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Outside of the [[Speculative Fiction]] genre, [[Humans Are Morons]] may be invoked in works with more political contexts, especially with those that argue [[Hobbes Was Right]] or that [[Democracy Is Bad]], again emphasizing that there is still a very savage, primal side of human nature that clouds our better judgment and hampers our social progression towards a more [[Wide Eyed Idealist|idealistic]] [[Utopia]].

 

 

* If [[ET the Extraterrestrial (Film)|E.T.]] comes to Earth and the humans attack him with [[Torches and Pitchforks|pitchforks and sticks]], it's [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]].

Compare with [[The Ditz]] and [[The Fool]] when dealing with stupidity on an individual level, and [[Medieval Morons]] when a [[Time Travel|time traveler]] has to deal with human stupidity, rather than aliens. Contrast: [[Humanity Is Superior]], [[Humans Are Leaders]].

 

 

 

'''[[No Real Life Examples Please|Please, do not include any Real Life examples]], as we don't know any [[Real Life]] non-human societies to compare humanity to.'''

 

== [[Comics]] ==

* A favorite for [[Alan Moore]] when he writes anything about aliens interacting with humans, occasionally referring to humans derogatorily as [[Fantastic Slur|"chimps" and "apes."]]

** In ''Skizz'' a peaceful alien is stranded on Earth ''a la [[ET the Extraterrestrial (Film)|E.T.]]'', which, to his own species, is classified as a "hellworld" planet for many reasons, among them being that human civilization is far too primitive and undeveloped for people to handle alien contact. The first encounter the alien has with humans is discovering drunk skinheads pummeling each other with their fists; the revelation that he's stranded on a planet where the locals are '''''that''''' primitive is more than enough to make him cry.

** "[[DR and Quinch (Comic Book)|DR and Quinch]] Have Fun on Earth" features the title characters manipulating humanity throughout history in an [[Chessmaster|elaborate scheme]] that relies on humans developing a space travel program. When humans finally reach the characters' corner of the galaxy and encounter "their first real, actual people," they're given a civic reception at "The League of Disadvantaged Planets' Charity Hall" as ''everyone'' sees humans as stupid, mindless life-forms.

** Several of Moore's ''Future Shocks'' from ''[[Two Thousand AD (Comic Book)|2000 AD]]'' are about humanity's stupidity allowing aliens who are actually malicious to take advantage of them. Notable examples include, the Grawks who conquer Earth not through war but by giving gold to any human on the planet in exchange for world landmarks or even entire countries while the humans who take the gold are unaware that they are making a legitimate sale in accordance with Intergalactic Law (this also deflates the price of gold on Earth so much that humans can't buy Earth back) and the [[I'm a Humanitarian|humanitarians]] who don't seem to bother the military too much about taking security precautions when making first contact.

* In ''[[Judge Dredd]]'' this is one of a few arguments made to show that [[Democracy Is Bad]] (especially as an [[In Universe]] argument). With the Judges in control of everything, the rest of the population has seemingly accepted the parentalist state of things and now cannot be trusted to competently vote on individuals to run the government on their behalf.

* In the ''[[Strontium Dog]]'' story arc "Bitch," aliens who have taken [[Ronald Reagan]] hostage find The Gipper to be so astonishingly stupid that they can't fathom how this man could possibly be "the leader of the human race" without assuming that the rest of us aren't that bright, either.

* Throughout [[Silver Surfer|Silver Surfer's]] solo series, Surfer, confined to Earth by Galactus in punishment for rebelling against his master, constantly bemoans the madness of men. No matter what he does to try and fit in, he encounters human prejudice and fear. His evaluations vary from [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]] to [[Humans Are Morons]] though.

== Film - Live-Action ==

* ''[[Idiocracy]]'' takes place in a future where [[Social Darwinist|Survival of the Fittest]] has been hijacked by the astoundingly stupid.

* In ''[[Men in Black (Film)|Men in Black]]'' humans are the least technically advanced space faring race in the galaxy. Most of the better technology the MIBs have is acquired from elsewhere, and the greater human population cannot be allowed to know the truth. Also, aliens that come here seem to have a rather high mortality rate. An early scene in the film has Agent K noting that humans are immune to an alien brain scanner because, "Human thought is so primitive it's looked upon as an infectious disease in some of the better galaxies. That kind of makes you proud, doesn't it?"

** The Bug even dishes out the [[Fantastic Slur|Fantastic Slurs]], calling Agent K a "monkey-boy" and claiming that compared to us, he's "on the top of the evolutionary ladder!"