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MENSA, the society for geniuses, has accepted its youngest member — a 2-year-old.

Elise Tan Roberts from Edmonton, North London in Britain has an IQ of 156. Albert Einstein was believed to have an IQ of 160. The average IQ is 100. Elise can name 35 capital cities, identify the three types of triangle and recite the alphabet, according to the Times of London .

Mensa normally only accepts children 10 or older, but the society made an exception for Elise because she tested so high on the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale. She is in the top 0.2 percent for her age. She is half Malaysian and half Nigerian.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Lequain/ Lequain

    She’s so cute and smart!!! Keep up the good work little one!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DAREALRECKLESS/ DAREALRECKLESS

    black girl?………..where?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Popsnap/ Popsnap

    Theres no such thing as a light skinned black african.Light skinned black comes from race mixing and forceing mixed race children to be seen as black only by the one drop rul.this is where we get the light skin black from, This rule was created during the time of slavery in our country. The rule basically stated that a person with as little as one drop of black was black no matter how light they were. But neggggress love to keep the rule alive by claming anyone with black blood.

    Theres no such thing as a light skinned black african.Light skinned black comes from race mixing and forceing mixed race children to be seen as black only by the one drop rul.this is where we get the light skin black from, This rule was created during the time of slavery in our country. The rule basically stated that a person with as little as one drop of black was black no matter how light they were. But neggggress love to keep the rule alive by claming anyone with black blood.

    Theres no such thing as a light skinned black african.Light skinned black comes from race mixing and forceing mixed race children to be seen as black only by the one drop rul.this is where we get the light skin black from, This rule was created during the time of slavery in our country. The rule basically stated that a person with as little as one drop of black was black no matter how light they were. But neggggress love to keep the rule alive by claming anyone with black blood.

    Theres no such thing as a light skinned black african.Light skinned black comes from race mixing and forceing mixed race children to be seen as black only by the one drop rul.this is where we get the light skin black from, This rule was created during the time of slavery in our country. The rule basically stated that a person with as little as one drop of black was black no matter how light they were. But neggggress love to keep the rule alive by claming anyone with black blood.

    Theres no such thing as a light skinned black african.Light skinned black comes from race mixing and forceing mixed race children to be seen as black only by the one drop rul.this is where we get the light skin black from, This rule was created during the time of slavery in our country. The rule basically stated that a person with as little as one drop of black was black no matter how light they were. But neggggress love to keep the rule alive by claming anyone with black blood.

    Theres no such thing as a light skinned black african.Light skinned black comes from race mixing and forceing mixed race children to be seen as black only by the one drop rul.this is where we get the light skin black from, This rule was created during the time of slavery in our country. The rule basically stated that a person with as little as one drop of black was black no matter how light they were. But neggggress love to keep the rule alive by claming anyone with black blood.

    Theres no such thing as a light skinned black african.Light skinned black comes from race mixing and forceing mixed race children to be seen as black only by the one drop rul.this is where we get the light skin black from, This rule was created during the time of slavery in our country. The rule basically stated that a person with as little as one drop of black was black no matter how light they were. But neggggress love to keep the rule alive by claming anyone with black blood.

    Theres no such thing as a light skinned black african.Light skinned black comes from race mixing and forceing mixed race children to be seen as black only by the one drop rul.this is where we get the light skin black from, This rule was created during the time of slavery in our country. The rule basically stated that a person with as little as one drop of black was black no matter how light they were. But neggggress love to keep the rule alive by claming anyone with black blood.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Popsnap/ Popsnap

    In the uk shes is not black she is seen as mixed .go find a real black and stop claming every mixed preson you see.

    Theres no such thing as a light skinned black african.Light skinned black comes from race mixing and forceing mixed race children to be seen as black only by the one drop rul.this is where we get the light skin black from, This rule was created during the time of slavery in our country. The rule basically stated that a person with as little as one drop of black was black no matter how light they were. But neggggress love to keep the rule alive by claming anyone with black blood.

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    derez no f**kin way dis can b tru! ya gotta b f**kin kiddin me. dis b***h aint even black. she look all asian. how da f**k can a goddamn child b smarta van me? shut yo b***h mouf nigga. eitha da test iz a joke or she got a tumor da size a russia. cmon muthaf**ka! a 2 year old??? get da f**k real! i kno ya dont xpect me ta beleev dat.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BlackMiss62/ BlackMiss62

    Such ignorant, ignorant, racist comments. That was totally unnecessary and since it was posted under b.s or annoymous i.d’s say more about the person posting than this wonderful little girl. The one thing I did cringe at is her being called or labeled as ‘black’ when in fact, she is not [just] black, she is bi-racial since she is of white heritage as well. I hate when people automatically call someone black who either clearly is mixed or it is strongly noted that one of their parents (Barack’s mother) is white. Why should they have to discount a part of them because of some idiotic, slavery b.s?

    That beautiful tot is a virtual wonder to behold and should not be subjugated to others idiotic mindset simply because of their indoctrinated, prejudiced, mindset.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com//

    The point to this article is that she’s a smart little cookie! Why do you care if she’s black or mixed? Are your children a part of Mensa or anything else on that level?

    Stop being so stuck on color and support a black or half black child who is clearly deserving of the support!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Fletcher-D/ Fletcher-D

    you guys are so sensitive the point is that people of african decent can do anything. would u be mad if they had said the next mj was black forgot to mention he was also half white? Id guess probably not. God yall so sensitive

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/davettalashley/ davettalashley

    Unless genetics has changed drastically, ANY person who is the offspring of a black parent and a while parent is BLACK, because the black gene is the DOMINANT gene.

    There may be bi-racial or mixed-race people, but there is no such thing as a half-anything. That’s not how it works.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/michealjoneston/ michealjoneston

    After viewing the video I see the child being very smart;however the one that wrote the comments up above need to go back to shcool and learn how to talk as well as spell. With an IQ like theirs I would be mad to if a 2 year old was smartewr than me.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/melliemel32/ melliemel32

    First of all, we should just marvel at how awesome God is to choose whomever He wants to defy norms. Secondly, the baby is Southeast Asian and African, so the White folks can’t claim any on this one. LOL :) It really doesn’t matter, there are brilliant people of ALL nationalities and ethnicities…let’s get it together!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AMANORFIRE82/ AMANORFIRE82

    Tiger Woods is now in shamed he said he aint black he need learn about Africa History as look at Nelson Mandela,Brandy,Amerie,Tyson Beckford & Ne-yo they have slanted eyez cos where human begins in East Africa that hes not realised Black race are so powerful & made highly intelligent with in way many with show their action & mind.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AMANORFIRE82/ AMANORFIRE82

    Plus…Tiger Woods got a natural stay fit athletic body gift from his the lately father is a black.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Rudy836/ Rudy836

    This means we should all choose our mates more wisely.Her parents done something right rather it was intentionally or unintentionally.We need to make a stronger human race.

    She may be to intelligent for a conventional education.We need a new education system entirely.Our whole life system primitive and needs to be reworked.I just think it would be beneficial to her in us if she has a lot of contact with intelligent and creative peoples.

    She needs also to be taught to be compasionate with all peoples.Because one day shes going to look around and think why is everyone so stupid.And more than likely shes going to feel alienated.At that point she will decide what to do with her talents.It needs to be her choice.

    If anyone can transfer this message to her parents you will be doing us all a favor.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/IWalkAlone247/ IWalkAlone247

    Tis is EXACTLY what I talk about in damn near EVERY thread I comment on. We do NOT talk about the black children who have high IQs or ANYTHING of that nature…no….instead, we get threats trying to defend all the negative s**t being glamourized in music that people claim is “black music” (I refuse to call it OUR music…I’d be insulting my community).

    As beautiful as this story is, it’s f**king pathetic that it’s a damn needle in a haystack when you compare it to these other threads defending and glamourizing everything negative within my community…

    Now that i think about it….not taking anything away from this little girl, but SHE’S NOT BLACK!!!!…Just because she has some nigerian in her does NOT make her black. THEY DON’T EVEN GROUP THEMSELVES WITH US over there. Yes, she’s smarter than any adult I’ll ever meet in my life, but don’t get all hot and bothered because she has nigeria in her mixture…

    Congrats to YOU little wonder…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/IWalkAlone247/ IWalkAlone247

    Screw spelling….

    >:-(

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Nia2u4u/ Nia2u4u

    I’m so pissed that I had to find this wonderful miracle story on the internet. I bet if she was white the MEDIA would have put her all over the damn place and would not have stopped until people were complaining about hearing about it!

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/single_409/ single_409

    I’m going to be glad that she is a person of color. C’mon people. Let’s stop the racial debate. Does it really matter? In a few years, the world will be beige anyway. And who really cares if Nigerians claim black or not? They are people of color. Give her and her parents props.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Successonmymind/ Successonmymind

    DUMB ASSES, ESPECIALLY YOU POPSNAP, I HERE SOME HATE IN YOUR WORDS. I LOVE IT WHEN YOU WHITE PEOPLE CREATE FAKE ACCOUNTS ON HERE TO SAY STUPID S**T ALONG WITH THE BLACKS THAT SHARE YOUR VIEWS, OH!!!!!!!! look his account doesn’t exist anymore.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/futurekarma/ futurekarma

    @popsnap

    Race is a social construction. There are no “light skinned black people”? Think again. Click the link. I repeat: Click the link. My father is Nigerian. His sister is as light as these people, but “black” facial features, etc.
    http://engforum.pravda.ru/showthread.php?t=278112&page=3

    Or else how did we get all the diversity we have today?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/poppyseed18/ poppyseed18

    I wish I could erase other user’s comments, some of the comments posted are truly……f**king ignorant, PLEASEEEEEEEEE pick up a book. Reading is fundamental, and really not hard, it also helps to exercise the mind. Kudos to Elise Tan Roberts.

    PS Popsnap your a loser and you know it…

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