Michael Moore

If the guy out in the woods with the Michigan Militia is a real estate negotiator, instead of some crackpot, and has a normal life, that's unnerving. You don't want to think it's as normal as the guy next door, hedging his lawn. It's easier to demonize or separate them off from 'us.

American Activist

Lynn Coady

Audience participation can often inject a dose of adrenalin into your average dial-tone literary reading, especially if a handful of audience-members are mentally unhinged, and let's face it - you can always depend on at least one crackpot at these things.

Canadian Novelist

Anthony Fantano

Gonjasufi may sound at first like a rambling hip-hop crackpot, but there's more to the California rapper and singer than mere eccentricity: What appears messy and thrown together is anything but.

American Celebrity

Jenny McCarthy

The idea that vaccines are a primary cause of autism is not as crackpot as some might wish. Autism's 60-fold rise in 30 years matches a tripling of the U.S. vaccine schedule.

American Model

Pete Hamill

Ezra Pound was a crackpot on social and political issues, but he knew what he was talking about in matters of the written language.

American Journalist

The term 'crackpot' is informal and might be disrespectful in formal contexts.

Informal Usage

'Crackpot' suggests disapproval and might offend someone if used to describe them.

Negative Connotation

Some cultures might find the term 'crackpot' less offensive than others.

Cultural Sensitivity

Indicates that the person’s beliefs are out of touch with reality.

Impractical Theories

'Crackpot' often implies that the person's ideas are not taken seriously by others.

Not Taken Seriously

Used to highlight unusual and unpopular beliefs or interests in specific areas.