{"id":251,"date":"2015-12-28T03:59:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T02:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalwelfaresolutions.net\/blog\/?p=251"},"modified":"2015-12-28T06:32:47","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T05:32:47","slug":"speciesism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalwelfaresolutions.net\/blog\/speciesism\/","title":{"rendered":"Speciesism"},"content":{"rendered":"

To discriminate based on sex
\nis sexism;
\nTo discriminate based on race
\nis racism.
\nTherefore, to discriminate based on species
\nis speciesism.
\nBut to discriminate based on religion
\nshould then be religionism,
\nand to discriminate based on hair-color,
\nhair-colorism.
\nNone-sense of course,
\nand awfully-sounding discourse.
\nLet speciesism hence
\nbe racism
\nto stand for an illegitimate preference
\nto benefit the human race
\nto the detriment of the animal-kingdom.
\nIt’s a disgrace.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 
\nAdd:
\n\"Moral<\/a>\"Moral\"Animal<\/a>\"Animal .<\/p>\n

See also the article on speciesism in the NYT.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To discriminate based on sex is sexism; To discriminate based on race is racism. Therefore, to discriminate based on species is speciesism. But to discriminate based on religion should then be religionism, and to discriminate based on hair-color, hair-colorism. None-sense of course, and awfully-sounding discourse. 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