What does "Stupid is, as stupid does." mean? ?

Question

I heard it on Forest Gump with Tom Hanks.

Answer 1

Forrest's version of the saying means that stupidity is not just a

surface thing derived from a person's appearance. Stupidity is a

matter of deeds, not looks. It comes down to this: judge people by what they do, not by how they appear

Answer 2

you're only as stupid as you stupid actions.

gump was a good man with a good heart who did good things in life. He was smarter than he looked although he was slow and his selfless actions in life showed that.

Answer 3

It doesn't mean anything, stupid ! It was something a stupid person, like Forrest Gump, would say - it's STUPID !!!

Answer 4

Doing a stupid thing is being stupid minded...

Answer 5

As said by Forest Gump's  mother. He quoted her often in the movie.  It just means that stupid deeds are just that, stupid.

Answer 6

It means if you DO something stupid, you probably ARE stupid

Answer 7

It was intended as a cryptic, signature catch phrase for the title character, so really it may not mean anything.

If you saw the movie, it was used as a comeback line to some of the most ignorant jackasses the character ran across.   As for meaning, pick one:

1. "Pfft.  Well, you're ugly and your mother dresses you funny."

-or- if you're looking for something deeper:

2. "A man is ultimately defined by his actions" (I think Batman Begins used something like that).

3. "If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's a duck."

(If a person acts like an ignorant putz, then he IS an ignorant putz).