a historically near-sighted person is someone who can only remember recent history, wether it be in the recent few centuries or even just the recent few years.
July 4, John: do you realize that a year ago today we had to use bread slices instead of buns for hot dogs?
Bob: do you also that realize today is when america became independent? John: REALLY? Bob: yes, its taught in history class. John: oh, sorry, i didn't know that becuase im historically near-sighted.
Bob: do you also that realize today is when america became independent? John: REALLY? Bob: yes, its taught in history class. John: oh, sorry, i didn't know that becuase im historically near-sighted.
by d00dd00d February 5, 2010
The old, legendary memes that started the entire meme culture. Original memes, but older. The foundation of all meme.
Guy 1: dude i just found a meme
Guy 2: what was it?
Guy 1: Kilroy was here, it was scrabbled in my locker
Guy 2: you just found a historic meme, my friend
Guy 2: what was it?
Guy 1: Kilroy was here, it was scrabbled in my locker
Guy 2: you just found a historic meme, my friend
by Unsanitairy Sibling Murderer September 18, 2016
This kind of innocence is when someone, generally of a younger age or uneducated, is not aware of jokes and references of historical events, and/or is surprised when they find out about it.
This can also be used to define someone that jokes about tragic historical events and/or support these "ideologies" without really knowing what they are about.
This can also be used to define someone that jokes about tragic historical events and/or support these "ideologies" without really knowing what they are about.
py: yo sav check this sus shit out
*shows sav a roblox group that fetishises the a*yan race*
sav: i don't understand
laz: yoooo what the fuck
py: sav, do not lose your intellectual historical innocence
laz: for your own good
sav: uhh what
*shows sav a roblox group that fetishises the a*yan race*
sav: i don't understand
laz: yoooo what the fuck
py: sav, do not lose your intellectual historical innocence
laz: for your own good
sav: uhh what
by KLSFLW March 5, 2024
by Goofy Ahh Boy April 30, 2023
A person who does not believe in history; i.e. One would need a time machine to convince this person that something really happened
Guy 1: Man, I hate having to memorize dates of the Civil War. And how does Ms. Johnson know that these events happened on these specific days?
Guy 2: Since when are you a historical atheist?
Guy 2: Since when are you a historical atheist?
by gooberdude2 April 14, 2015
A penomenon of demonstration in which deconstructionism and therefore formalism can only represent linear time as moving backwards.
Also called "left-wing determinism."
Also called "left-wing determinism."
by metawave August 14, 2019
brandon: "in class today the teacher was telling us about these maps about the olden days"
Emily: "Brandon, they're called historical maps"
Emily: "Brandon, they're called historical maps"
by EmilyUrie12 February 2, 2016