Selectively Genius

The characteristic describing someone who claims they are smart, yet they choose not to be. this justifing their actions being in opposition to the claim. Usually the person relies on the term as a fallback to hide their insecurities regarding their scholastic disadvantage

Person 1 “Wow, I can’t believe you did that! You are so dumb!”

Person 2 “I’m not dumb, I’m selectively genius!”

by Typically_fresh February 15, 2019

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selection strategy

Process by which a large audience Is sampled to achieve results different than a random sampling.

This convoluted selection strategy is basically random, if random were stupid.

by PribblePower March 25, 2021

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Selective Black

Describes an individual who engages with Black identity, culture, or community on a conditional basis—supporting aspects that align with their comfort, image, or personal gain while distancing from deeper commitments that require solidarity, sacrifice, or accountability. Often expressed through an “à la carte” mindset, this approach embraces certain expressions of Blackness while neglecting or excluding others—particularly at the intersections of queerness, disability, and marginalized gender identities. It reflects a curated connection to Blackness that prioritizes optics over liberation, and preference over principle.

The everyday use of “Black pride” on social media, while dismissing the struggles of Black LGBTQIA+ folks, revealed a Selective Black mindset—an à la carte approach to identity that prioritizes aesthetics over collective liberation.

by Tamtheeicon June 24, 2025

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selective obliviousness

Having the mental capacity to understand something that's painfully obvious to anybody else and/or has overwhelming and undeniable evidence, but deliberately ignoring it for any number of reasons. Compare willful ignorance.

Jean was presented with mountains of evidence that her husband was cheating on her, and more-or-less covered her ears and went "LALALALALA." I swear, she's engaging in selective obliviousness.

by Intelligence001 April 02, 2022

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