Almost everyone is attracted to one color. The color that I have always been attracted to is pink. I don't know why or how I decided that this was my favorite color but even when I was a little girl this was the one color I loved. Everyone has one color that they are more attracted to than any other, just take a look into someones closet. There is one color that is repeated more often than others. But who is to say that not everyones favorite color is the same color?
We have all been taught that an apple is red, a banana is yellow, and a tree is green but what if what I see as green is your red? No one can really know because I cant see out of your eyes just as you can't see out of mine. What my point is is that what if all of our favorite color was really the same but we where all taught that it was different? We, as people, are very much a like and things that people find visually appealing is a lot alike. That is just something to think about. We really are a lot alike, more than you and I could ever understand. That s just a theory of mine and i think is something interesting to think about sometimes. Push the walls of your existence and maybe we will all learn something new.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
How does this make you feel?
Humans nature is to make judgment about something or someone with what they see. Color has a very large impact on what we think about things and people. But who put those ideas of what colors means in our heads today? That is just human nature, some of it we where taught by society.
A good example of how we react to color because of what we have been taught is "pink is for girls and blue is for boys". This wasn't always they case. This idea was only recognized in the 20th century. Pink was, and still is in certain countries, as a very masculine color because of its boldness. Blue is delicate and soft which is, for the most part, better suited for girls and what women are most commonly viewed as. Pink is the color for baby boys and blue is the color for baby girls in Belgium today.
White is an interesting color because of its different meanings all over the world. In the western culture white is warn for brides. It is seen as pure and innocent. In Asia white is not the color for brides but red. White , in India and Asia, is the color worn when someone dies. It is for new beginnings. It is meant to symbolize becoming pure with death and having a clean slate to enter the new step for the soul.
So next time maybe one should step back and look at color a little differently because many of these point such as pink is for boys and blue is for girls makes a lot of sense. It is interesting how everyone sees things in a different light. We could all learn something from each other.
A good example of how we react to color because of what we have been taught is "pink is for girls and blue is for boys". This wasn't always they case. This idea was only recognized in the 20th century. Pink was, and still is in certain countries, as a very masculine color because of its boldness. Blue is delicate and soft which is, for the most part, better suited for girls and what women are most commonly viewed as. Pink is the color for baby boys and blue is the color for baby girls in Belgium today.
White is an interesting color because of its different meanings all over the world. In the western culture white is warn for brides. It is seen as pure and innocent. In Asia white is not the color for brides but red. White , in India and Asia, is the color worn when someone dies. It is for new beginnings. It is meant to symbolize becoming pure with death and having a clean slate to enter the new step for the soul.
So next time maybe one should step back and look at color a little differently because many of these point such as pink is for boys and blue is for girls makes a lot of sense. It is interesting how everyone sees things in a different light. We could all learn something from each other.
Animals
Not everything that has eyes and can see different colors see colors the same. It even depends on th human, thats how sensitive our eyes are. Dogs, cats, mice, rats and rabbits see mostly greys and some blues and yellows. So everything looks a little more washed out. This is why some animals fur is the color it is because it helps them blend into their surroundings. Zebras are striped black and white because it helps them blend into their surroundings. Lions can not see them as well. Also bulls are color blind. They can't actually see the red in the cape that they attack in the bull ring. They just charge toward it because it is moving.
There are animals that can see just as well as humans can. Monkeys, ground squirrels, birds, insects, and many fish have very good vision. There are also animals that can see much better that us. Insects like bees and butterflies can see ultraviolet colors. They are on some plants in designs to lure the bug down into the pollen to transfer it into other plants.
Its amazing how many things we can and cannot see. People owe it all to light because in he dark or dim light we are color blind. It creeps me out that there are still colors that i can't see. I am jealous of the bugs that can see ultraviolet colors. But really, who knows maybe i can see colors that other people can't see. It is completely possible.
There are animals that can see just as well as humans can. Monkeys, ground squirrels, birds, insects, and many fish have very good vision. There are also animals that can see much better that us. Insects like bees and butterflies can see ultraviolet colors. They are on some plants in designs to lure the bug down into the pollen to transfer it into other plants.
Its amazing how many things we can and cannot see. People owe it all to light because in he dark or dim light we are color blind. It creeps me out that there are still colors that i can't see. I am jealous of the bugs that can see ultraviolet colors. But really, who knows maybe i can see colors that other people can't see. It is completely possible.
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