Feminised and naturalised status links the domination of women to other oppressions.

Evidence

The domination of women is of course central to the feminist understanding of domination, but is also a well-theorised model which can illuminate many other kinds of domination, since the oppressed are often both feminised and naturalised. — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 94

Categorization

  • ADDENDUM: Feeds the Immodesty and Sacrifice articles’ shared idea that bodies coded as feminine/natural get targetted; more directly relevant to the Eco-Justice pedagogy around interconnected domination.
  • XREF: This is the load-bearing step toward the whole-book thesis in ch2 that western culture devalues the women-nature connection to oppress both — directly bridges to Merchant’s The Death of Nature. — connects to: Feminism analyzes how women were inferiorized and connects sexism to other dominations — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 678; Woman’s status as privileged Other depends on specific social and political conditions — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 320; Feminism must combat domination across sex, race, and class, not just male chauvinism — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 562 (+3 more)

Broader Connections