Palin was my favorite from the group -- either he or John Cleese...
...on saturday, i had made my way down to Alexanderplatz and was greeted by a protest...
...well, not that this is a surprise, because protests are common in this country -- and especially in this city -- and, well, Alexanderplatz is a commercial center to the former east-Berlin...
...it was a protest against any type of cruelty against animals -- using animals for clothing, product-testing, research, eating...
...some of the banners read: "kill capitalism, not animals", "don't eat animals", and "animals have life" -- you know, the usual...
...but one stuck out at me -- it read: "against racism, against sexism, against speciecism, against capitalism"...
..."speciecism"? -- i don't think i have ever heard/read that term before, and if i have, i've never taken notice of it...
...my mind begins to whir -- am i guilty of speciecism? do i live out certain prejudices and hold some species in higher regard than others? do i treat animals better or worse than other humans? do i treat cats and dogs differently, because of deep, inner presumptions? what can i do to rid myself of any and every hint of speciecism? am i even spelling the word right?...
...then i think -- i'm not that bad of a speciecist, am i? i do hold a much higher value on actual human beings than on rabbits and minks, but does that make me a speciecist? would i kill a human and use it as a fur coat or boots, or eat it between two slices of bread? am i prejudiced against cows? what kind of a speciecist am i?...
...and then i think -- mmmmmm...bacon cheeseburger...
...next Bible study: what does the Bible teach about speciecism?...
...mental note: other Bible studies are probably much more important...
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..."you learn something new every day"...
...two days ago, i learned: "speciecism" can spice up my everyday vocabulary (see above)...
...yesterday, i learned: chess-boxing is a real sport...
...today, i learned: there is such a thing as too (and almost unbearably) needy...
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currently watching: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
...heh heh -- classic...
...i'm not sure, but i think Michael Palin was my favorite from the group -- either he or John Cleese...
1 comment:
i love animals too.
they're delicious.
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