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Originally posted by Danny
1. Vegetarians do not just eat fruits and vegetables. That is a common misconception, held by morons. Vegetarians eat all foods except for meat.
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My dictionary defines "vegetarian" as "a person who eats no meat, and sometimes no animal products (as milk, eggs, etc.) . . . ."
I think that it is a reasonable and logical perspective that veganism is a subset of vegetarianism, which also includes ovo-lacto-vegetarianism, lacto-vegetarianism, etc. According to this perspective, it is true that some (or most, if you prefer) vegetarians eat all foods except meat. But not all.
You are within your rights, of course, to consider veganism as completely different from vegetarianism. But I think what you call a "misconception" is actually a difference of perspective as to the structural hierarchy of dietary preference, and I don't think that people who hold that perspective are "morons." Consider also the possibility that some people who hold misconceptions are perfectly intelligent people that haven't taken a particular interest in a subject and aren't as well-informed.