Guest guest Posted February 18, 2003 Report Share Posted February 18, 2003 Polly picked a great quote. Alice Walker also wrote a beautiful essay *Am I Blue* in which she decides to give up meat after honoring a relationship with a horse, *As we talked of freedom and justice on day for all, we sat down to steaks. I am eating misery, I thought, as I took the first bite. And spit it out.* Living By The Word: Essays Alice Walker Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1988 I believe and hope that she is still vegetarian - and honoring the spirit of others. Side-note: Walker's *Am I Blue* essay gained a lot of publicity in the mid 1990's when I was teaching high school English. Her essay was picked to be in a California standardized test, and many people were outraged - claiming that it would indoctrinate students - making them choose a vegetarian lifestyle. I had a blast discussing the essay in class - as many of my students enjoyed talking about animals and their re-naming as *meat.* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2003 Report Share Posted February 18, 2003 I heard her interviewed on NPR last year, and a caller asked if she was vegetarian. She basically answered that she admires vegetarianism and aspires to it but does eat chicken on occasion, etc. Who knows if anything has changed for her since then, but last year, she was a self-proclaimed animal-eater. - simone spearman Tuesday, February 18, 2003 10:15 AM [sFBAVeg] CONFUSION Waters AND Walker Polly picked a great quote. Alice Walker also wrote a beautiful essay *Am I Blue* in which she decides to give up meat after honoring a relationship with a horse, *As we talked of freedom and justice on day for all, we sat down to steaks. I am eating misery, I thought, as I took the first bite. And spit it out.* Living By The Word: Essays Alice Walker Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1988 I believe and hope that she is still vegetarian - and honoring the spirit of others. Side-note: Walker's *Am I Blue* essay gained a lot of publicity in the mid 1990's when I was teaching high school English. Her essay was picked to be in a California standardized test, and many people were outraged - claiming that it would indoctrinate students - making them choose a vegetarian lifestyle. I had a blast discussing the essay in class - as many of my students enjoyed talking about animals and their re-naming as *meat.* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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