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Originally Posted by joglynne
As far as I am concerned, having heard the offensive remark, this just goes to prove that a high IQ does not make a person any more able to live in society or relate to his fellow human beings than the people he regards to be less than human due to their reduced IQ.
I have been tested and came out in the top percentage of what is purported to be a intellectual gauge of a persons level in general society but refused the membership I was offered after reading some of the elitist garbage spouted by many of Mensa's members. Having a high IQ does not absolve one from learning how to interact with other people or of realising that 'off the cuff remarks' can be offensive.
My family have, over the years, fostered many young people who would have trouble getting an IQ of 60, they have been a joy to all who came into their lives, but I doubt whether they would have had the intellectual skills to voice their indignation at being likened to a carrot so I consider a complaint on their behalf to be totally in order.
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Most people I have encountered in Mensa either in real life or online have really low emotional intelligence scores, which imo and an increasing number of.employers is more important than any IQ score.