<p>I hate those people that undermine my intelligence and say that I am "full of my self". I never asked for his opinion but, yet, he just comes up during my conversation with my friend and says "David, you are so full of yourself. You are not smart. What did you get on your SAT again?"</p>
<p>I know! I really dislike this guy in my class too. He said something extremely offensive to me today. He thinks he’s better than everyone, not just in intelligence, but also in looks, sports, luck and charm. He’s such a teacher pet! I was able to ignore him until today. I am not going to go into details because I think he’s a CC lurker too. Can’t risk exposing my identity.</p>
<p>I can come out as arrogant or elitist, but you know, I respect when people say I am arrogant. However, I do not tolerate people undermining my intelligence. Two different things.</p>
<p>You should just be you because there is no one else who is you-er than you. No need to change yourself just because others don’t like it. You can’t please everyone, yah heard it 4rm me</p>
<p>Well… I believe in freedom of speech so I have nothing to say about this… The only people that annoy me in my school are those “emo” people that crave for attention -.- now THAT really ****es me off. I hate how they say “■■■… I’m going to kill myself!!!” pausing for reactions. These people make suicide seem like a joke when it isn’t. Personally, I think they don’t have the balls to do it haha. But ehh, I understand it’s a phase… Once thy graduate they’re gonna think to themselves “Darn I was such a poser… D:”</p>
<p>I think the reason for that is that arrogance is something you have some control over (or at least something you think you have control over), while for intelligence this is not the case. But I think insults to either (your general comportment or intelligence) are probably motivated by the same negative emotions.</p>
<p>For me, what matters most is probably who is doing the mean thing to me, not what the mean thing is.</p>
<p>Society as a whole just accuses you of arrogance if you mention being “smart” or “gifted” outside of a “what do you like about yourself?” context. Then we have smart kids who try and hide it because being smart is “arrogant”.</p>