It"s Better to be a Dumb White Person Than a Smart Black Person

First off, I would like to acknowledge that the faults of a black person tend to be stereotyped in a larger sense. Some have also said that the mental climate of today is something that would contribute to this. Now I would like to assert the notion of asking what could constitute this? What could 'better' be in this circumstance, and on that note far better as well. Legally? Socially? Monetarily? Job prospects? Anything or everything? In the context of what is right; in this case what is socially acceptable (or more literally "approved of"), empirically is it better to be any one person over another? Any person even in comparison to an animal? It's not necessarily favorable today for anyone to be stupid, and stupid could be regarded under a huge number of possible definitions. It could mean daftness, social ineptitude, a low attention span, an IQ below 65 (clinical retardation), a tendency to struggle with subjects like algebra or calculus, dyslexia, ignorance, lack of knowledge, a low level of wisdom, et cetera. Additionally, a good proportion of the criteria I have given here are typically under scrutiny regarding the term "stupid" on a subjective level... Whereas, intelligence also holds this baring. - LEGALLY, an outcome ideally depend on the truth regarding a person and their actions or inaction, and reasons the action or lack thereof took place, and in the system we currently have in a perfect sense accords for what is just and right as the outcome of a trial. If someone commits a heinous crime--although there's probably a somewhat higher percentage of intelligent people likely to get away with it, whether they have the ability to get away with it perhaps relies in retrospect to the basis of their trial, and on an individual basis, which is not necessarily withstanding any kind of demographic that may be a detail of the person being put on trial. You could give an example of demographics being relevant as teenagers and people in their early twenties typically having higher insurance rates, but that's not related to the prompt, and you also haven't given any sources for the largely non-concrete material you've put forward. As far as the trajectory an "idiot defense" might take, the consequence of someone's actions is particularly essential to the individual. The idiot defense is only made when the stupid person in question is legally retarded. You could even argue that a black person on trial for killing a police officer might get more jail time, but the details of sentencing in this regard to the traits of a person would only be relevant in a larger statistical sense, where race might play a part in circumstance rather than any actual unbalanced scales, as such. Still, it has affected individuals, though killing someone typically puts any given person in jail for a very long time. Is being stupid particularly advantageous for anyone regardless of who they are? Again it would depend on the given definition of stupid, which was not extrapolated upon in the OP. I suppose to properly address this I would have to consider all possibilities and respond accordingly, but this unfortunately isn't possible within the constraints of word amount allowed on this site. - SOCIALLY, being 'stupid' doesn't always even matter. There are statistics that give reason to believe an individial with an IQ anywhere from about 125 to 150 has a much, much higher likelihood of being popular, a leader in social spheres, and generally more successful in regards to things like dating and jobs that might require such aptitude, like corporate business or engineering. The person who has an IQ above about 175 (very few cases) is more likely to be lazy, and have mental conditions like sociopathy. As far as on a basis of if someone's more acceptable, this can only be per the person--ie, whether someone personally likes, approves of another or not (which stupidity, intelligence, or lack of one or the other may play a part, however not necessarily). In addition, this can still take the same form in the greater opinion of a group, but as the group grows in number, opinion will intrinsically vary more and more. Whether someone's black or white, being stupid probably won't normally help their case. - MONETARILY, as far as ability to make money, this depends on what job a person has, and how well they do in their job. And how well they do, again, doesn't necessarily refer to their ability to carry out their duties. In regard to stupidity, intelligence, lack or abundance of either, it can only be considered in part of the greater picture of the traits that constitute what an individual is. And it may only play a great deal of importance in regard to abstract and/or subjective notions of what makes something 'better' or more acceptable in the long run in comparison something else. Intelligence takes great hold among very specific situations in life, and doesn't mean everything. It could take precedence in one's ability to survive in warfare, but chance and circumstance could also play an equal or greater part in this. It could determine the outcome of whether one is successful in their education, but things like networking and work ethic could play an equal or greater part. It could determine whether someone goes to jail for a crime, regardless of whether they did anything wrong, but also whether they're wealthy, famous, and also details of the system of justice for the particular area involved and it's validity, will play a huge part as well. - As far as JOB PROSPECTS go, I will assert the advice many high schoolers are given by teachers in an assembly upon their first day, and graduation. If there are two people in line for a position, and they each have an identical resume, what might stand to give one a gain over another could be anything as simple as whether or not one prefers the same brand of coffee as they supply in that work place. Also it might make sense to hire someone of a particular race. Maybe there are an overwhelming percentage of a certain race in a field, and so someone who would stand out might get the job, even if another person who's race is already very given in the culture has slightly higher prospects. It could be a field like psychiatry where there are a large percentage of people from countries from southern Asia, who have been given H1B visas due to an exceptional academic record, and thus tend to take jobs in mental health in western nations. It could be an academic discipline like African-American studies, and where someone may be preferred for their race, but also academic success has been shown to be a highly regarded factor to this and any other university position. It could be The Westboro Baptist Church, but that is an extremely small pool and isn't relevant to any discussion considering large portions of the population. In general, all stupid people suffer more to some extent. That's something that is etymologically tied in to any example where a person could be regarded in that way. Someone could write an entire book in response to this and still not address in totality the inherent invalidity of what you're trying to put forward, but I suppose that might be related to whatever you meant when you said "Outlaw Tournament."