When one thinks of the word "black," it usually has bad connotations (not race, i mean color) that bring about ideas relating to evil, darkness, and fear. Darkness has always been associated with negative events, aspects, etc. Black Tuesday was the day the stock market crashed. Black Christmas is the recent horror film where everything goes wrong and evil creatures come out in the night. In contrast, "white" has been associated with purity, innocence, beauty, and holiness. The word "light" (as in the color tone/description) brings about thoughts relating to things like angels, God, awakening, dawn of a new day, refreshing, and everything opposite of what "darkness" has become associated with. I mean, I have never seen a black baby depicted as an angel, while I have seen white babies depicted as little pure angels all the time. I think that it is ridiculous. I question, however, if the negative connotations of "black" and "darkness" is part of the reason why there racism against blacks.
2006-12-31
09:57:46
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ttizzle999
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