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I think calling something stupid is a way of announcing bluntly what you think of an idea, show, concept or belief. It doesn't mean that the person is stupid, since they probably think it's stupid that you think what they like is stupid. -- Did that sentence even make sense?? However, people are very defensive about things they like and enjoy so naturally they will take "That's Stupid" as a personal attack, especially if it's something they feel strongly about. I know that if someone says "DJ'ing is stupid" I'd get a little fussy over it, but I would more than likely just try to get to the reason why they think something is stupid.
The bottom line is that if you look at anything at it's very simple core, everything can be considered stupid. This argument rears it's head most often in the religious, musical and athletic realms. You can call one sport stupid by saying "Who wants to throw a ball in a round circle? That's stupid". You can then apply that same argument to anything because of the simplicity implied. More often than not I think the term "That's Stupid" is used more in a sense of masking the non-understanding of the subject being talked about.
Ok so I guess I need to answer the OP question instead of rambling.. NO saying something is stupid is not calling the actual person stupid; <i>unless</i> the person refuses to see the other side of the coin and just says they are right "just because". That's when "That's stupid" applies to the person also.
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