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As for \\\"being written by an apologetic member trying to convince readers \\\'we are not stuck up snobs, really!\\\'\\\" have you SEEN some of the things people say about Mensa on the Internet? People gripe about elitism and what a stupid idea of a club it is without even taking the time to read about it. Then you have people like those parents who had their daughter tested at two - then drag her on the Today show. Today show doesn\\\'t even explain Mensa or its three stated purposes, they just say \\\"The high-IQ group\\\". Even the news doesn\\\'t want to get into details about Mensa - because they\\\'re boring. Honestly, Mensa can be a lot of fun - at issue is it\\\'s a tool. You get out of it what you put in. Being a non-profit it\\\'s mostly run by volunteers at the local level.
Not to mention, Mensa is really a teeny-tiny group. I hope you read the part where I said 2% of the USA is 6 million - and only 57,000 are in Mensa. Honestly, I don\\\'t see what all the fuss and grief is about out there. The non-members who qualify well outnumber the members. Mensans are just people who want to spend time with other like-minded people, not beat on the dumb folks.
So thank you for your critique, it is duly noted and I\\\'ve been tinkering in the article with that point on my mind.
Not to mention, Mensa is really a teeny-tiny group. I hope you read the part where I said 2% of the USA is 6 million - and only 57,000 are in Mensa. Honestly, I don\\\'t see what all the fuss and grief is about out there. The non-members who qualify well outnumber the members. Mensans are just people who want to spend time with other like-minded people, not beat on the dumb folks.
So thank you for your critique, it is duly noted and I\\\'ve been tinkering in the article with that point on my mind.
