I want to begin by saying I hate blogs.
But I ran out of pages in my journal this morning, and I got to thinking...what's the harm? So here it is, for better or for worse. The Stray Pen. Animals and writing--two things I love. A good place to start.
So...post-election euphoria. I am so there. It's Baracked my week! But I realize it's not euphoric for everyone. Namely, Californians and Proposition 8. I've heard a lot of anguish around yet another rejection of personhood for my GLBT homies. And I share their disappointment.
What I do not share is the claim that California voters care more about rights for animals than for people, with the successful passage of Prop 2 guaranteeing liveable conditions for farm critters. Why does it have to be one or the other? Animals have suffered--and continue to suffer from a warped anthropocentrism which has justified all manner of inhumane treatment over the centuries. Kudos to CA voters for at least recognizing that animals (being raised for food, for heaven's sake) deserve a space big enough to stretch their legs/wings and perhaps even take a few steps. Maybe this is a small indication that there is indeed a measure of compassion in our fellow humans. Now, let's work on expanding it...
Equal treatment under law is coming, as sure as history was made again this week. It's painful that it's not here yet. And that the changes come sooooo slooooowly.
Today I take my hope from eight years of nonsense about to end.
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confessed blog-hater
embracing hypocrisy
chooses to dive in
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