Sexism, racism, and anthropocentrism all share a value-hierarchized logic of domination

Evidence

When we exclude an entire race of people from what they need to live well, or rationalize their exploitation based on the color of their skin or their ethnic background, we call these practices, “racism,” or “ethnocentrism.” And when we define the natural world as less important than human life, and thus as unworthy of our care, or claim it as a commodity or as property to do with as we please, we call that belief system “anthropocentrism.” These are all examples of what eco-feminists have called value-hierarchized ways of thinking structured by a logic of domination that undermine community wellbeing and justice (Warren, 1998). — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 322

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Bowers’ critique of value-hierarchized thought and to ecofeminist Warren’s logic-of-domination across all four polyad courses. — connects to: Racism depends logically on the prior devaluation of animals. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 576; Discourses rationalizing sexism parallel and depend on those justifying harm to animals — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 586; Social justice silos must yield to analysis of intertwining hierarchies’ shared logic. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 838 (+10 more)
• DEFINE: Defines anthropocentrism alongside racism as instances of one value-hierarchized logic.
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source

Broader Connections

• A ranked thinking about beings underlies racism, sexism, and anthropocentrism alike #corroborates (0.95) — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 412
• Racism uses value hierarchies framed as natural to control and exploit #expands (0.85) — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 1100
• Feminism must combat domination across sex, race, and class, not just male chauvinism #expands (0.80) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 562
• Early race theorists justified domination by a mind-versus-body hierarchy #exemplifies (0.78) — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 141
• Selective outrage stems from domination structures, not mere human hypocrisy #expands (0.75) — Hamid Dabashi, Brown Skin, White Masks, 56