Stupid Questions

As a former Professor, I really enjoyed an article I just read by Mike S. Adams, a professorial slave at UNC Wilmington, which challenges the old saying that there is no such thing as a stupid question. Here are some examples he has endured in his career and you can decide:

• Why do you consider homosexuality to be abnormal simply because most people don't do it?
• What makes you think that all illegal aliens have broken the law?
• Are you going to talk about anything important next class period?
• Nearly three years ago, a feminist student asked me why she should support the First Amendment rights of the religious right since those people prevented her mother and grandmother from exercising the right to choose an abortion. That was the kind of brilliant question that only an honor student could ask. Surely, she would be less resentful had her mother or grandmother decided to have an abortion.
• Why do you talk about us trans-sexuals as if we are somehow different from other people

Dr. Adams ends with this advice:

The next time you hear someone ask a stupid question just say "Man, that was a stupid question." Remind the person that the First Amendment gives him a right to show us he is stupid. But, also remind him that the Fifth Amendment can help him keep it a secret.