Oh come off it.
Some people
are stupid. Someone has to be at the bottom of the
bell curve of
intelligence. You can say, "but they have a
lovely nature" or, "they are very skilled with their
hands" or "but they are so
pretty" as often as you like, but it still won't skip over they fact that they are
stupid. Dull witted. Lacking in understanding. Lacking in sense. Not clever. Slow.
Telling someone they are stupid may not be
polite, or
kind or socially acceptable, but what if it's the truth? Calling someone out of earshot stupid: is that acceptable?Should we say
intellectually challenged, and mention a
learning disability or two?
Stupidity is not the same thing as
ignorance, nor has it anything to do with being poorly
educated.