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We live in a culture that has institutionalized the oppression of animals on at least two levels: in formal structures such as slaughterhouses, meat markets, zoos, laboratories, and circuses, and through our language. That we refer to meat eating rather than to corpse eating is a central example of how our language transmits the dominant culture's approval of this activity.

Carol J. Adams

When we are meat eaters living among meat eaters, our world is reflected back to us, confirming our choices. When we become vegetarians, we stop being reflections; we may even be accused of breaking the mirror. … Just when we think our work is done, we discover that it has only begun: the challenge isn't becoming a vegetarian; it is being a vegetarian.

Carol J. Adams

Carol J. Adams

Carol J. Adams

Born: 1951 (age 73)

Bio: Carol J. Adams is an American writer, feminist, and animal rights advocate.

Known for:

Living Among Meat Eaters (2001)
The Inner Art of Vegetarianism (2000)

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