Dana Forsythe Studies in Popular Culture Paul Morrison Willful Ignorance and The Lion King The subject of willful ignorance in the movie Philadelphia is obvious as the partners in Andy’s law firm pretend to not notice that he is sick with the deadly syndrome AIDS. This is a form of power on their point because they use it to justify firing Andy for fear of contamination. Willful ignorance is also a major part of …showed first 75 words of 1220 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1220 total…to be called a stereotypical racist or a bigot. For these reasons I believe that the audience is only invited as far as they want to go. The comfortable mask of a Disney movie makes it even easier to stomach. All in all willful ignorance is a great form of power, in the matter that it is the most useful tool to keep people where you think they may belong in a certain class structure.