Why are people so rude to people they view as less intelligent than themselves?
Some people can't help being stupid. Right from infant school you can see which ones the bright kids are and which ones probably won't do very well. Is it ok to be horrible to some one just because they aren't very smart?
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It is just one example of how bullying can take place. It is actually, in my view, more cruel than physical bullying, assuming that physical bullying is not taken to extremes, because it undermines that persons self worth. It doesn't stop at childhood either, because many adults, particularly academics who are the first to be outraged at physical bullying, think nothing of humiliating those who do not agree with their opinions. They rage at physical bullying because they are probably no good at it and consider it beneath them, but have promoted intellectual bullying as being respectable, and therefore, OK. It is similar to comparing physical bullying with constant nagging, which can wear the most tolerant person down, or perhaps, comparing it with humiliating a spouse/friend/work collegue in public. At one time, these people would eventually have received a good thrashing, and it would have been thoroughly deserved. However, these self same cowards, instead of taking the punishment that they richly deserve, will resort to the law to protect themselves. They will never stop, as long as there are no penalties.
they are chavs.
are you really an alien
If theyre stupid and theyre genuinely looking for an answer or want to learn something, be nice. If theyre stupid and think theyre right, feel free to be as mean as you want.
No, it just makes things worse. Sometimes, people pick on others to make themselves feel like they are a better person. But it just makes them look like an ***.
Nobody is stupid my friend, Everybody is good at something.
It is not okay to be horrible to anyone. It is, sadly, very human, very American and very popular to treat people poorly.
Do you think it is okay to be cruel to a person so badly they want to die.
LOL.
Some people get off on other people's weaknesses. Most intelligent people don't need to belittle others to feel better about themselves.
It all comes down to insecurities. While one person may be really booksmart, they may lack wealth or attractiveness (I'm not saying that this is the case for all, just giving an example) and "hate" on someone for having something they are missing in life.
Well,lets see,I could be wrong...but nah I don't think I am...Being rude and treating others disrespectful...isn't smart ! So no matter how intelligent,smart or what ever one considers themselves, I think they just aren't "all that" if they treat people rude !!
No it is not right to be horrible to people you consider less intelligent. Each person is different and will have some talent. People who are horrible are not in fact intelligent are they? If they were they would not act in such a way. It is a sort of snobbery. Certain people just like to feel superior when in fact they not.
Seems this behavior is taught from parents telling their kids they're stupid. (competition, pushing kids to do better, been told themselves by their parents how stupid they were, etc. )
Human kindness is lost in the rat race to the shopping centers.
To those who are rude to those less fortunate - If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all.
No it's not. These sort of people are rude, ignorant and while they may be intelligent they have probably never done a hard days work in their lives
No, it is never OK to be mean to someone whom you think is not as smart as yourself. Gosh, if that was the way of things the majority of us would be treated like the village idiot.
A sign of true intelligence is how the intelligent one treats others. If you have to insult someone to make you feel smarter you are not all that smart. Everyone has something you can learn from them and every day is a lesson.
Always treat others kindly. Their is no joy in hurting others.
Why ask such a moronic question...Mister Thickee!!
There are people that are smarter and stupider than me, and I try not to treat them any differently.
cos they dont htink they will understand and wont be offended.
but of course i realise you idiots are not that stupid in reality. :p lol
i think that is in the nature of the human beeings.
at the beginning of the humans it was very important who was smart and who wasn´t.
Being horrible towards other people is not really an intelligent thing to do - in fact it's downright ignorant. Really smart people would be kind to others no matter how "intelligent" they really are.
Maybe because they feel superior and forgot that before they knew that something, they where just as ignorant. Answers are usually right under our noses yet we do not see them. This can be quite amusing for someone who realises the situation.
However, a real intelligent person is one that knows that we are all equal, despite how many facts one does or does not know. It is what we feel and out potential of being truly perfect that counts. And we all have these qualities. Yes, ALL.
A truely smart and intelligent person wouldn't pick on somebody who's less intelligent than him/her. However, the opposite of this statement is true for dumb asses. I've got a friend whose son is really-really intelligent but is not able to do well at school because the other, not-so-smart kids would pick on him for being clever (negative peer pressure). It is not a cool thing to be smart. I think a lot of it depends on people's upbringing. If people are brought up in a decent manner then it really doesn't matter if they are not the sharpest tool in the shed.
no one is perfect, everyone has an ability to do something.just because someone can't do what you can do does not mean that person is stupid.
No - it shows a complete lack of respect and people who are patronising are usually pretty shallow people themselves and usually a bit weird.
Everybody is good at something and nobody is better or higher than anyone else.
Who says they are not very smart they may just want to be that way if you are smart it makes you a big head you are what you are
I was taught to treat people how I would like to be treated myself but what works with me is I treat people how they treat me A MIRROR IMAGE , be nice to me I'm nice to you , give me agro I give it!!!
'Some people' - as you state - 'cannot help being stupid.'
Other people seem to find no desire to raise themselves above that level ~ often diving into the murky mucky world of 'entertainment' as a way of gaining some thing which might give them some credentials in this world (or parts of it). for example.
'Some people' seem unable to see beyond their own noses, to see and understand that what has past before is experiences from which they can learn from (which others have already 'paid for').
You are 'correct.' It is not OK to be horrible to others just because they are not smart. But then, it can rankle when someone who is not 'smart' tries to tell others, or preaches to others their foolish ideas (the expression, 'teaching grandma to suck eggs' comes to mind too) etc, and BUT, without having earned the right to do so.
Maybe this is being 'tough' on the un-smart, but it would help the un-smart if they realised just how un-smart they are and at least 'TRIED' to do something about it.
It really does help you if you can at least acknowledge to yourself how un-smart / naive / ignorant or stupid you are. It isn't a matter of denigration, but just an open honest admission about ones self (which could stand some applause) .
Sash.
This type of behaviour is based on the inferiority complex.
What you do not understand, you will create a dislike/fear type of behaviour towards someone/something and as a result become ignorant whenever this person comes into the scene.
They have a big ego and they make themselves feel better by putting people down who they regard as 'lower than themselves'.
This is not an issue about who is more intelligent, its an issue of plain ignorance!
If a person has a tendency to be emotionally intelligent, this is not how they would treat a person.
No it is not ok to pick on some-one or single them out just because they are less intelligent than you, this is bullying and ridicule and it is wrong, everyone is good at something it is just that society has a problem with realising this, categorisation is a very serious social issue in our society just like body image, it needs to be dealt with so that it can be solved.
Its just human nature.
Having conversations with stupid people can be very infuriating.
Personally, I am never rude to someone who is deemed "less intelligent", whatever that means. If we all chose our friends on the basis of their intelligence, we would have very few. However, I am rude to people who should know better. Some people could be more intelligent than their tormentors, although not as quick thinking. There is also a big difference between someone who is intelligent and someone who is a smart ****.
You have to forgive such people for it is them who are ignorant as we are all equal in the eyes of God.Do not be disturbed by their horrific taunts, infact ignore them.
Being intelligent is overrated.There are different forms of intelligence and noone is said to be universal.I think it is up to the individual to decide how stupidy they are.It is increasingly evident that powerful, and generally very intelligent people, sometimes do stupid things.
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It is just one example of how bullying can take place. It is actually, in my view, more cruel than physical bullying, assuming that physical bullying is not taken to extremes, because it undermines that persons self worth. It doesn't stop at childhood either, because many adults, particularly academics who are the first to be outraged at physical bullying, think nothing of humiliating those who do not agree with their opinions. They rage at physical bullying because they are probably no good at it and consider it beneath them, but have promoted intellectual bullying as being respectable, and therefore, OK. It is similar to comparing physical bullying with constant nagging, which can wear the most tolerant person down, or perhaps, comparing it with humiliating a spouse/friend/work collegue in public. At one time, these people would eventually have received a good thrashing, and it would have been thoroughly deserved. However, these self same cowards, instead of taking the punishment that they richly deserve, will resort to the law to protect themselves. They will never stop, as long as there are no penalties.
they are chavs.
are you really an alien
If theyre stupid and theyre genuinely looking for an answer or want to learn something, be nice. If theyre stupid and think theyre right, feel free to be as mean as you want.
No, it just makes things worse. Sometimes, people pick on others to make themselves feel like they are a better person. But it just makes them look like an ***.
Nobody is stupid my friend, Everybody is good at something.
It is not okay to be horrible to anyone. It is, sadly, very human, very American and very popular to treat people poorly.
Do you think it is okay to be cruel to a person so badly they want to die.
LOL.
Some people get off on other people's weaknesses. Most intelligent people don't need to belittle others to feel better about themselves.
It all comes down to insecurities. While one person may be really booksmart, they may lack wealth or attractiveness (I'm not saying that this is the case for all, just giving an example) and "hate" on someone for having something they are missing in life.
Well,lets see,I could be wrong...but nah I don't think I am...Being rude and treating others disrespectful...isn't smart ! So no matter how intelligent,smart or what ever one considers themselves, I think they just aren't "all that" if they treat people rude !!
No it is not right to be horrible to people you consider less intelligent. Each person is different and will have some talent. People who are horrible are not in fact intelligent are they? If they were they would not act in such a way. It is a sort of snobbery. Certain people just like to feel superior when in fact they not.
Seems this behavior is taught from parents telling their kids they're stupid. (competition, pushing kids to do better, been told themselves by their parents how stupid they were, etc. )
Human kindness is lost in the rat race to the shopping centers.
To those who are rude to those less fortunate - If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all.
No it's not. These sort of people are rude, ignorant and while they may be intelligent they have probably never done a hard days work in their lives
No, it is never OK to be mean to someone whom you think is not as smart as yourself. Gosh, if that was the way of things the majority of us would be treated like the village idiot.
A sign of true intelligence is how the intelligent one treats others. If you have to insult someone to make you feel smarter you are not all that smart. Everyone has something you can learn from them and every day is a lesson.
Always treat others kindly. Their is no joy in hurting others.
Why ask such a moronic question...Mister Thickee!!
There are people that are smarter and stupider than me, and I try not to treat them any differently.
cos they dont htink they will understand and wont be offended.
but of course i realise you idiots are not that stupid in reality. :p lol
i think that is in the nature of the human beeings.
at the beginning of the humans it was very important who was smart and who wasn´t.
Being horrible towards other people is not really an intelligent thing to do - in fact it's downright ignorant. Really smart people would be kind to others no matter how "intelligent" they really are.
Maybe because they feel superior and forgot that before they knew that something, they where just as ignorant. Answers are usually right under our noses yet we do not see them. This can be quite amusing for someone who realises the situation.
However, a real intelligent person is one that knows that we are all equal, despite how many facts one does or does not know. It is what we feel and out potential of being truly perfect that counts. And we all have these qualities. Yes, ALL.
A truely smart and intelligent person wouldn't pick on somebody who's less intelligent than him/her. However, the opposite of this statement is true for dumb asses. I've got a friend whose son is really-really intelligent but is not able to do well at school because the other, not-so-smart kids would pick on him for being clever (negative peer pressure). It is not a cool thing to be smart. I think a lot of it depends on people's upbringing. If people are brought up in a decent manner then it really doesn't matter if they are not the sharpest tool in the shed.
no one is perfect, everyone has an ability to do something.just because someone can't do what you can do does not mean that person is stupid.
No - it shows a complete lack of respect and people who are patronising are usually pretty shallow people themselves and usually a bit weird.
Everybody is good at something and nobody is better or higher than anyone else.
Who says they are not very smart they may just want to be that way if you are smart it makes you a big head you are what you are
I was taught to treat people how I would like to be treated myself but what works with me is I treat people how they treat me A MIRROR IMAGE , be nice to me I'm nice to you , give me agro I give it!!!
'Some people' - as you state - 'cannot help being stupid.'
Other people seem to find no desire to raise themselves above that level ~ often diving into the murky mucky world of 'entertainment' as a way of gaining some thing which might give them some credentials in this world (or parts of it). for example.
'Some people' seem unable to see beyond their own noses, to see and understand that what has past before is experiences from which they can learn from (which others have already 'paid for').
You are 'correct.' It is not OK to be horrible to others just because they are not smart. But then, it can rankle when someone who is not 'smart' tries to tell others, or preaches to others their foolish ideas (the expression, 'teaching grandma to suck eggs' comes to mind too) etc, and BUT, without having earned the right to do so.
Maybe this is being 'tough' on the un-smart, but it would help the un-smart if they realised just how un-smart they are and at least 'TRIED' to do something about it.
It really does help you if you can at least acknowledge to yourself how un-smart / naive / ignorant or stupid you are. It isn't a matter of denigration, but just an open honest admission about ones self (which could stand some applause) .
Sash.
This type of behaviour is based on the inferiority complex.
What you do not understand, you will create a dislike/fear type of behaviour towards someone/something and as a result become ignorant whenever this person comes into the scene.
They have a big ego and they make themselves feel better by putting people down who they regard as 'lower than themselves'.
This is not an issue about who is more intelligent, its an issue of plain ignorance!
If a person has a tendency to be emotionally intelligent, this is not how they would treat a person.
No it is not ok to pick on some-one or single them out just because they are less intelligent than you, this is bullying and ridicule and it is wrong, everyone is good at something it is just that society has a problem with realising this, categorisation is a very serious social issue in our society just like body image, it needs to be dealt with so that it can be solved.
Its just human nature.
Having conversations with stupid people can be very infuriating.
Personally, I am never rude to someone who is deemed "less intelligent", whatever that means. If we all chose our friends on the basis of their intelligence, we would have very few. However, I am rude to people who should know better. Some people could be more intelligent than their tormentors, although not as quick thinking. There is also a big difference between someone who is intelligent and someone who is a smart ****.
You have to forgive such people for it is them who are ignorant as we are all equal in the eyes of God.Do not be disturbed by their horrific taunts, infact ignore them.
Being intelligent is overrated.There are different forms of intelligence and noone is said to be universal.I think it is up to the individual to decide how stupidy they are.It is increasingly evident that powerful, and generally very intelligent people, sometimes do stupid things.
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