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Sara wrote:
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I also found disturbing in this text a consistent construction of the earth
as
female/mother/nurturer, a mindlessly romantic notion that, IMO, doesn't stand
up to even the most superficial scrutiny. In fact, it always burns me when
ecofeminism is perceived by non-ecofeminists as somehow celebrating the
woman/
nature connection when my reading has shown me that ecofem is, in part, about
deconstructing that notion.
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Sara
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I remember reading something about the knight in shining armor being the
death of the independent woman. This "knight" has also been applied to the
earth, implying that the earth is something weak that needs to be saved. The
thing is, nature is NOT weak -- look at the hurricanes, tornadoes, etc.
Plus, getting into the idea of saving something, the "knight" is saving his
ideal of what the earth is, not the reality of it. Essentially the "knight"
is unmaking the very thing he is trying to save.
Peace,
Mary
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Name: mary hallock morris
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mary hallock morris)
Date: 07/25/95
Time: 19:10:12
Grad student: The McGregor School of Antioch U.
Yellow Springs, Ohio
majoring in Community and Environmental Ed.
"In Nature, Nothing Exists Alone." -- Rachel Carson
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