Bignorism
big-ner-ih-zum — noun
Ignorance, perpetuated by bigotry, and raised to the level of a religion.
A condition formed by a process of actively ignoring information that
contradicts strongly held beliefs and preconceived notions, a defense mechanism
against cognitive dissonance. Passively accepting as truth any information that
confirms our beliefs, and actively dismissing information that doesn’t.
Bignoristic — adjective describing a person or statement that ignores
information that is inconsistent with their prejudices.
Bignoramus — noun describing a person characterized by bignoristic thinking.
big-ner-ih-zum — noun
Ignorance, perpetuated by bigotry, and raised to the level of a religion.
A condition formed by a process of actively ignoring information that
contradicts strongly held beliefs and preconceived notions, a defense mechanism
against cognitive dissonance. Passively accepting as truth any information that
confirms our beliefs, and actively dismissing information that doesn’t.
Bignoristic — adjective describing a person or statement that ignores
information that is inconsistent with their prejudices.
Bignoramus — noun describing a person characterized by bignoristic thinking.
Some candidates base their appeal on Bignorism, knowing a portion of voters will respond positively to messages of racism and hate, and that they will not listen to evidence to the contrary.
by phidgety May 23, 2016
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Also colloquially used in the use of absurdly abstract figures in numerical discussions. To inflate numbers beyond what could be considered reasonable by anyone with even the faintest grip on reality.
by Someone who once met Sparta in a bar June 11, 2006
Get the bigjoeism mug.1) The philosophical standpoint that ignorance is bliss, and therefore learning of any kind whatsoever should be avoided at all costs.
2) Method(s) used by religions and cults to promote comfortable, simple lies over the scientific truths of the universe.
3) A standpoint backed up only by personal notions, and no real evidence or logic
2) Method(s) used by religions and cults to promote comfortable, simple lies over the scientific truths of the universe.
3) A standpoint backed up only by personal notions, and no real evidence or logic
A) Had I gone the route of Ignorism, I'd never have to put up with all these complicated facts!
B) Wanna join the Church of Scientology? It's easy! We'll have you roped in to Ignorism in no time....
C) I have no proof! I plea argumentum ad ignorism.
B) Wanna join the Church of Scientology? It's easy! We'll have you roped in to Ignorism in no time....
C) I have no proof! I plea argumentum ad ignorism.
by sidexwalk August 6, 2009
Get the Ignorism mug.Noun - As in sexism or racism, binarism refers to a collection of harmful thoughts, actions, laws, and other social systems that uplift one group of people while erasing or otherwise harming a minority group. In the case of binarism, the word refers to actions and thoughts that promote the gender binary (male/female) while excluding, erasing, or otherwise harming people of other genders or no gender at all. People harmed by binarism are generally people within the nonbinary gender umbrella, or agender. Binarism is often exhibited towards nonbinary people by cis gender and binary trans gender people alike.
The adjective form of binarism is binarist. A specific thought/action/etc that exhibits binarism is said to be binarist in quality.
The adjective form of binarism is binarist. A specific thought/action/etc that exhibits binarism is said to be binarist in quality.
I wish people would say "honored guests" instead of "ladies and gentlemen" when addressing groups. "Ladies and gentlemen" is so binarist! It makes my heart hurt just to hear it. I really wish binarism wasn't a thing, and that people like me were recognized as being real.
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It started with one guy and a comment about African-Americans. Then another guy chimed in with an off-color joke about lesbians. The third guy didn't like anybody of color but particularly if they were gay.
We were now well on our way to a lovely collection of Bignorami, or bignoramuses, if you will.
We were now well on our way to a lovely collection of Bignorami, or bignoramuses, if you will.
by Wildwood Flower December 13, 2009
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ignorism is likely you just ignore them all days, weeks, months, and years that you didn't respond to their message for 472318473281473217483201498321 years.
(THIS IS A JOKE, DOESN'T MEANS YOU ARE RACIST OR ANYTHING, YOU CAN SAY IGNORISM AS A JOKE!)
ignorism is likely you just ignore them all days, weeks, months, and years that you didn't respond to their message for 472318473281473217483201498321 years.
(THIS IS A JOKE, DOESN'T MEANS YOU ARE RACIST OR ANYTHING, YOU CAN SAY IGNORISM AS A JOKE!)
That girl is ignorism because she just ignores my texts in the earlier morning!
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You are giving ignorism because you didn't respond to my texts in discord, I am about to block you fr.
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You are giving ignorism because you didn't respond to my texts in discord, I am about to block you fr.
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