"Smooth brain" feels like the new r-word to me. The r-word has long been used as a derogatory term for people with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities. People with Down syndrome have fewer superficial sulci and gyri (bumps and folds) on the cerebral cortex. When you use "smooth brain" to insult someone's intelligence it's really no better than the r-word. It feels icky.

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7 分鐘內	Sandra Ruttan-Lindenmuth sandraruttan	Agreed. I also drop half a star off any book ranking for using the word mrn
31 分鐘內	Sid ifykyksid	theres science behind the fact that adhd/autism spectrum also has smoother brain folds which increases pattern recognition but also causes sensory overlap and overload. So technically if someone is using it as an insult, its not very insulting to me as a neurodivergent its just a fact. Its backhanded and being said yucky yeah, but its still just a fact at the end of it all. That being said, its the difference between stupid and ignorant. You dont call one the latter
一小時內	Rob Birdman Hanley rob.unsupervised	What do you suggest we say to imply someone is being stupid? Is there a word for low intelligence that has not, and cannot be associated or conflated with mental disability? At some point we either have to develop the emotional intelligence to differentiate between a personal attack on an individual, and an attack on a group of marginalized people. Or else…We just won’t have any words at all.
一小時內	HILLARY RAMOS joyfulandrising	Thank you. The term is actually a reference to a medical condition called Lissencephaly. My daughter passed away from this condition in March 2024. It’s a rare, fatal genetic disorder characterized by a lack of folds and grooves in the brain. The term very much is becoming the new “r” word because people don’t know Lissencephaly is a real condition. Education will hopefully encourage more empathy 🙏🏻💜
一小時內	chronicdolluk	Unlike with the r word, I think people don’t actually know this can refer to actual medical conditions.
2 小時內	Su Eriksson su2904	Use British insults. Call them an absolute div , or a numpty
2 小時內	Benjaminović Jašar its_a_me_again_njobe	what about "Downey" ?
2 小時內	Brian Bennett snickeringsasquatch	Bless ur heart
3 小時內	Peg Digitalis pegdigitalisart	The people in the comments asking how else to call people stupid are noooot getting that the point is to not call people stupid....
3 小時內	Jo Marie jomariethetransvet	I use a different r-word(s)… “red hat”… 😂🤣 (Sorry, always seething below the surface trans autistic maybe making a joke in poor taste.)