Sentence examples for ignorant state from inspiring English sources

Too often for people of color and, in my experience, black people, the question "Where are you from?" is followed by, "Oh no, where are you really from?" Although seemingly harmless, this line of thinking reinforces the idea that black Americans are not normal Americans, an ignorant state of mind that is tied up with the term "African-American".

Contrary to a stereotypical view of Vietnamese brides as "backward," "financial burdens," and "ignorant" of state policies, they show great acumen in taking advantage of the in-between spaces they live in and "negotiating a wide variety of linguistic and cultural circumstances" (Taylor 2007 268).

Problem: Too many sex trafficking victims are not being found or helped in the United States because too many local governments are ignorant of state and federal human trafficking laws.

Indeed, the ongoing changes in the distribution of global power and mounting global strife make it all the more imperative that America not retreat into an ignorant garrison-state mentality or wallow in self-righteous cultural hedonism.

He called the secretary of state "ignorant," "foolish," "dictatorial" and "rude".

The area's wastefulness and lack of understanding of market demand is evident from the vast empty villa complexes built by private developers on the edge of Shenyang with loans from ignorant and corrupt state banks.

Salem says that nobody in Fallujah is ignorant of Islamic State rules because they were previously read out in public every day, though this has now been reduced to three times a week.

"Entourage" is purposefully designed as an extreme male fantasy of ignorant bliss — a state that, in real life, can be pretty tough to attain without the aid of heavy narcotics.

He said that gun owners without concealed-carry permits would likely be ignorant of the state's self-defense statutes; they wouldn't know when they could and could not fire their weapons.

In the lack of plausibility department we are also asked to believe that the governments in the region are incredibly ignorant about the state of U.S. politics.

They make Michigan Left Turns at red lights, and usually demonstrate patience with ignorant out-of-state drivers.