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Perceptions of intellect?

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  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    I don't think there's any real correlation. I have seen both incredibly stupid and incredibly intelligent fat people and thin people. Heck, even medical professionals are often overweight or smoke cigarettes, etc...
  • ron2e
    ron2e Posts: 606
    Basically, I assume everyone is stupider than me.

    You must be just about as intelligent as me then. Except I don't make assumptions, everyone IS stupider than me. Or they'd be me. Ipso facto.
  • NRSPAM
    NRSPAM Posts: 961 Member
    Perceive someone as stupid when they say YOLO

    :laugh:
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Actually I'm 5'7, weigh 167 lbs, and have 12 inch biceps. I wrote the sentence but cut and pasted my photo. From a real man, unlike myself

    Those are frighteningly close to my stats!
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    yeh and aparently every one with big muscles is a dumbass too
  • mahirob
    mahirob Posts: 35
    I did read an article about those who work out tend to earn more.

    http://business.time.com/2012/06/08/one-more-reason-to-hit-the-gym-youll-make-more-money/

    It doesn't have anything to do with intelligence. The article gives the reason: discipline.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    I wanted to say something in this thread, but I just couldn't piece together what.

    obv you're too attractive to form a coherent thought

    I'm always surprised that you don't confuse your and you're. ;) (for the mods, that isn't serious)

    I'm the son of a Mexican immigrant and an immigrant myself, people are free to assume neither my parents nor I have an education or migrated due to poverty in our home country. ****, a lady once asked me if I had a donkey back "home".

    Stereotypes - meathead, overweight, immigrants, what not. When you use them, who's the joke?
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Actually I'm 5'7, weigh 167 lbs, and have 12 inch biceps. I wrote the sentence but cut and pasted my photo. From a real man, unlike myself

    Those are frighteningly close to my stats!

    Maybe, but I've seen you lift 413 lbs. That's some Super Spidey Strength right there!
  • barkin43
    barkin43 Posts: 508 Member
    It really depends on where fat comes off first. Stupid fat is the most stubborn.

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Mama always says, "Stoopid is as stoopid does."
  • Ribba
    Ribba Posts: 31
    I have noticed that some people stereotype the obese as less intelligent... While others stereotype very thin women as 'ditzy'.
    Seems to me that the stereotypical intelligent person must be a perfect weight... Thoughts?

    Yes I've noticed this too & felt the victim of it (both versions)

    I figure that these people are missing out on an abundant source of wisdom as the ratio of people I know that are the 'perfect weight' are out numbered many times over. I call this karma.
  • Jonesingmucho
    Jonesingmucho Posts: 4,902 Member
    I wanted to say something in this thread, but I just couldn't piece together what.

    obv you're too attractive to form a coherent thought

    Precisely. You're pretty smart for a tough guy.

    And he's pretty. Period. :flowerforyou:
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