Is Ecofeminism still relevant?

In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at ecofeminism in relation to the environment and climate change. I specifically look at whether ecofeminism is a viable lens through which to understand our current environmental and gender-related circumstances. I dissect the thought of ecofeminist scholars and activists in order to understand how gender and the environment are intertwined. I make comparisons to the environmental justice movements and ultimately ask the questions, what is ecofeminism and is it a useful lens to understand feminism and environmentalism.
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Resources:
Unfortunately, a lot of the resources I used for this video are from academic journals that can only be accessed through sites like JSTOR, so I don't have likes. I'll put some of the titles and authors down below though.
1. Ecofeminism and Environmental Justice: Bridges across Gender, Race, and Class (Gwyn Kirk)
2. Women of Color, Environmental Justice, and Ecofeminism (Dorceta Taylor)
3. Ecofeminism Revisited: Rejecting Essentialism and Re-Placing Species in a Material Feminist Environmentalism (Greta Gaard)
4. On Ecofeminist Philosophy (Chris Cuomo)
5. Ecofeminism in the Twenty-First Century (Susan Buckingham)
6. Vandana Shiva: Ecofeminism and Earth Democracy (KZbin): • Vandana Shiva: Ecologi...
7. Ecofeminism: A Global Crisis (KZbin): • Ecofeminism: A Global ...

[@cheilarodrigues5419]

You are missing Federeci's work. There she mentions colonialism and how the ecofeminist movement can be intersectional. We just have to remember that privilege is like a ladder.

[@Blueeish98]

I was very surprised by the focus of your video. At least where I live, I have always heard ecofeminism related to the decolonial and indigenous movements. And the first person that comes to mind when I hear the word "ecofeminism" is Vandana Shiva. This video seems very useful to me as an approach to the subject, but I think you fall into the same contradiction as the video, by not directly mentioning those other voices outside the American and European academy.

[@rocioq2891]

I was thinking exactly the same. I am using this video to make a debate today and that was one of the main things I wanted to point out. Sometimes, people tend to interpret ecological movements as an "upper class" issue, when it actually affects directly to the most vulnerable groups in society. Still, the edition and explanation of the theory is excellent

[@nietzschesghost8529]

Even within Western academia, Karen J. Warren was an ecofeminist who explained how the "logic of domination" undergirds all manner of oppression, from sexism, racism, classicism, and "naturism." A major point of ecofeminist scholarship is to show the intrinsic connection between environmental ethics and feminist ethics, and to therefore persuade us that these two branches of ethics must be seen as one; hence, "ecofeminism." But this synthesis in no way precludes or negates the struggles of black women, or trans women, or poor women.

[@prakritimuk]

As a feminist political ecologist from India, i feel the need to point out that ecofeminism is a heavily critiqued concept within Indian feminism. Most famously, Bina Agarwal provided critiques of Vandana Shiva's theorization almost as soon as it came out on similar lines that the video mentions. Agarwal, Shiva and I are upper caste Indians whose analysis are limited by our lived experiences. Shiva's essentialization of women from the global south does disservice to women who are actually impacted disproportionately. She also flagrantly uses mainstream hindu notions of femininity which itself causes appropriation and erasure of more indigenous ways of knowing nature. She is not a marginalised voice in India and leaves no space for them because of her extremely class and caste-blind politics.

[@nafeesahmad2973]

@@rocioq2891 great

[@alexanderbarrientos8800]

​@Rocio Q That's exactly what I thought, I compared it to capitalism, capitalism affects everyone.

[@inlesinlet]

Have you read any Val Plumwood? Her ecofeminism certainly includes concepts of race and class. It's all about hierarchical dualisms; how this way of thinking and of structuring our society has lead to the oppression of both women AND nature, but also of every other group that is being oppressed. I think there's something to this. We do tend to put things into binaries, to enforce dualisms, and to then value one over the other. This structure, this way of seeing things, have done a lot of damage. Our values strongly motivates our actions, and so of course if we always value humans higher that nonhuman animals, human society over nature, etc, then we're going to treat it accordingly. Ecofeminism provides insight into how we got ourselves into this mess, and from that, we can work our way out.

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

exactly - the narrator says he's "new" to ecofeminism. I gave a talk on Ecofeminism in 1993 at University of Wisconsin Madison. The truth is not a popularity contest - so just because ecofeminism is not "trendy" does not mean it's not true. Hardly anyone knows the details about our original human culture, the San Bushmen, yet they lived sustainably, without rape nor war and were ecologically based - it's an ecofeminist culture. So just because hardly anyone knows about our original human culture does not mean it's not true.

[@oliviachipperfield6029]

Love this! Thank you

[@sprklycupcakeunicorn]

when I read about ecofeminism, the article (I can't remember what it's called..) talked about people of color and indigenous populations... so I think it depends on the author you look at

[@goosty17]

Do western influencers wearing "feminist" shirts made from women in Asia count as activism? 🥴🥴🥴

[@calebjiang4056]

Completely off topic. No idea why this is relevant to the video content

[@quantum_leap786]

Yeah whats your point ?

[@goosty17]

@@calebjiang4056 64 people understood why it relates to the video except for you.

[@goosty17]

@Mitch Howe thank you.

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

I helped launch the Workers Rights Consortium against sweatshops - while also working on environmental issues. Yes the two need to be connected - it's called Environmental Justice.

[@cosmosisrose]

Could we not have intersectional ecofeminism? And look at how things like class and race etc. affect the environment too?

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

Sure read Val Plumwood or Winona LaDuke or Dr. Vandana Shiva or Dr. Helen Caldicott or Dr. Norberg-Hodge

[@emilymarsh3150]

Also Syl and Aph Ko, A. Breeze Harper, and Sunaura Taylor (the last is about how Ecofem intersects with the oppression of ppl with disabilities)

[@annalena6056]

Greta Gaard makes also talkes about this in her book "critical ecofeminism"

[@nietzschesghost8529]

That seems to me like an almost inevitable result of the logic of ecofeminism. For where have we seen the justification for the subjugation of an entire race of people because that race was considered to be closer to a primitive "state of nature"? You can't work out the logic of ecofeminism and not come to the conclusion that the oppression of people on the basis of their race follows a similar pattern as that of the oppression of nature, and therefore we can carve out a rational space for class, race, etc. within the ecofeminist theory.

[@frankiapples]

Thanks so much to all above who listed intersectional ecofeminist academics, I have a massive reading list now!

[@zentouro]

thanks so much for having me on your channel!

[@artuselias]

hello

[@syllogism2034]

You're awesome :D

[@ketaminewarrior]

I think stopping at eco feminism is kind of shallow. Hierarchy needs to be dismantled not only between genders and races, but more importantly between economical classes worldwide. I think a broader ideology like eco socialism is more constructive.

[@syllogism2034]

Truth. Feminism is important but economic classes are more broad and should be focused on.

[@luisgutierrez8047]

This is why the patriarchy is winning. Were too busy nitpicking eachothers ideas into irrelevancy

[@bm7124]

I don't think eco feminism leaves out those hierarchies. For me, the movement encompasses all fights agains hierarchy- an intersectional eco-critical feminism seeks to dismantle inequalities created between races, genders, classes and sexualities- while also ackowledging the deep exploitation of the planet by humankind.

[@scanlankim]

What you are referring to is Intersectionality and anti-oppressive theory. I'd argue the best framework incorporates elements of all these theories. They all have their strengths.

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

Reality can be considered inherently complementary or reciprocal without being hierarchical. Learn about "noncommutative phase" logic as the foundation of reality (Fields Medal math professor Alain Connes).

[@nipundave9935]

Why is that you never address contrary positions and justify reasons for their existence. Your videos stand so much in isolation to the dialogue around these topics.

[@emilymarsh3150]

I am taking a course on Ecofeminism and the entire ideology is CENTERED around intersectional feminism and how all oppression are connected. It is literally not liberal feminism at all. There are a lot of different types of Ecofem, but all of the scholars I have read link the oppression of animals and nature to other oppressions, not just women. Liberal feminism is not relevant anymore, and that seems to be what this video is actually arguing.

[@justwondering]

Ecofeminism can definitely be, and by now, is, intersectional. The collection of essays "Sister Species", edited by Lisa A. Kemmerer & foreworded by Carol J. Adams is a good intro to that :)

[@fumblingbumbler19]

This is the most unresearched and narrowly focused video I've ever watched. Please research Shiva, Gaard, Plumwood... Literally almost every ecofeminist doesn't just say it's the domination of 'women' and 'nature'.

[@felixjulesyt]

I think ecology and feminism face some common issue not has independent thing but only because they're problem home from the same thing capitalism. So I think fighting for ecofeminism is one of the many way of saying that you're actually just fighting against capitalism.

[@felixjulesyt]

@Glenn Webb why are you saying that ?

[@safarichick101]

I think you're the moron for calling a youtube commenter a moron for an opinion. Seriously, don't you have better things to be doing, like spreading your distorted capitalist agenda to real people? @Glenn Webb

[@vagosg.9269]

All leftist movies have as oppressor men or and capitalism so yeah, they try in every way to hit some things in society

[@kilianfrey38]

I dont like that People always connect ecofriendly living with women, because it pushes men in the direction of being environmently unfriendly. Makes some men think that protecting the environment is a women thing. Environmental awareness and even living in a healthy way should be shown in a way that every gender can identify with

[@margocresswell4377]

One thing I found ironic in this video was its critique of ecofeminism being a western concept. Yet, it didn't explore non-Western ecofeminism at all. Scholars like Amanda Mokeona, Barbara Boswell, Wangari Maathai, and Tumani Mutasa Nyajeka show an African perspective of ecofeminism. Their writing shows how an ecofeminist lens can heal trauma from colonialism and apartheid. By saying that ecofeminism is largely western excludes many non-western writers and theories. Although this critique is valid, the argument would have been rounded better by including other people's work (and not just work by Western women).

[@athenadia4743]

I would really love to see a video on how intersectionality helps the environment. It's things like this that need to be further discussed, especially among the very white sustainability community.

[@neveragaincanada1916]

Is this a joke?🤣

[@puddingball]

Maybe eco-feminism doesn't look into race, class, ableness, etc., but in the lens of hierarchical dualism it is. If you consider oppositions like man-nature, man-women, abledness-disability, white-nonwhite you see we try to classify the world and value some above others, creating oppression. The fact that humans are a part of nature, benefit from nature and interact with it every day, while also destroying it unknowingly kind of seems to blur those rigid lines. The same thing exists with those other 'dualities'. White people evolved from non-white people, benefit from non-white people and interact with them. In the womb the fetus is a female at first, before the labia close up and form the scrotum, and gender traits also exist across gender borders, like both women and scotts wearing skirts, egyptian men wearing makeup, stay-at-home dads, etc.). If you take into account that feminism doesn't only fight for equal rights for women, but also advocate LGBTQ+ rights, races, ablism, taking nature into account isn't such a weird notion. Of course you will run the risk of including too much under one umbrella, rendering the umbrella not useful anymore. Still the similar kind of power relations are visible, in my opinion.

[@goosty17]

The thing is that eco-feminism is way too specific when most gendered violence is unrelated to the environment. Usually environmental damage is done to people of colors/impoverished communities, etc...

[@puddingball]

@@goosty17 I agree, eco-feminism is too specific. I don't know much about the particular movement, I must admit. What I tried to convey is that the principles that feminism rely on can also apply to human versus nature (i.e. have an eco element), or that ecological preservation activism can be a part of feminism. For example, where do we draw the line between what defines human and all other animals from nature? There is no clear dichotomy, but still humans are 'speciist' towards other kinds of social, feeling, intelligent and suffering creatures. Bio-industry animals are treated differently according to sex. Male chicks get killed immediately, while female chicks can deliver meat AND eggs. They do suffer, but under entirely different conditions. Male cows are used for meat mainly, while female cows have to deliver babies and milk. Intersectionality occurs with dimensions of species and sex. Also, language can influence our thinking about power relations. Take binomial pairs for example: whenever words are named in a pair, most of the times the more 'prominent' and 'dominant' word in the context is the first of the pair: 'master and slave', 'man and woman', 'husband and wife', 'sugar and spice'. This also applies to binomials concerning man and nature. Ecofeminism is too specific for its own movement, but the underlying power relations (in language at least) and some notions of feminist theory can be 'broadened' as to speak, not only to explain women's suffering, but include more parties within the discussion (even though they don't have their own voice). I'm sorry for the rant, and maybe I understand eco-feminism entirely wrong, so apologies in advance ;)

[@puddingball]

@Glenn Webb The feminists and feminist theory I know just strive for equal rights/pay/treatment for marginalized groups, are hard-working, and do accept responsibility, so I don't recognize this in what you say. I admit that pushing fault to other people CAN be a slippery slope to not accepting responsibility, but not a necessary given and in practice I don't notice this. I do love that you seem to care about the environment (as you clicked on this video), but can you please read back what you just wrote in your own comment? It seems hateful, telling me to kill myself. Is this the message that you want to give to the world? Do you think it'll be a better place because of it? I wish you well and hope that everything in your life will work out, Glenn. Take care!

[@puddingball]

@Glenn Webb So your argument is unfalsifiable and undebatable. I say something you don't agree with, so I must be lying, stupid, or trolling? The only thing I can say, from the bottom of my heart, is no brother, no I'm not. I think you've made up your mind, so discussing will be meaningless. But please, if you feel so much hate, go talk to some people about it, real people. I swear it'll make you feel somewhat better. I care for the environment as much as you do, but I also want everyone to stop hating each other (and themselves), Fare thee well

[@rudymalusa2276]

Trying to squish together this stuff is a bad idea. They’re two different things.

[@nxtxlieclaire]

Ahah perfect timing- I was learning about this in anthropology yesterday. My opinion is that it’s totally relevant; ‘feminism’ overarches various levels of society, the environment being one of them. It’s useful to highlight that how society treats women is parallel to how society treats the environment (both in often destructive and oppressive ways while also celebrating them as sources of resources for survival) . Still so much for me to learn about this but it’s a fascinating framework

[@CanvasLid]

This is something I always made correlation with in my mind but never knew there was actually a term called ecofeminism! However I think that when it comes to suppression, instead of thinking interms of gender, we should think of feminine qualities that are present in both men and women. I'm talking about qualities such as compassion, inclusiveness and empathy. Because these qualities can be absent in both men and women, thus instead of correlation environmental destruction to suppression of the female, it is more holistic to think of suppression of the feminine in all of us. Regardless of our gender. After all, if we view this matter through this lens we can correlate how the absence of feminine qualities (compassion, empathy and inclusiveness) have resulted not only in environmental abuse but also racism and war etc.

[@brixiu5]

Great content. Consider laying off those lines that disappear behind themselves. I became hyper aware that you use them in every scene.

[@earthyvibrations1817]

Sam Tillinghast i think they’re cool and that’s his personal style

[@yantrix1967]

In my ears it sounds like a way to put feminism as an issue on top of everything elese. While there are similarities, I don't think there are actually connections. Beside that, it makes it sound like women like me aren't part of the issue when we talk about climate change. Women are driving cars, flying with planes, as any other man does.

[@margaretashton2693]

You are neglecting so much. Have you read deeply into this concept, or are you just discussing the critics?

[@Venjem]

So, I believe that ecofeminism might have been oversimplified here and that other authors and scholars and not subject to these critics, but this has already been said in many comments before mine. What I wanted to say is that I appreciate that you, from time to time, give your space to others to present and also sponsor their dissemination activity. This is cool.

[@0III0]

very informative, having unique viewpoint that are not widely discussed, love your video animation, looking forward to your next video =)

[@KarolaTea]

I'd be interested if/how gender expectations play into this. Like a lot of things that are seen (in the cultures I know) as particularly masculin (or toxicly so) are bad for the climate, like cars or meat, though so is buying lots of clothes, which is usually considered feminine. Sounds like intersectional eco feminism would be a better thing. Although I'd suppose intersectional feminism also considers how people are impacted by the environment? Great and interesting video! :D

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

We are all from the original human culture, San Bushmen people. Try reading, "Women Like Meat" by anthropologist Dr. Megan Biesele (on our original human culture that was sustainable and peaceful from 100,000 years ago).

[@brasstail]

Thomas Hardy is arguably one of the earliest eco feminists, especially with Tess of the D’Urbevilles, he writes about the exploitation and subjugation of the countryside alongside his storyline of the subjugation and oppression Tess feels in the patriarchal society.

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

Maybe that's why I liked that book - was that also the "Scarlet A"?

[@sarbajitghosh5244]

I am suffering from a strange depression. It's like - the locality I live in is verdant, picturesque. But whenever I am not allowed to piss by the roadside in a tangle of wild bush I feel like I am not contributing to the nitrogen cycle of this lovely planet❤️

[@ouicertes9764]

ecofeminism is absolutely relevant. Feminims and ecology are linked, because the mindset that allow people to plunder earth for economical ressources is fondamuntally the same as the mindset that allowed men to consider women as ressources (for domestic labor and reproductive labor). that mindset is : take possession of your god given ressources and make them fructify and multiply.

[@alejandrozuniga6935]

Me pareció un muy buen video, la verdad no conocía nada sobre el feminismo ecológico, pero la manera de explicarlo en el video fue muy clara. Me resultó tan interesante que me puse a ver otros videos sobre eso. El lenguaje y términos como “Madre naturaleza” y “tierra fértil” demuestran cómo existe en la sociedad esa conexión mujeres-naturaleza, algo que tuvo su origen en un mundo patriarcal (poniendo al hombre y la cultura sobre la mujer y la naturaleza). Por tanto, aprendí y, fue nuevo para mí, que la subordinación de la mujer y la explotación ambiental no están muy separadas. Me hubiera gustado que en el video se comentara más sobre el comienzo del feminismo ecológico y ahondara más en maneras en las que se puede involucrar la interseccionalidad.

[@shanohu]

There's a thing called Social ecofeminism which incorporates intersectional issues. What you're referring to is cultural or essentialist ecofeminism which is kind of outdated. I'm disappointed you didn't acknowledge the evolution of the movement.

[@conk888]

Eco"feminism" will never take off. You can't slap feminism on something that's more important than the environment. You want people (all people) to change their ways and help this planet. You can't just related it to just women. We all are responsible and we all need to do our part. Men and women; humans.

[@eliseherschlag3586]

conk888 i agree with u in that it will never take off because of its obvious holes in intersectionality, but also there is no one unifying way to influence people to be more sustainable. all of our identities and geographic locations are so different that we will each experience climate change in a unique way. in my opinion there has to be many different approaches simultaneously to appeal to different peoples interests and motivations.

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

It's not a popularity meme - do you know anything about your ancestors? 7000 generations ago we were all direct cousins in the San Bushmen culture. That's ecofeminism.

[@SeeMeFlee]

Great video, but how can this help us achieve sustainability?

[@luisgutierrez8047]

Seriously. Its a circular firing squad. Go too far with intersectionallity and more moderate and conservative people will spurn away from it and will stop gaining any momentum. Don't go far enough and it gets heckled into irrelevancy and nobody's left to advocate for it. Just......pick SOMETHING to rally behind. Not just waste time squabbling over nitpicks in the grand scheme of things

[@christinash2235]

As a graduate student with a bachelor's in environmental science who made the mistake of cross over to social science, I see that people who rely TOO heavily on Environmental Justice are often repulsively ignorant about ecology and wildlife, and obsessed with people to a point of absurdity and nausea. The things I have seen proposed in the name of Environmental Justice sometimes have ZERO relevance to actual conservation. Intersectionality is fine, Decolonization and social justice must be considered, but it seems like another group of asshats using hatred of white people for why they don't have to eat less meat, stay on trail or be quiet in the wilderness.

[@christinash2235]

@@luisgutierrez8047 this is a great response. One of my professors was great, she gave us readings from Ecofeminism and Environmental Justice and in class we were encouraged to respect different gifts or passions in activism because while animal rights activists or environmentalists sometimes forget about intersectionality .. social justice warriors literally have no science background in the conservation of the non human world, and we need both. Plus what you said.

[@OlleLindestad]

Maybe I'm missing something, but based on what I've seen of it so far (not just in this video, mind you!) I can't really see how ecofeminism is particularly useful. Are mistreatment of women and mistreatment of nature two sides of the same societal coin? I guess it's an interesting philosophical question, but it doesn't really seem to lead to anything concrete or actionable. People of all genders pollute; people of all genders suffer the consequences. What populations suffer the most from environmental issues (and what populations are being heard!) IS an important conversation, as mentioned in the video, but then we're so far away from the issue of gender that the "ecofeminism" label seems irrelevant. My belief is that if you can avoid bringing identity politics into something, you should. Not because identity politics is never important, but because, by its nature, it's *never not personal*. It gets divisive very, very quickly. Since I can't see any particular benefits to this gender analysis that outweigh the costs of bringing it into the discussion, I'm going to pass for now.

[@mimmikibilly]

so, is ecofeminism a way of reading the harm done to nature in a more familiar way (in order to get more people to act against climate change) or is it the union of two causes? and if it's the second, does it mean that women are affected by climate change or that they are less of a cause for it because they had very few responsibilities in the past? there is something I am missing, I would love to understand more about this.

[@marinewauquier8630]

From my understanding, it is a way to show that the dynamics that cause the oppression of women are the same as the dynamics that cause the destruction of environment : hence being in opposition to one means being in opposition to the other from the logical POV. It would then be both of your assumptions: convincing feminists that their fight should not only be targeted to gender inequalities but towards the environment too. However there doesn't seem to be any rejection of the responsability, but there is the blaming of the same things blamed in feminism : "hierarchical thinking" and "oppositional dualisms" quoting the video

[@mimmikibilly]

@@marinewauquier8630 sorry, could you explain it a bit more? I can't really wrap my head around it. do you mean that basically, since feminism has such a large following, it should incorporate environmental justice in it? if I got that right, the opposite would be true as well since many are already fighting for the well-being of our planet. am I missing something?

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

Susan Griffin's book "Women and Nature" is a good introduction

[@girl4eversweet]

I need more channels like this one, please. Someone?

[@MrPelafio]

Is there something like intersectional ecofeminism?

[@emilymarsh3150]

yes, there is! Read Val Plumwood, pattrice jones, Lori Gruen, and I highly recommend Aph and Syl Ko or A. Breeze Harper

[@ilcapitanoalexandr8698]

*Interesting topic.* *Unfortunately loads of people will ignore this. I don't know if it is lack of empathy, or simply being egoistic.* *Well, hope the majority can contribute for the better of the environment, because even if doesn't 'literally' affects you today, it will on the people you love, siblings, nephews, etc.* Oh, if you know the name of this song, please, tell me. 04:42 *Passé une belle journée)*

[@carmarniah9360]

Probably we just have to act and not label.

[@bigscruppy]

Great job! Couldn't have asked for a better analysis

[@26yd1]

I guess the problem was to make it a movement itself, as a part of a whole functionning framework (intersectionality and (eco)socialism) it is great and we do it already^^. And yeah, apparently it wasn't only about being white and bourgeois but turning spiritual and essencialist... unsurprisingly... this way it could easily turn from problematic to straight out confusionist.

[@ShaneyElderberry]

I think the default inactivity of eco feminism in developed countries is the primary reason for its decline. The Indian tree hugging/guarding movement (Chipko) was so effective by comparison, and the activities of the members were demonstrably working against opportunistic developers. It’s not surprising that the majority of the members were women who were sick of speeches and wanted environmental action.

[@stargirlwonders3035]

Last year in my APHG class I taught my group about ecofeminism and they thought it was interesting and now I started a Environmental Club at school and everyone from my group is in it. Rian Phin also has a video talking about this. :) I would give it a listen

[@MichaelStrawn_I_am]

There's a reason why there's more dislikes than likes.

[@RealityIsNot]

Ok. X related to Y, A related to B. Hence X and A are related. This is a flawed, yet convenient way to look at the world. And its true for almost almost all scenario. Eco-communism, eco-patriachy, eco-peta, eco-job, eco-family, eco-technology, eco-schooling, etc.etc.. . You can basically make million such correlation in complex world but I don't see any use for it, apart from some people making a career out of it.

Thank you for this video. It was instructive!

[@michaelwatts5481]

This video makes the transition of 3D to 5D and the adoption of the light body so sallient.

[@yoallan666]

Don't look at this video, it will uniform you. People who made it clearly haven't read what ecofeminism is about. Ecofeminism worries about any kind of life, including men, women, and actually, it is the representation itself of intersectional perspective. You should totally read before make so many people misunderstand this awesome movement.

[@LogicGated]

I suppose this channel is american centric but in my country, which is in the caribbean, it feels quite intersectional in its approach.

[@pierresihite8854]

This is great really

[@KarlSnarks]

While it's certainly interesting to learn more about this topic, I think one criticism I'd give towards the ideas expressed in this video, is that the framing of feminine identified natural things being seen as less (animals, mother earth etc.) it leaves the cultural objects that are identified as feminine and have been highly respected among patriarchal societies. For instance nation states are often referred to as "she/her" (at least in my language but in English as well right?) and people tended to have the highest respect and reverence for their nations. What I do see in common in both cases though, is that these feminine objects/constructs are seen as something that nurtures and cares for people. Edit: Watched the second part on Miriams channel and think talking about how climate change affects men and women differently is a much more useful attribute of the eco-feminist lens than the idea that unsustainable recourse extraction is an inherently patriarchal concept.

[@goober123cool]

I’m from Vancouver, BC and would love to see a video analysis of Arc’teryx similar to how you have done for companies such as Patagonia and North Face! It’s becoming a very popular brand here, and I happen to own one of their hardshells which I bought 5 years ago and still is in great condition. I tore my jacket after a spill going off a jump while biking in the forest and they repaired it for free, so to me it seems like they are going the extra mile to extend the useful life of their products, but I would be interested to know more about their ethics and their environmental efforts if possible. Thanks, keep up the great vids!

[@gracefullcraziness]

You should do a video on Effective Altruism!

[@chafchak1]

I'm a guy and I think Warren's argument is undeniable logically.

[@joenorris2008]

I disagree that ecofeminism even functions at a 'high theoretical' level grouping all females into one category. Most modern eco-theory takes issue with ecofeminism's demand for a particular female 'essentiality' i.e. it requires something to be distinctly 'female', or something distinctly 'natural' to operate in the andro/anthropocentric framework. The notion of 'essentialism' is largely debunked in the works of feminist theorists like Judith Butler, who through her exposition of gender performativity argues that there really is nothing essential in gender. This is further explored in the postcolonial writings of Gayatri Spivak in her work on 'strategic essentialism.' Modern eco-theory tends to take into account the falsity of this binary, choosing instead to focus on the depth, intricacy and connection of all objects and environments. Indeed, what is actually natural? This idea is further explored in Timothy Morton's 'The Ecological Thought,' which seeks to develop this idea of interconnections, and brings eco-theory into a position of relevance with contemporary feminist, postcolonial, and queer theory.

[@eleoptera]

Sorry, but the connection between feminism and environmentalism seems really weak to me. I don't see how women and men aren't equally responsible for environmental destruction. It's our collective unsustainable lifestyle that's the problem. I don't see the roll of gender. But please explain it to me.

[@tortugatech]

Whats the track from the begining of the video, reminds me of something from a COD game? Really would like to know..

[@ilcapitanoalexandr8698]

Interesting topic. Unfortunately loads of people will ignore this. I don't if it is lack of empathy, or simply being egoistic. Well, hope everyone can contribute for the better of the environment, because even if doesn't 'literally' you today, it will for the people you love, siblings, nephews, etc. Oh, if you name of this song, please, tell me. 04:42 Passé une belle journée)

[@Zipthelips]

I did not even know it was a mouvement! I'm not quite sure if it should be like "eco-equality" movement....

[@imperialblade1]

Was it ever relevant?

[@sameerdodger]

oh look its the joker telling jokes

[@lowyeeliang7003]

I have an idea for a video. Is Cling wraps ecologically sustainable?

[@andarted]

Good video, Thanks. I think it'd be even better if you'd state the publication years of your sources. When professor Dorceta E. Taylor points out, that "[the] formulation, control, and dissemination of ecofeminist beliefs, practices, and ideas are firmly under the control of white woman." it would be very helpful to know if this is her opinion today 2019, or if it was her opinion in the 1990s.

[@yeeyeeasshaircut3929]

Imo environmentalism almost 100% about addressing physical destruction/subjugation and direct action. At this point theirs very little room for philosophy and other "wishy washy" stuff that ecofeminism seems so focused on tho the movement could focus on how women are often pressured into participating in environmental destruction through having to join workforces such as sweatshops or even the beauty standards that need hyper-consumerism in order to achive

[@Mizmatch89]

When I bring up my arguments about saving the environment one of the things I point out is the science of what happens doesn’t care about you, it doesn’t care your race, gender, or living conditions- global warming is happing. We as a human race need to do something about it about our actions. While I agree there is something to the human vs nature and man vs woman, I think it has more to do with the political climate is charged in such a way that there is very little compromise. I see this in the vegan movement, it’s all or nothing. You can’t be a good vegan if half your meals are vegan and the other half is a mix of vegetarian or pescatarian. I’ve noted the same attitude when I talk with my friends about reducing their plastic use. It has to be all or nothing. It has to be okay for people to take the baby steps and live in their means. Assigning a gender to the environment isn’t going to stop the trash that women throw away and less destructive. And using words like chick and vixen isn’t going to help the woman’s right moments. Maybe we can do something more though- make signs out of recycled boxes instead poster board for marches, leave the marches better than you found it. I’m sure the ecosystem will be grateful no matter who you are.

[@andydutton455]

I never heard of eco feminism per say but I do know a lot of women who try and o zero waste and eat vegan.

[@joewilliams8658]

I think this video misrepresents some of the concepts of ecofeminism. Ecofeminism does not necessarily mean emancipation of women and the environment as a combined political objective as I think is implied. Instead, ecofeminism can be interpretted as the application of feminist analysis methods to environmental issues which, in my view, are correctly identified at 2:22 - value hierarchical thinking, and oppositional dualisms. In particular, the human/nature dualism parallels the man/women dualism because historically (or presently depending on your views) women were viewed as a resource to be covetted by men. Likewise nature is currently viewed, atleast within western culture, to be an exploitable resource. Another layer of dualism can be seen in "deep" and "shallow" ecologies. Deep ecology refers to aspects of the environment free of human interaction whereas shallow ecology refers to human centred issues which can broadly be conceptualized under sustainability. These dualism reinforces the notion that humans are the dominus of environmental resources and can therefore legitimise environmental exploitation. Unlike thermodynamics and gravity, the above dualisms are not physical laws but social constructs and therefore must be overcome so humanity can cease destructive behaviours. The question ecofeminism seeks to answer is how? tldr: Ecofeminism doesn't mean the solution to our environmental problems must resolve gender tensions to be successful. Ecofeminism wants to understand the relationship between humans and the environment using the techniques/assumptions scholarly feminism uses to understand gender relations.

[@elleazul]

feminist spirituality is also important, just as important as identity politics and intersectionality.

[@sameerdodger]

this vid saying that ecofeminism is outdated yet still people got triggered by a woman lololol

[@nikolapejinovic180]

Guys, guys... Don't you think enough is enough? Polarizing and dividing amongst ourselves on this topic, too? Don't you think eco-humanity is a bit better solution? You know, no one needs to be pushed off the train.

[@cynthiabelmont1503]

This video does not present a current view of ecofeminism. The version of ecofeminism that it covers is from about 20 years ago.

[@risamaeve]

thanks for the video!

[@herbertkoch7661]

Ecofeminism sounds stupid to me... Love your videos though ❤️

[@justinselkow2551]

Why the hell did people unlike this video, as if it doesn’t open everyone’s mind in some way. I’m sorry but that doesn’t make sense, do they care about the earth?

[@sockelf]

Loved the video!

[@eveastardust3747]

This video isn't really about about ecofeminism and the main point of it's critique, that it's not inclusive enough, could be said about most theories. If you're white, that's something we need to weed our of our culture.. Watch Rian Phin's video "What is EcoFeminism and Green Consciousness", she's a down to earth woman of color who gets it.

[@joedain7320]

do one on ecofascism :^)

[@muuhpropertyyy2465]

Only 10 years remain.

[@Chris-op7yt]

i'm going to start a vegan, male over 40 environmentalist movement, but you must be spiritual and believe in the power of crystals and be a star trek fan. we're going to fight those (others) dark and evil plans.

[@victoriaparnell7339]

Gene Roddenberry would probably prefer you let in the ladies though.

[@AudioPervert1]

Is very relevant. Yet what your not asking is - The lifestyles we lead? How relevant is that? Eco or feminist, willy nilly we are all dependent on the global industrial machine, which is all but running upon the destruction of the living planet.

[@adekunlesalami3506]

Nice one.

[@carovillar96]

Great video!!

[@Amuzic_Earth]

Let's just put keep this term away from the mass...for now. Although the analysis is pretty good and rational as always, but I fear, combining (and letting know) the term eco and feminism will push some people away from either movement. I am talking about the people who loves environment but are skeptical towards feminism and the vice versa...

[@unpaintedcanvas]

I would be of that population. While I fully support the core tenants of feminism and its broader lense on society, I do remain skeptical of many of the more abstract, theoretical frameworks in place since a lot of them seem to lack rigidity in terms of observational data, experimentation, etc. from my current understanding.

[@grimkur]

I’m an eco-oppressivewhiteman but hey... at least we share something in common...

[@blueash9144]

Another good video!

[@jcrios1917]

Good work, please do Social Ecology and Eco-socialism next.

[@KatieBadenhorst]

Misogyny definitely influences how people view environmentalism. Just look at how Greta's been treated by conservative media. Being aware of this can change how we talk about these issues and how we do activism. It's part of a larger problem of environmentalism had been politisized. Btw I'm vegan and the same issues definitely apply. Vegans are seen as "weak" and "emotional".

[@jenna_tools]

Perhaps it fell out of use because it lacks any real utility like... most goofy academic gender frameworks. Maybe we should focus more on advanced energy before it's too late for anyone to survive... Just a humble opinion

[@mitchio86]

what a load of BS. When I hear the term mother nature I think of the power of natural disasters - so I disagree even with his initial statement

[@masara455]

Another great informative video, thank you!

[@brittanyfriedman5118]

social ecology is a better version of ecofeminism

[@mikerodgers7620]

Far left foolishness

[@andrewkawam2603]

As a supporter of ecofeminism myself, I would actually respectfully refute the comment that ecofeminism not addressing the relationships between women weakens it as a philosophy. First off, seeing as the fundamental idea of how the patriarchal association of women and nature in an oppressive manner is not just something that was kick-started in the Western World through the fusion of Sumerian/Ancient Hebrew/Ancient Egyptian ideals that eventually formed the Old Testament and described Mother Nature and the Ideal Woman as both inferior to the supreme male, but I would argue may even have it's roots in our most primal hominins ancestors. The roles that in all cultures which use the Mother Earth or Mother Nature symbolism were originally evolved in early hominins, not just as an evolutionary relationship between males and females of the same species, but between females of the same species as well, since males taking on the role of food searching (which is what many palaeoanthropologists now believe was the pressure for upright walking to evolve) also led to the development of female social interactions as we know them today. For example, one hypothesis as to the origin of menopause in female humans (which is something that only humans and whales exhibit), had to do with changes in female social structure brought about by the sexual selection for upright walking and other attributes associated in patriarchal cultures with the Ideal Man. Of course, at this point in our evolution we can look at this from a vastly different perspective and try to build far greater gender equality, as not only are there different evolutionary options available to us now than there were back then, but because we can understand better the long-term damage and consequences of evolutionary pathways that our ancient ancestors (who were certainly not stupid) couldn't. My second point I quote directly from an excellent article by Suzannah Weiss, something that, as we and all living things are a part of nature, I think certainly extends to ecofeminism: "Feminism, according to Dictionary.com, is "the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men." Similarly, Merriam-Webster considers feminism "the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities." In practice, feminism also includes the advocacy of equal rights based on race, class, sexuality, and every other part of your identity. This intersectionality is important because so much more than gender plays into oppression. You can obviously hold these ideologies regardless of your gender, cultural background, or pretty much anything else."

[@SnowElf_96]

YES!!

[@rev.rachel]

I really love that you included a woman talking about ecofeminism in this video. Centering marginalized voices is always really important, and it’d be even cooler if you also did a video some day about some women of color and/or queer women’s developments of white ecofeminism to better reflect the intersectional identities of more women.

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

One of the fascinating aspects of ecofeminism is that in our original human culture, the San Bushmen, they did not even know that homosexual males existed, nor did the males masturbate. Rather every male was required to train in "staying power" through celibacy and fasting - and reality was considered inherently based on complementary opposites. The SAn Bushmen did not have rape, nor war and it's still around - pretty ecologically sustainable from 100,000 years ago. Hardly anyone knows this basic truth about our ancestors! Of course the male anthropologists try to cover it up. I've discussed this with Dr. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas who lived with an uncontacted San Bushmen tribe in the 1950s. I recommend reading her book, "The Harmless People." - good example of ecofeminism at work.

[@emilymarsh3150]

If you want to read queer women and women of color who are Ecofeminists, try Syl and Aph Ko, A. Breeze Harper, Greta Gaard, pattrice jones, or Val Plumwood!

[@zbynekcodykolacek]

What? I either do not get it or is it just kind of gender/social/race soup?

[@janetteruiz9347]

Do Socioecological systems ^~^

[@vazeyo]

This woman talks way to fast. As a non native english speaker its very hard to understand her...

[@MegaCODEOFCONDUCT]

Mozambique here

[@sofaking7045]

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[@msdidemtutoring9623]

Maybe more relevant than ever