Telling someone they're stupid covers all kinds of controversy's. Your stupid if you misuse comma's. Your stupid if you don't understand a joke. Your stupid if your uninformed about...anything really. Your especially stupid if you think your informed and are misinformed. Don't watch the news? You got it, stupid. Your stupid if you don't buy American. Stupid if you only buy American. Stupid if you own a gun, or don't own one. Stupid if you voted for Obama. Stupid if you didn't. Stupid if your Republican, Democrat, Liberal, or anything else. Your stupid if your not someone else's religion. Others are stupid if they're not yours. Everyone of any color is stupid if they're not the color of the person who says your stupid. Over 21? Stupid. Under 21? Stupid. On food stamps? Stupid. Work for a living and only get minimum wage? Stupid. No college degree? Stupid. Only an Associate's you say? Stupid. Never got a high school diploma? Stupid. GED? Stupid. Seriously I could go on and on and on. The scenarios for being stupid these days is...stupid. Stupidity sure is receiving a lot of attention lately. Or is it ignorance? Sorry I'm stupid...
To my way of thinking stupidity is, in most instances, a matter of perspective. What I perceive as being stupid might, and usually does, make perfect sense to some one else. Perhaps the confusion lies in the definition of stupid itself? If you take the time to read through the definition's on stupid, you will find that, technically, if someone accuses another of being stupid, then perhaps, the person accusing another, or others, of stupidity is worse then stupid?
Stupid does not imply a lack of education, wisdom, or understanding. It implies that some one is slow to understand, dull, foolish, does not understand, or maybe is just confused all together. Lacks wisdom perhaps? Does it mean that someone is incapable of understanding? No. So the person who accuses others of being stupid could also be perceived as being stupid by the person or persons who are being called stupid. May be stupid should be called ignorant instead? OR perhaps stupid is the new noob?
a newbie, especially a person who is new to an online community and whose online participation and interactions display a lack of skill or knowledge:
Here's another thought about being stupid! I once asked someone how they were doing and they said,"well that was a stupid question." HUH?!? WTF?!? When did asking about someone's well being become stupid? Ok I know your down in the dumps, and not feeling so well, but would you have been happier if I came straight out and said, "I really don't give a fuck how you feel but politeness, society, and respect, mostly for myself, and humankind in general, deems that I ask. Sure I could choose not too but then I think you would still call me stupid for not asking. So I choose to do the right thing, as I see it, and stupidly ask, how are you." Stupid...
OR Buddha forgive you ask someone to explain something to you, like their culture, or religion, or politics. Watch out! Most questions along those lines are just stupid, worse than that, depending on the stupid person you are asking, they could also be perceived as...wait for it... racist. (You thought I was going to say stupid didn't you.) Sigh... You know sometimes I long for the days where thinking about what we said was easier and not so..stupid. A lot more seemed to have gotten communicated. Presently if you don't use the right language then you are perceived as stupid.
Something else I've noticed. The older I get the stupider I get. The information is still there but sometimes getting to it takes time. It becomes harder and harder to draw upon short term memory. Its sad really. And...yes...stupid.
What's even sadder is the amount of people who have no tolerance for stupidity but are willing to perpetuate ignorance using Facebook posts, and pics, when they could very simply communicate knowledge and/or wisdom. While there may be a lot of stupid people out there ignorance is most certainly one of the easiest to cure handicaps. Why get involved though right? Its just...stupid. Much stupider to sit back, and bully, and mock stupid people. Once again I have to point out and ask...is my definition of stupid the same as yours? Perspective.
What the heck happened to tolerance? Kindness? Compassion? Either someone is ignorant because they don't know any better in which case all it takes is some time, patience, kindness, compassion, and understanding to teach them. Has communication among humans diminished to the point where a Facebook pic holds more sway over public opinion then the truth? Perhaps someone really cannot help their stupidity in which case you bullying them doesn't help. It just makes you look... ignorant. So we not only post pics and information against bullying, but on the exact same page will post a pic about stupidity. Seriously? Stupid....
Our nation already admits to poverty, lack of education, over use, and misuse of medications, bad diets, lack of exercise, just to name a few, all of which contribute to...stupidity. An awful large number of society out there just doing what they are told; staying on those stupid food stamps, settling for crappy education, and minimum wage. (Sarcasm) And some of you stupid people out there propagate this with your stupid posts. tsk tsk tsk Harsh? Perhaps. And not very kind or compassionate either perhaps. But honest. And honesty is compassion where it matters most. Not everyone has a computer at their disposal. Who is more stupid? The person who doesn't have mass communication at their finger tips; unaware of the stupidity? Or someone who has a computer at their disposal and stupidly misuses it? Ahhh Facebook...stupid.
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Pith of the Matter is this. If you research "stupid" there are actually a few thought provoking quotes out there. Einstien, Oscar Wilde, J.K. Rollings, to name a few. Intellegent quotes made by intelligent people. Its Facebook that has, once again, encouraged, supported, and taught people that its ok to discriminate against stupidity. (Facebook and a couple of politicians eager to gain your vote.) And make no if ands or buts about it; it is discrimination. For all of you who get on the stupid ride of stupidity remember, you are promoting, supporting and subscribing to a mass media, monitored, and supported, by persons, and organizations, who's agenda's are to make you think the way they want you to think. Conformity. Advertising. Politics. Its...stupid. Understand yet? Or do you need more time to not be so...stupid? Its ok I can wait...I'm stupid too.
Now go back and read this using definition #6 where ever you read "stupid". How does this sound to you now? Perspective. Namaste Peace out
“Mary wished to say something very sensible, but knew not how.”
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Jane Austen,
Pride and Prejudice
