I suspect you're misinterpreting what I said - put that down to my poor writing skills if you like. I used the term quality, and meant quality - not feelings of security or need for superior position. Please view it in the offered context - bigotry is stupid. I gave an example of a common type of bigotry found in my culture - misogyny, it can equally apply to any "group". Those that judge any group to be of lesser merit are bigots - to do so lowers the quality of their lives. Which is stupid. I could say that "flat-earthers" are of lesser merit. While it's (possibly) true in the context of choosing astrophysists - it's stupid in other contexts. Bigots paint with a broad brush. Whether or not I'm ever in a position where flat-earthers have power over me is besides the point - it denies them any other merits (whether I recognise the merits or not). Which, IMO, is stupid.
Power management, mobile and firmware developer on Linux. Security developer at Aurora. Ex-biologist. mjg59 on Twitter. Content here should not be interpreted as the opinion of my employer. Also on Mastodon.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Re: Stupid is stupid
Date: 2015-07-11 03:19 am (UTC)Those that judge any group to be of lesser merit are bigots - to do so lowers the quality of their lives. Which is stupid.
I could say that "flat-earthers" are of lesser merit. While it's (possibly) true in the context of choosing astrophysists - it's stupid in other contexts. Bigots paint with a broad brush. Whether or not I'm ever in a position where flat-earthers have power over me is besides the point - it denies them any other merits (whether I recognise the merits or not). Which, IMO, is stupid.
I hope that helps clarify any misunderstandings.
Kind regards, SFITCS