Bignorism
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. p-ssively 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.
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