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minus-squareBombOmOmlinkEnglish22•1 year ago It doesn’t have racial origin, but it has pretty strong racial connotations. What isn’t racist if even basic colors are racist?
minus-squareBombOmOmlinkEnglish18•1 year agoYellow road lines mean something different than white road lines. The hard drives I buy have black and red product names (one is faster than the other). Are these racist or just really convenient ways to differentiate ideas?
minus-square@postmateDumbasslinkEnglish3•1 year agoThe good/bad white/black trope has been basic symbolism for a long time. Might have been a day/night thing but certainly gets racial in today’s 1D cultural filter.
minus-squareoce 🐆linkfedilinkEnglish-2•edit-21 year agoWhite = light, day, sun -> great for human daily activities, so it’s positive Black = darkness, night -> spooky, dangerous and not great for human activities, so it’s negative That can be universal, not tied to a specific culture.
What isn’t racist if even basic colors are racist?
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Yellow road lines mean something different than white road lines. The hard drives I buy have black and red product names (one is faster than the other). Are these racist or just really convenient ways to differentiate ideas?
The good/bad white/black trope has been basic symbolism for a long time.
Might have been a day/night thing but certainly gets racial in today’s 1D cultural filter.
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White = light, day, sun -> great for human daily activities, so it’s positive
Black = darkness, night -> spooky, dangerous and not great for human activities, so it’s negative
That can be universal, not tied to a specific culture.