Intelligence at The Insider

Intelligence (Noun) An umbrella term used to describe a property of the mind that encompasses many related abilities, such as the capacities to reason, to plan, to solve problems, to think abstractly, to comprehend ideas, to use language, and to learn.

I've never really liked the music of Tori Amos, but I've always sort of appreciated that it was there. More than that, I had a little respect for the woman, who -- along with Ani DiFranco -- were the feminist icons of my college years. But I've lost complete respect for the woman, after she gave an interview with Out Magazine boasting about the intelligence of Perez Hilton.

I think he’s funny, but more than that, he’s very smart. He’s scary smart. And that’s why this is occurring -- because he’s extremely intelligent ... Sometimes people forget that when they talk about the panache -- that sometimes really distracts, intentionally, and masks you from the mastermind. But there is a huge mastermind that lives in Perez. And some people would find that very calculating, but then anybody that’s really good with concepts has to know that the concept is airtight. And if you have a good concept, you’ll inspire hate as well as ecstasy. Because if it’s just OK, nobody gets hard. It’s just one of those things -- it can occur while you’re at the dentist -- it doesn’t matter. But if it pushes those buttons in some way, then you have to know it’s a fricking great concept but it might not be what the public wants all the time. That doesn’t mean they’re right. When it comes to art, the public isn’t always right. The public likes what they like for all kinds of reasons. And sometimes it’s, “It’s just because I want it this way!” But that doesn’t mean it’s the most exciting choice.

The one saving grace from Tori's comments about Perez, however, is that she makes no goddamn sense. She just kind of rambles and rambles, and if you were the unfortunate soul who had to conduct the interview, I suspect about halfway through one of her idiosyncratic soliloquies, you'd be half asleep, drool collecting around your chin. The woman is a mess -- a long-winded, tedious mess.

Source: Webster's Is My Bitch