tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post1806780235561470022..comments2023-11-05T03:34:05.463-08:00Comments on The Vegan Street Blog from the Vegan Feminist Agitator: The Universal Mother…Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-1883025171759235072013-05-12T15:12:37.048-07:002013-05-12T15:12:37.048-07:00Marla
Thank you for expressing so beautifully what...Marla<br />Thank you for expressing so beautifully what we all really know. Thank you for you!<br /><br />love<br />FranFran Costiganhttp://www.francostigan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-49180771607651421712013-05-12T09:25:29.959-07:002013-05-12T09:25:29.959-07:00Just reading this for the first time today and mus...Just reading this for the first time today and must tell you how impressed I am with your writing. So well said, I can only echo what others have already posted here. I agree with the cloning and adopting sentiments already expressed. I look forward to reading your future posts and will share this on FB today - I could not have said it better!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02390796809502905185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-61380655513046820632012-05-10T01:09:45.802-07:002012-05-10T01:09:45.802-07:00Aw, thanks, Fireweed! I'd be proud to be your ...Aw, thanks, Fireweed! I'd be proud to be your mama!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-15183268086135856082012-05-10T01:09:12.296-07:002012-05-10T01:09:12.296-07:00Wow, Carol, thank you for your kindness. I really ...Wow, Carol, thank you for your kindness. I really appreciate it.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-86271782949895600892012-05-08T13:22:00.274-07:002012-05-08T13:22:00.274-07:00If I hadn't already been adopted, I might just...If I hadn't already been adopted, I might just pick you Marla! :) Happy Mother's Day, everyday. :)- Fireweedfwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308368251275119757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-60387359306246801572012-05-08T11:14:00.423-07:002012-05-08T11:14:00.423-07:00Just wonderful, beautiful, inspirational. Also, yo...Just wonderful, beautiful, inspirational. Also, your thoughtful response to Ami's comment shows the awesome intelligence and humility you possess in spades. Marla, I wish we could clone you somehow! ;-)Carolhttp://veganevolution.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-13445030252896185112011-05-16T08:15:26.354-07:002011-05-16T08:15:26.354-07:00Ami, thank you so much for your very thoughtful po...Ami, thank you so much for your very thoughtful post here. I have just recently become aware of how I do this and how wrong it is. Mental illness is an illness like any other: would I use terms that are derogatory toward those who are blind, are paralyzed, etc.? Of course not! But I think terms around mental illness are somehow up for grabs and I'm not sure why that is. In my personal case, having had some family members who were probably bi-polar, I think I probably got too comfortable using these terms as a way to distance myself. Within the last couple of months, though, I have become more and more aware of how discriminatory and insensitive it is to just throw around these words like they don't hurt. Thank you, Ami, for reinforcing that and helping me to strive toward more compassionate communication. Thank you for all your feedback, too. I really appreciate it!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-8243129885149151372011-05-15T14:07:36.641-07:002011-05-15T14:07:36.641-07:00Hello Marla,
I'm a young vegan who just stumbl...Hello Marla,<br />I'm a young vegan who just stumbled on your blog recently, and I want you to know, that I find it both inspiring and challenging - in a good way! I love that with every entry, I come away feeling like I have learned something new about the world and about myself. I love that you write things that make me think 'Yes! Finally! Somebody else who gets it' and feel less alone in the world, and I love that you also write things that I disagree with, that help me establish my own beliefs. Most importantly, when I disagree, I don't feel that you're wrong, just different from me. It's a great thing, and I'm really thankful that you have taken the time to do this.<br />Saying that, there is one exception, and I hope you can tell that I don't mean this as an attack or an insult - but your use of ableist words such as 'crazy' or 'insane' as adjectives and, in some cases, insults is damaging and engaging in oppression. Language is such a powerful tool in shaping our culture, all of us should be responsible with it. I'm not saying that you believe in discrimination against the mentally ill - I don't believe that for one second. But here, you are doing unintentional harm. As a person with a mental illness, I actually flinched when I read you, I believe, describing PETA as 'putting the lunatic behind the wheel' and an animal abuser as 'demented'. These are words that are used to attack people like me, and seeing these powerful words of oppression trivialized and normalized like this hurts. It helps reinforce the deep-set cultural belief that the mentally ill are dangerous, criminal sub-humans. And I tell you this because I believe you were telling the truth when you said you were against all animal oppression, human and non-human, and I hope that by reading this, I've helped you take another step towards rethinking your impact on others, as you've helped me.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12435037372240147696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-4086310920432399672011-05-06T09:27:35.523-07:002011-05-06T09:27:35.523-07:00Happy Mother's Day to one of my favorite Earth...Happy Mother's Day to one of my favorite Earth moms! Hugs to you and yours!BDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671421246834168093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-18329047628033877572011-05-05T18:53:37.232-07:002011-05-05T18:53:37.232-07:00Thank you, Proud Womon, BlueButterfly and Candy Be...Thank you, Proud Womon, BlueButterfly and Candy Beans. I need a better name!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-47786402920900518602011-05-05T09:22:48.079-07:002011-05-05T09:22:48.079-07:00Wondetful. Thank you.Wondetful. Thank you.Candy Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040084842323712707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-45862913575619971272011-05-05T08:53:41.762-07:002011-05-05T08:53:41.762-07:00Beautiful post! I shared this on Facebook!Beautiful post! I shared this on Facebook!Vegan Vixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013926669187684739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-59709152256115392322011-05-04T20:59:20.103-07:002011-05-04T20:59:20.103-07:00as usual marla, beautifully said...as usual marla, beautifully said...proud womonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469068903173524980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-79777165832747678642011-05-04T18:30:25.957-07:002011-05-04T18:30:25.957-07:00Thank you, beautiful people! I really, really appr...Thank you, beautiful people! I really, really appreciate it.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051769657129028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-31188095437082195032011-05-04T16:58:44.192-07:002011-05-04T16:58:44.192-07:00What a terrific Mother's Day post. Thank you ...What a terrific Mother's Day post. Thank you so much! I'll be sharing this far and wide.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766409508518786021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-84774607982707463972011-05-04T14:26:26.149-07:002011-05-04T14:26:26.149-07:00Beautiful. Happy Mother's Day.Beautiful. Happy Mother's Day.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12917062743424015764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-62977600926304863102011-05-04T12:15:33.809-07:002011-05-04T12:15:33.809-07:00Beautifully written. Many thanks!Beautifully written. Many thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-40995885965053768612011-05-04T09:39:54.776-07:002011-05-04T09:39:54.776-07:00Beautiful, beautiful post.Beautiful, beautiful post.Rhea Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381206444697433742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-41328230280550264332011-05-04T08:49:55.935-07:002011-05-04T08:49:55.935-07:00How have I never been to this amazing blog before?...How have I never been to this amazing blog before? Marla, I adore you. MO, thank you for putting up the signpost that brought me here.Shivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741481531172512539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-799660367320178164.post-91215697227169630552011-05-04T08:19:11.510-07:002011-05-04T08:19:11.510-07:00What an excellent Mother's Day post!What an excellent Mother's Day post!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800153451645970774noreply@blogger.com