Choosing to remain uninformed because the marginal cost of obtaining the information is higher than the marginal benefit of knowing it.
Commonly practiced by hicks that don't wish to change their point of views about ANYTHING.
Commonly practiced by hicks that don't wish to change their point of views about ANYTHING.
"All dem blackies wanna do is steal turnips outta mah garden!"
"Those Muslims and Hin-don'ts are the devil!"
"Men are pigs!"
"Those Muslims and Hin-don'ts are the devil!"
"Men are pigs!"
by Jordandijinz0rz January 31, 2005
Get the rational ignorance mug.1. A portmanteau of "Ignore" and "Ignoramus" referring to a collective of stupid people "ignored" on a forum.
2. A fictional town whose inhabitants are innately intellectually lacking.
2. A fictional town whose inhabitants are innately intellectually lacking.
1. (on ignoring a forum member) "Welcome to Ignoramusville, <name>!
2. "I live in Ignoramusville, Alaska, and I can see Russia from my back porch!"
2. "I live in Ignoramusville, Alaska, and I can see Russia from my back porch!"
by Dazeychain March 29, 2010
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Splice of ignorant and radical used for someone foolishly biased, in a political or otherwise debatable situation. Anyone who heatedly picks a side to argue without considering anything about the views of that side, only the fact that they want to argue it to the end.
Person A:"Man are you Democrat or Republican?"
Person B:"Dude I don't fall for that ignoradical bullshit. I pick whoever has the best policies."
Person A:(Very heated) "People have the right to know whats going on in celebrities lives!"
Person B:"Oh yeah?! Do you always listen to everything the media tells you? Would you like it if people pried into your daily life?! God you're such an ignoradical!"
Person B:"Dude I don't fall for that ignoradical bullshit. I pick whoever has the best policies."
Person A:(Very heated) "People have the right to know whats going on in celebrities lives!"
Person B:"Oh yeah?! Do you always listen to everything the media tells you? Would you like it if people pried into your daily life?! God you're such an ignoradical!"
by A3rodox July 7, 2010
Get the Ignoradical mug.The social group populated by those individuals who are rejected, shunned, forgotten or otherwise ignored by so-called "normal people" for no reason other than that they occupy a different niche.
The Ignority does not necessarily consist of any greater or lesser number of individuals than any other group, though they can be viewed as a minority due to media, cultural or social perception.
Something of a catch-all, 'Ignority' is meant to be an umbrella term including nerds, geeks, weirdos and anyone else that feels that they are part of the world that does not belong.
The Ignority does not necessarily consist of any greater or lesser number of individuals than any other group, though they can be viewed as a minority due to media, cultural or social perception.
Something of a catch-all, 'Ignority' is meant to be an umbrella term including nerds, geeks, weirdos and anyone else that feels that they are part of the world that does not belong.
Rather than being judged by the color of their skin or their religious background, members of the Ignority are judged and treated based on their interests as human beings.
by Abel LeGrange July 10, 2010
Get the Ignority mug."Keep your government hands off my Medicare!" and "Stop treating illegal immigrants like second-class citizens!" are prime examples of ignorony in contemporary American politics.
by tdm September 2, 2013
Get the Ignorony mug.An act or saying that may be socially acceptable in the past. Brought up years later to undermine or affiliate one in a negative or insensitive way. With apologetic awareness, a higher EQ is displayed.
Abbreviation: GenIg
Abbreviation: GenIg
by Jefe.Robison February 2, 2019
Get the Generational Ignorance mug.Forming an "opinion" on a subject for which one knows absolutely nothing about and voicing that opinion, thus showing lack of knowledge or ambition to becoming remotely intelligent on the subject mattter.
Ignorance is choosing to do something just because someone told you that you need to, or that you should without doing the research for yourself to make an educated and informed decision.
by CB49 December 30, 2011
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