Yes I have lived in food deserts before. My partner and some of our close friends grew up in food deserts and we frequently talk about this topic. I also have discussed at length with people who are vegans. I appreciate your comment and I’m very glad my article doesn’t apply to you or your inner circle. My article isn’t addressed to people who have always striven to be inclusive and educated, as noted in the beginning of the article. But the vegan community has grown in popularity and in many ways has been gentrified and it is in those circles that there is no conversation of food deserts, racism, and other nuanced but critical discussions. The point of this article is to spread awareness and education to those circles, because unfortunately the people and communities who are doing it right and aren’t judgement/biased/privileged aren’t always the loudest voices in the unjust room.