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The Biotic Woman: A Conversation About Carnism with Melanie Joy (Pt. 2)

Social Commentary post by Brittany Shoot on February 10, 2010 - 10:53am; tagged animal rights, carnism, compassion, empathy, food politics, meat, Melanie Joy, psychology, Social Justice, speciesism, The Biotic Woman, veganism, vegetarianism, violence.
A professor and psychologist who works to promote empowering relationships between humans, animals, and the earth, Dr. Melanie Joy recently spoke with me at length about her new book, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism. Our talk is split into two parts here this week. Please check out the first half of this interview from earlier this week!
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The Biotic Woman: A Conversation About Carnism with Melanie Joy (Pt. 1)

Social Commentary post by Brittany Shoot on February 8, 2010 - 1:15pm; tagged animal rights, carnism, food politics, meat, Melanie Joy, psychology, speciesism, veganism, vegetarianism.
People often think about vegetarianism or veganism as an ethical framework or intentional life choice, but in her new book, Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism, Dr. Melanie Joy posits that eating meat comes from the same type of belief system. Dr. Joy, a professor and psychologist who works to promote empowering relationships between humans, animals, and the earth, spoke with me at length last week, and our talk is split into two parts here this week.
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