18 Embarrassingly-Dumb People Who Clearly Had No Idea Who They Were Talking To

“Nothing in the world is more dangerous,” Martin Luther King Jr once said, “than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” This, of course, is true and we’ve seen that proven over and over again on social media. It’s not unusual to see a lot of smart-ass types displaying their dumb opinions everywhere, even going as far as bashing people who obviously know more about the topic at hand.

Case in point, the following people below shows us those epic moments were some people clearly placed themselves into awkward situations because, well, they keep on spewing crap and they have zero knowledge about who they were trying to bash.

BoredPanda came up with this compilation and we’ve had a great laugh reading each one of them. The exchanges are too damn hilarious and too damn embarrassing at the same time! Go scroll down below and see for yourself:

#1. One guy made the mistake of telling woman with Astrophysics PHD to learn “some actual science”.

#2. I can’t help but imagine an epic ‘mic drop’ after that last sentence.

#3. “Who’s that “stupid hipster chick” in a Star Wars shirt anyway? She’s probably not a fan!”

#4. Talk about mansplaining!

#5. This so-called ‘Harry Potter fan’ just tried to explain Snape’s motivation – to the book’s author!

#6. “I wonder what Tony Hawk is up to these days.”

#7. Too bad they didn’t know C.B. Cebulski travels the world to find new artists for Marvel Comics.

#8. “So you’re a woman and you like comics? Let’s see if you’re a true fan!”

#9. Seriously? I’m guessing the Prime Minister knows what he’s talking about!

#10. “Sometimes I just want to punch JAVA in the face!”

#11. He’s probably a credible source. He’s his dad after all!

#12. A cringe-worthy epic fail! Talent scouts “discovers” Annie Lennox and sees her “potential”.

#13. Trashy girls never get far in life. Not!

#14. “Nope, no farm knowledge whatsoever so please enlighten me.”

#15. “Read the full article” said the man to the article author.

#16. “So what exactly do YOU know?”

#17. Basher tells National Review Online editor to try reading conservative news sources.

#18. Dallas Cowboys player gets called a “bandwagon fan.” Insert facepalm here!