comparing other races to animals is what racists do. comparing women to animals is what misogynists do. their fight for their own rights isn’t premised on their ability to feel pain, but the fact that they, too, are fully human.
“They deserve rights because they are human”, ah, okay. So being human is just a magical qualifier that determines whether or not you are entitled to the ability to live unimpeded. Every other species on the planet exists to serve the whims of humanity, for being human is special.
comparing other races to animals is what racists do. comparing women to animals is what misogynists do. their fight for their own rights isn’t premised on their ability to feel pain, but the fact that they, too, are fully human.
“They deserve rights because they are human”, ah, okay. So being human is just a magical qualifier that determines whether or not you are entitled to the ability to live unimpeded. Every other species on the planet exists to serve the whims of humanity, for being human is special.