Is Stupid the New Black?

Posted by Miro on February 6, 2010

When did it become fashionable to be stupid? Or rather, when did it become acceptable, or profitable, expected, or newsworthy? Because these days, I feel overwhelmed by stupidity: stupid behavior, stupid decisions, and then stupid excuses. Maybe it's the 24/7 news cycle or a case of over-active PR machinery. There's too much stuff going on that masquerades as news. But some days, it's just WTF times 2 — or maybe times 200.

Stupid has several connotations; it's a hurtful word, which is why I hate using it. But these are mean-spirited times, my friends, and that occasionally calls for mean-spirited words. As I apply it, stupid refers to (but is not limited to): willful ignorance, determined obstinance, self-serving incompetence, deliberate misrepresentation, purposeful insensitivity, or wholesale rudeness. It's the impulse to act like a jerk and I promise you, I'm not exempt. And let me make this perfectly clear: this epidemic is not restricted to one particular party, gender, religious group, or age bracket.

via Is Stupid the New Black? – Nikki Stern – Open Salon.

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