The meme is a humorous take on the concept of "using more words to say less." It features a quote from the TV show "The Good Place" where the character of Chidi says "I'd rather be thought of as an idiot by intelligent people than an intellectual by idiots." The quote is then juxtaposed with a picture of a woman looking puzzled and a caption that reads "I'd rather be thought of as an idiot by intelligent people than an intellectual by idiots."
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Using slurs in place of more precise language is intellectually lazy and dishonest. Instead of saying something like, “Trump is er*zy,” use more precise language to desribe exactly what the problem is. An honest and effective argument uses precise language rather than out-group labeling at the expense of marginalized communities.