Image

Academic says, calling somebody a ‘nerd’ or ‘smarty-pants’ is an anti-IQ slur and should be a ‘hate crime’

An academic in the UK has said anti-IQ “slurs” such as “nerd”, “geek” and “smarty-pants” should be classed as a “hate crime.” Psychology lecturer and psychotherapist Dr Sonja Falck spent eight years researching the impact of discrimination against high IQ individuals and concluded that intelligent people should be protected by the same hate crime laws…


An academic in the UK has said anti-IQ “slurs” such as “nerd”, “geek” and “smarty-pants” should be classed as a “hate crime.”

Psychology lecturer and psychotherapist Dr Sonja Falck spent eight years researching the impact of discrimination against high IQ individuals and concluded that intelligent people should be protected by the same hate crime laws asĀ ethnic, religious and sexual minority groups.

“The N-word was common parlance in the UK until at least the 1960s,” Dr Falack said at her book launch, according to The Telegraph.

“Society at the time turned a blind eye to their impact by passing them off as harmless banter.

“It is only with the benefit of hindsight and academic research that we realise how wrong we were.

“The same can be said about anti-IQ words like ‘nerd’, ‘brainbox’, ‘geek’, ‘egg-head’, ‘dweeb’, and ‘smarty-pants’,” the University of East London lecturer and Harley Street psychotherapist added.

“Slurs such as these will continue to be used unabated at the expense of the brightest members of society unless and until legislative action is taken.”

Dr Falck appeared on Good Morning Britain last week where she said, “Very high IQ people are a minority group in society that are very much ignored and they’re not understood and are largely neglected.

“So, it is the case that individuals with very high IQ very often are bullied at school, for example. They are a target for being bullied, often quite viciously and I found that in my own research…”

WATCH:

The Caldron Pool Show

The Caldron Pool Show: #1 – ZUBY
The Caldron Pool Show:Ā #16 – Justice For The Five (Warning: Graphic)
The Caldron Pool Show: #25 ā€“ Traditional Schooling Is Dying – Featuring Kale Kneale
The Caldron Pool Show: #28 – Bill Muehlenberg
Image

Support

If you value our work and would like to support us, you can do so by visiting our support page. Canā€™t find what youā€™re looking for? Visit our search page.

Copyright Ā© 2024, Caldron Pool

Permissions

Everything published at Caldron Pool is protected by copyright and cannot be used and/or duplicated without prior written permission. Links and excerpts with full attribution are permitted. Published articles represent the opinions of the author and may not reflect the views of all contributors at Caldron Pool.