... . Philosopher Steve Sapontzis" objection to the analogy of speciesism with racism and sexism is much like an appeal to the pride of women and minorities. Sapontzis argues that in examining racism and sexism as bigotry, their objection "is not because there are some women and blacks who are as intelligent as defective men and whites but are not being given rights...equal to those of the ... solely on species membership. For obviously there can be no reason for such bias other than species membership, appearance, or kinship, all of which are not morally relevant distinctions. Pluhar notes ...

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... example, show what it was to be a Chinese woman in the white man's world. Though Eaton herself was only one-half Chinese (and one-half English), she was devoted to her mother and to the cause of counteracting the hatred and prejudice against her mother's people that was so pervasive during her own formative years. She took the Chinese name of a flower popular among ... . In "Leaves" she describes through personal anecdotes, her growing awareness of her own ethnic identity, her sensitivity to the curiosity and hostility of others, the difficulty of the Eurasian's position, and the develop...

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