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Alice Walker
 

Alice Walker has been rumored to be a vegetarian writer, novelist, poet, and feminist

Seems still eats fish. Let HappyCow know if you find a source that states otherwise.






About: Alice Walker is a famous African American writer who wrote the novel, "The Color Purple." She is proud feminist.

Walker's famous quote, "The animals of the world exists for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for whites or women for men."


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SavoyTruffle
Posted By SavoyTruffle on 06 Apr, 2010 23:14:44
That Alice Walker quote is taken out of context. It's from Walker's preface to Marjorie Spiegel's book "The Dreaded Comparison," and it's a summary of Spiegel's argument. The very next sentence is, "This is the gist of Ms. Spiegel's cogent, humane and astute argument, and it is sound."

Daytonaveg
Posted By Daytonaveg on 22 Apr, 2010 09:56:15
Alice Walker is not a vegetarian. Read this: www.vegblogger.com/blog/2009/10/famous-vegetarians.html

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