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I believe MENSA is elitist and accomplishes very little, and therefore should not be celebrated as an important or academic society. CMV

To start, I'd like to say that I've never had any association with Mensa, I haven't even taken an IQ test. To start, I believe the idea of Mensa calling people 'geniuses' and representing themselves as the smartest people in the world is very elitist. My main point is that you get into Mensa based off of a test of natural intelligence, which means you don't actually have to do anything extraordinary to get into this elite group. I mean its the same as a club for tall people, sure it can exist, but someone shouldn't be celebrated for being tall.While being naturally intelligent will help, it is by no means the most important factor in determining success. True success, academic or otherwise, is obtained mainly by hard work and creativity. 

To my second point, it doesn't seem to actually have any use. While, obviously, there will be extremely influential academics in Mensa, some members really won't have anything to contribute, and all Mensa seems to be is a bunch of people discussing amongst themselves, rather than influencing others. Also, if a group for intelectual discussion is needed, why not judge people based on actual academic work and accomplishments, rather than something that is natural. 

So basically, my reasoning is that you don't actually have to accomplish anything to get into Mensa, therefore it shouldn't be celebrated or treated as a society for academic people. I'm aware that good discussion probably does occur in Mensa, but why limit it to people with high IQ? People shouldn't believe that a high IQ is needed for academic accomplishment, and it isn't. So really, the society isn't necessary, or at least the IQ requirement isn't. I'm not saying it should be disbanded, I just believe it shouldn't be celebrated as a great society, nor should they display the elitism they do.

To be fair, I do not know too much about the society, so please fill me in on any details that could change my view!
gpt
I'd argue the premise of your post is wrong.  Mensa is certainly not widely regarded as an 'important' or an 'academic' society.  It certainly does not come close to having the prestige like the National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) or Royal Society (U.K.).

Just think of Mensa as a club with people that have something in common.  Tall people have tall people clubs but no one goes accusing them of being elitist because they are the top 1% in height.