Quote (Thor123422 @ 30 Aug 2020 08:19)
This is a stupid take.
It was a shitty Denesh Dsusa quote. What standard you compare her to depends on the question. There is no "should" because there is no question. The specific claim was she is average looks (which she isn't, go to fucking walmart to see the average) and below average intelligence (she is significantly above average).
Like I said, the folks you see at a wallmart are not a meaningful standard. In terms of looks, only 30-50% of the population is viable to begin with. In terms of IQ, we must obviously compare Michelle to other figures in a similar position, other figures who have a national platform to speak about politics and society like she does. Yes, if you put a mechanic or janitor or nurse on the stage at the DNC and let them give a speech, they would produce a less smart take on the state of the nation than Michelle. But no one would do that, no one would ever consider their opinon relevant for the public discourse. Relative to the platform Michelle has and relative to her peers from the political sphere, her intelligence is average at best.
Your argument is equivalent to someone saying "Mitch Trubisky is an awful QB, the Bears need to dump hm and get someone who's actually any good" and you replying "wrong, Mitch Trubisky is an absolute elite QB, there are thousands of college and XFL QBs who are far worse than him. He does rank in the top 1% of QBs nationwide, therefore, he is actually great".
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Aug 30 2020 06:58am