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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
12:25a
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Mensans v Non-Mensans
Jill, at Feministe, makes a
blog post
ridiculing a comment that uses Mensa membership to validate a fondness for the
Cathy comic strip
.
The first comment starts off with a
defense of Mensa
and an earnest explanation of what it means to be a genius. But soon comments erupt
criticizing
all
standard
tests,
defending
standardized tests
and
Mensa
, along with
accusations
of
ableism
, lamenting
the loneliness and
social ostracization
that is
the lot of smart people
and horror at Jill's
very
appalling
anti-intellectualism
.
SweetMachine nicely
rounds up the kerfuffle
:
Way to fight the good fight, Mensa lovers! Put that genius to work!
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