“We are dragged into this contract [not to question what we eat] from such an early age that, by the time we are cognizant of actual cruelty being done in our name, we are so deeply complicit that to be illuminated would be to initiate a process of guilt and grieving so painful that most are afraid to ever look behind the curtain in the first place. And so continues the nefarious unspoken social contract, “Don’t ask, don’t tell.” We are encouraged to participate further, then deny further, then participate again, circling in on ourselves, betraying ourselves at every turn on and on into infinity.”  — Tara Sophia Bahna-James, “Journey Toward Compassionate Choice: Integrating Vegan and Sistah Experience,” in Sistah Vegan, edited by Dr. A. Breeze Harper