close-minded

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Between songs, the camera cut to Jackson, who took on the voice of white America and parroted things that close-minded critics might say about the first solo rap artist to perform at the Super Bowl.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2025

“I think a lot of that is people were so close-minded when it comes to things like that,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

What you can do is “turn” someone from being a close-minded bigot and into someone more accepting of all the many different ways there are of being human.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023

I’m grateful to the performer who worked so hard to entertain a close-minded teen, and can now admit it: I liked “Stomp.”

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2023

We may face a lot of close-minded people along the way.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers