"Rape of the Land" was written by Andrea Smith, and this article contained views of how "Mother Earth" and women's bodies overlap with each other and the idea that abuse to either one of these leads to abuse to the another. In my opinion, I think that women (or humans in general) are very connected with the Earth with science as a reference. Our bodies are made of different minerals and vitamins that are also found in the Earth. On top of our bodies evolving from the Earth, we also depend on the earth for various things from transportation to the best ground to build shelter on, to taking vitamins (from Earth) that will keep us healthy. Even having luxurious items such as diamonds, which is created from the Earth, is a necessity to some people. Being dependent on our home planet is all we know, and because of this, more people need to take an initiative to take care of it. This coincides with women because we too are needed for reproduction. Until recently, women have not deserved respect that was deserved...I mean, c'mon, without us the human race may be nonexistent.
I agree with Smith, in the sense that both women and Mother Earth concur with each other. My final thought is that our home (Earth) and our women should be treated as rare, precious beings in order to keep a healthy living environment which goes hand-in-hand with healthy reproduction.
