Archie Bunker

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noun

a poorly educated blue-collar worker, holding ultraconservative, racist, and male-chauvinist opinions.

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Origin of Archie Bunker

From a character in the American television series “All in the Family” which premiered in 1971

Ar·chie Bun·ker·ism

[buhng-kuh-riz-uhm], /ˈbʌŋ kəˌrɪz əm/, noun

The five images revealed an older house with a sea view from the deck, a one-person kitchen, and ’70s furnishings that would make Edith and Archie Bunker feel at home.
Renting a vacation home for the first time? Don’t take anything for granted.|Candyce H. Stapen|April 22, 2021|Washington Post
They issued an All in the Family record, sold T-shirts, beer mugs, and the books The Wit and Wisdom of Archie Bunker and Edith Bunker’s All in the Family Cookbook, with recipes for quick-drop biscuits and orange barbecued chicken.
How a Foulmouthed Bigot Named Archie Bunker Charmed—and Changed—America|Daniel S. Levy|February 9, 2021|Time
He is a fun person but also an ill-informed, foolish, Archie Bunker type sometimes.
Carolyn Hax: He’s a great guy, except for the bigotry|Carolyn Hax|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
Like Archie Bunker, they long for the days when “girls were girls and men were men.”
The Proud Boys, explained|Jane Coaston|October 1, 2020|Vox

Norman Lear had a crisis while filming All in the Family about people genuinely taking Archie Bunker as a role model.
The Case Against Cards Against Humanity: Is Max Temkin a Horrible Person? (Does It Matter?)|Arthur Chu|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Koch backed the death penalty, wasn't above a little Archie Bunker-ish lingua franca to get his point across.
Ed Koch|Michael Tomasky|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But in simpler terms this is Darth Vader against Archie Bunker.
Celebrity March Madness 2012: How to Pick NCAA Tournament Winners|Michael Solomon|March 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST