Stupid people!

This is a god topic miamilady. We intend to get upset with people that do not behave as we expect they should do. At work we say, if you getting upset with your cow worker behavior, than it is your self you should take a look at, why is it that you do get upset, and angry about it. It is usually your self that have the issue. Our expectation on people are to high I guess. It`s like - we have to understand that we do things differently, we think differently and we have to accept that. And not get upset with each others differences.

No I don't get angry with stupid people.I have lived near D.C. too long to be upset with stupidity.It is arrogance that I can't stand. Stupid people can learn but an arrogant person Never changes.

people with a low IQ are not stupid that is a derogatory term, they are mentally challenged, which is the politically correct term to use, the old term was retarded or slow but that is not used anymore either. What is the stupid are the people who are laughing at them no matter how smart they think they are.

i agree with your sentiment, if we are for argument's sake, discussing those with genetic/biological traits that lower their i.q. ... But far too many people "don't know and don't wanna' know", far too many people want to worry about how/when they're going to get laid next/get their next fix/ and/or sit and watch tv, instead of engaging in intellectual conversation and/or reading a book... The fact of the matter is, I"m sure your intelligent friend can relate, it really does hurt us would-be intellectuals to think down to the thinking level of the average ignoramus. Again, compassion for those whom nature/God/what have you has determined cannot learn too much is in order--but most people in this world are either a)just plain willfully ignorant or lazy or b)playing stupid because it seems to get them what they want and requires less work. DR...

There is one thing for a person to make a mistake, call that a stupid thing to do... It is another thing to deliberately twist the truth and say that you did not understand something by mistake. If your facts are not true you are going to cause harm to another person. Some people try to hide behind a low I.Q. score to justify their ingenious creativity which means the person really is too smart to be really stupid. It is then that a person who acts stupid really becomes the bully as he/she abuses the goodness of others.

Sometimes other's can stand stupid person other's can't, i used to have a friend too, he used to make his friends laugh, i mean he is a joker, and he is usually funny but when you say something just for making fun of him, he gets upset easily and walk out, because he can't stand it, but it was just for fun, i don't know why, he likes to say funny things to the others but when you try to say something for him, you're gonna have a trouble..don't understand why, he is my friend but i could say that, he is stupid...

For me, it's not anger so much as it's frustration or impatience. I'm not exceptionally intelligent but it's hard to carry on a conversation with some people. I'm talking about ordinary low intelligence people, not those who are categorized as "mentally challenged." Those people I can deal with sympathetically.

I don't mean to sound sanctimonious here, but I do not feel there are "stupid" people...I like to refer to them as "challenged!" I think, just the word "stupid" has been used so derogatorily that it is painful! No..."challenged" people "do not" annoy me, as they did not choose to be challenged...and our challenge is to treat them with respect & kindness! We are not the judge...there is some-one greater than us! A great discussion, because so often...I see "lack of tolerance" for the challenged and I choose not to be one of them! And it amazes me, the insight these challenged people have....just lend an ear...it's amazing!

I have to say that I was blessed with a good education and I am quite smart. People who are the opposite of me dont make me angry.... Its just the smart people acting like they are stupid that really annoys me. An example of that is my brother. He makes himself out to be stupid and acts stupid most of the time especially when it comes to doing things for himself that require a form to be filled out, or just having to ring his solicitor. That really annoys me.. :-)

I usually don't. I feel that how can you blame someone for not knowing something. If you don't know it, you don't know it. But if you do or say dumb things and you know better, then I become angry. One time my mom and my boyfriend (I was 17) were talking about something and he said a word that I did not know what it was. They both looked at me and said, "You do not know what that is?!" and I said, "No, I have heard the word but never was taught what it was."They both laughed and I became angry. I told them that I could not believe they would laugh at me for not knowing if I had never learned it and would not talk to them for a few hours. He apologized but my mom never did. All these years later I still remember it and how much it hurt. I become angry with my husband because he judges people all the time, about many things. I cannot do that but his whole family was like that, well most of them, except his one sister (she is gone now) and his one brother. It drives me nuts. I cannot see being angry at people for things that they have no control over. I have said to some people, "They might be stupid but they can learn, you will always be an A--hole!!"

I think it's what is called the herd mentality, if they don't fit into the herd, they are outsiders and need to be chased away. This is what happens with animals. Just watch a flock of chickens, none are very bright to begin with but any that are different are chased or even killed. You might point out to your friend that he's acting like a chicken, not the brightest bird in the world.

I can't stand them but I do try to understand. :) Sometimes I can be pretty dumb too and I do feel left out when they would treat me badly because of my stupidity. It's not like I'm an idiot or something, you know? I'm just careless and clumsy sometimes and they say being that way is a sign of idiocy. Although, I beg to differ. That's my take on stupid people, just my two cents. ^^

I know I shouldn't get angry at stupid people but I do anyway. I get ticked off because whenever they do or say something stupid, I'm thinking "oh my God, it's so obvious, how can you NOT know?!"

It's true some people really have lower IQ's then others, and some people are very slow and are even slow learners, and I think that your friend who is so smart should understand that, not because he is proberly a little more educated he have to treat others of less IQ's like they are stupid. Some people who think that they are so smart just takes pleasure in' intimidating people.

Its not that stupid people tick me off all the time. sometimes the situation is just so that temporarily, we become stupid enough to forget that the other person isn’t very high on IQ. I’m not doing it deliberately you know, its just that I am desperately seeking help and the person I’m banking on, is seeking suggestions from ME! It’s a question of keeping patience in such situations, and sometimes I can keep it just to a certain point and beyond that, I burst out. Maybe later I apologise or avoid seeking help from that person or even keep my cool and try to explain in a better way, but sometimes I do explode

I can understand what you are feeling. Some people have less tolerance than others and they think that everyone must rise to their levels of smartness and understand what they are saying. Actually, even when the others are not stupid there is a chance of things not being understood in the proper manner it was meant.This means that there is less wavelength. It calls for a bit of maturity to understand that the other person is arrogantly dense[too much of preconceived concepts] or could not really understand on account of a lower IQ. If the topic is beyond our understanding it is safer to admit it and then move on. It would allow the lesss smart person some peace and irritation.

I can stand stupid people, but let not their stupidity give birth to arrogance or else, i simply slap them with reality. I've done that many times. And I don't regret it.

You have hit upon something we all need to notice. I think we are too quick to judge or come to a conclusion about anything. People who are marriage councilors try to teach people how to "fight" or discuss. Most of us don't know why we are quick to label others as stupid. We have all done stupid things. I, myself, run into people that do or active stupid. But who are we to judge? I've gotten mad at someone who seemed to do or say something stupid, then I end up regretting it. If we were all smart where would we be? What about that old saying which goes something like "God looks out for children and fools". We could all use a little compassion and humility.

I can't see any point in getting angry, as you say, nobody tries to be stupid, and nobody want to be stupid. Stupidity however is only a value judgement and where I may be stupid in some things, I know I can excel at others. In Zen we talk about allowing ourselves to know nothing - to have an empty mind, so that it can then be filled with fresh wisdom. I guess that there will be a fair bit of stupid-mind on that journey.. :-)Derek

I don't know if "mad" or "ticked" off would really be the terms. I know people are different and it can get frustrating when they don't look at the big picture. My mom said something to me when I was frustrated at work once. I was telling her about a co-worker that just misses the point. Good at what she did, but common sense wise you have to shake your head a couple of times to clear it. She said all people are different and they live with what they are given. When I think about that, even now, that makes sense to me. We each have to live with what we are given. And if we can connect or see what the other is seeing because they can comprehend anything more complicated, well then, it's still our choice wheather we sit there and get frustrated or walk away and connect with others on our own level.