A conversation that made no sense

I went to see my dentist recently, and I had a tech who was different from the one I usually have. We talked about this and that, and the subject of vegertarianism came up. She said she had a vegan friend and he makes the healthiest food of anyone she knew. We talked for a while about different diets and about organic food. Later, the subject of Boulder, Colorado came up. She said she had been there once, and she felt a lot of people were offended by her because she was wearing a leather jacket.

"You know the kind of people I'm talking about," she said. "Those animal rights people who are such extremists."

I told her I was against the wearing of leather, and if that made me "one of those people," so be it. That really threw her, and she started backing out of the statement, saying "well, I was very young at the time."

I asked her why it would be not extremist to spare animals and/or prevent cruelty to animals by not eating them, but extremist to spare animals and/or prevent cruelty to animals by not wearing their skins. Her reasoning made no sense at all, and sure enough--she had no answer for me.