I am smart damnit!

I am smart. I have a 3.97 GPA, I was the vice-president of leadership for the PiXi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, and I was inducted into Phi Alpha Theta. I can discuss theory, concepts, idealism, and hard facts. I am not tyring to sound like a smarty pants, I am just putting it out there that I am a brainy chick. Why do I bring this up? Because I was recently informed by my father that certain members of his family think I am "snobby". Why do they think I am snobby I ask. It is not like I am rich and flaunt my money everywhere, or that I am a supermodel and flaunt my good looks everywhere. Apparently I am a "smart snob". My talking of politics and social policy and the bullshit of sexism apparently made certain members of his family feel stupid the last time I saw them. Ummmm, okay? So I should down myself down and talk about where to get my nails done for a good deal? I am sorry, but that shit does not appeal to me. Superficial talk can only hold my attention for so long and then I need to talk about something of substance. I mean, I do not need to be arguing academics every second of my life, but small talk just is not my thing. My smartness has made me somewhat socially awkward. The best I can compare it to is Temperance Brennan on Bones. She is super smart but just says things that are not deemed socially acceptable. She also has ideas that are not always socially acceptable which is kind of dead on when you are a feminist. I mean there is no better way to piss people off then to challenge their views on life, and basically say the whole way they lived their life is bullshit. So yeah, I sometimes provoke the disapproval or anger of people. But honestly, I do not care. One of the qualities of being a feminist is putting stuff out there regardless of what people's initial reactions are going to be. But my real problem with this is not that I offend people, it is the notion that I should dumb myself down to make other people feel better. I mean, has any guy with a high intelligence ever has been asked to dumb himself down? Probably not. The fact that I am a woman and smart pisses people off. I mean yeah I can go to school and get good grades but how dare I make older women and men feel stupid? That is just rude for me to be intellectual! I am so sick and tired of girls having to change who they are naturally because other people are uncomfortable with it. Change your weight, hair color, eye color, skin color, intelligence, humor, thoughts, opinions, politics, and everything else so you can get people's approval. I mean seriously, fuck off. I am who I am and I happen to be wicked smart. If that makes people uncomfortable, do not talk to me. You do not have to tell other people that I am being a snob because I am simply being myself!