Speciesism oppression against plants taught in maryland schools?

[horselightning]

Maryland school district educates kids on 'speciesism,’ oppression against plants, as part of BLM curriculum

A Maryland school district teaches a plan linked to Black Lives Matter that plants are oppressed and prompts students to identify "the places where they enjoy privilege."

www.foxnews.com

Say what. BLM is putting crazy shit in our schools.

 

[Moonglow]

What is the concept of speciesism?

“Speciesism” is the human-held belief that all other animal species are inferior. Speciesist thinking involves considering animals—who have their own desires, needs, and complex lives—as means to human ends.

What Is Speciesism? Get the Definition Now | PETA FAQ​

 

[Moonglow]

What is speciesism example?


By far, the best explanation of people's behavior is speciesism itself. For example, even though people know that dogs and pigs are about equal in intelligence and possess about the same ability to suffer, people are still are much more likely to help dogs than pigs.Aug 12, 2019

Speciesism: How We Privilege Certain Animals Over Others​

 

[Moonglow]

Is speciesism an ethical issue?


Speciesism and bigotry

Speciesism is often condemned as the same sort of bigotry as racism or sexism. People who oppose speciesiesm say that giving human beings greater rights than non-human animals is as arbitrary (and as morally wrong) as giving white people greater rights than non-white people.

The ethics of speciesism - on Animals - BBC​

 

[Moonglow]

What's wrong with speciesism?


With speciesism, the bias is in favor of humans over animals. (I use 'human' to mean 'member of the species Homo sapiens. ') In each case, the argument went, we unjustifiably count the interests of the favored group more than the interests of the disfavored one.Dec 15, 2015

What's Wrong with Speciesism? (Society for Applied Philosophy ...​

 

[Moonglow]

How do you justify speciesism?


The most straightforward way to justify either version of speciesism would be to show that species membership can be a morally relevant characteristic, perhaps sufficiently weighty to warrant the ascription of a right to life.

Speciesism: A Form of Bigotry or A Justified View?​

 

[Moonglow]

Was Jesus a Vegan?


Many biblical scholars believe that Jesus was a vegetarian. Jesus' message is one of love and compassion, and there is nothing loving or compassionate about factory farms and slaughterhouses, where billions of animals live miserable lives and die violent, bloody deaths.

Was Jesus really a vegetarian? - PETA​

 

[Dogmaphobe]

I doubt if any of the imbeciles even understands what a plant species is to begin with.

Usually, what uneducated people call a species is actually a genus.

 

[Moonglow]

I doubt if any of the imbeciles even understands what a plant species is to begin with.

Usually, what uneducated people call a species is actually a genus.

You'd better get their phylum right...

 

[Dogmaphobe]

You'd better get their phylum right...

Phylum is actually up there a bit.

class, order and family lie between phylum and genus.

 

[horselightning]

BLM is whack and complete crazy. they just keep making blacks look worse and worse.