2007-06-10 17:35:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
If you are among the rare 10% with no vision at all, you see nothing. My boyfriend has been completely blind all his life. He sees nothing. Not black, not darkness-- nothing. He says this is the hardest thing to explain to sighted people. He has no visual frame of reference and 'seeing black' is a visual reference. He sees nothing at all.
Most blind people have some vision and can, therefore, see some color, light, or other visual images. There are degrees of blindness.
2007-06-14 07:07:39 · answer #1 · answered by upallnightwithalex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The concepts of black and white are things that are part of the mind-set of seeing people. Where someone is completely blind, "seeing" does not happen and the concepts of black and white do not exist. In many cases, being blind does not necessarily mean total absence of vision; some people who are blind can see colors, shapes and other things
2007-06-11 01:09:29 · answer #2 · answered by ValleyViolet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends.
usually, the person will see all black. however, i know a boy who has a disease (so rare i dont even know the name of it) where he lost his sight when he was around 5 or 6. he told me that he can see me when i'm right up to his face but i'm blurry. kind of like a blob i guess. so, therefore, not every blind person sees only black. i didnt ask him if he saw my shadow or colors or what though...sorry.
also, those who are colorblind usually see certain colors or get them mixed up. they rarely see only black and white and grays. just another little fact.
2007-06-11 00:42:00 · answer #3 · answered by tvspaz626 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
Unfortunately, blind people aren't so much into using the internet to answer the question. Its the whole being blind thing. Can't see the screen.
2007-06-11 00:38:42 · answer #4 · answered by special-chemical-x 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
well FIP.I thiink they hear sound. Color is not an sense option for them. Unless they became blind after birth and can remember what colors are.
2007-06-11 00:39:42 · answer #5 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol I love that this is in the Cultures and Groups section
anyway, they don't see any color, but when they're asleep they can see things (that's only if they were once able to see)
2007-06-11 00:38:22 · answer #6 · answered by Angelacia baybeeeeee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a really good question; I think you see vague color depending on lighting. For example, if it's dark, you'll just see black, wheres if it's light you might see a whitish-reddish color.
I'm no expert, but that's my guess...
2007-06-11 00:39:08 · answer #7 · answered by pquackey 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are blind how would you know what color it is?
2007-06-11 00:38:55 · answer #8 · answered by jacah5 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have a friend who is just confused about colors, he'll point at something and it'll be red, but he'll see purple. Most of the time they just see curtain colors the same.
When me and him were looking at shirts on a website, we saw this one http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=559
and i laughed and he couldn't see the text, it was all one color to him.
2007-06-11 00:41:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you wouldn't see any colors, including black or white. it just wouldn't be there.
2007-06-11 00:38:22 · answer #10 · answered by hannah.bobanna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋