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scimitar ([info]scimitar) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2010-08-18 00:25:00


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Entry tags:elitism, otf_wank's thoughts on mensa

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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[info]bubosquared
2010-08-19 01:36 pm UTC (link)
IIRC doesn't mensa intake (top 2%, yes) start around 130-140 IQ?

Might differ from country to country, but in belgium the lower limit was 150, which is also the official lower limit of "genius," with 130-150 being "gifted". (My baby brother tested at 152 when he was 14 and got invited, which is how I know this.)

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