Yeah why?
2007-09-02 10:20:06 · 11 answers · asked by Ladi M 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Centuries of brainwashing and it's still in the process
Black wasn't ALWAYS considered a bad thing you know; I guess you can take a wild guess as to who changed that...
2007-09-02 10:39:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our skin is not black and white. I don't know why it came to be called that. People with skin that was really black or really white, instead of just dark chocolate brown to pale ivory, would look pretty freaky.
I think those usages are referring to the pure colors, like the blackness of the night or the white of the sun. This all goes back to the increased danger to humans in the dark, so it became a negative thing.
I really don't think it's racial, and as dubious proof, what kind of person would embody the adjective "black" in that other context with night? I think most of our culture thinks of it as a pale white vampire corpse person, maybe with black hair.
2007-09-02 10:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In case you're a liberal who's getting jumpy that Africans are being discriminated against, the label black has nothing to do with skin color. It's rather like the color blue (which symbolizes sorrow and sadness) or red (symbolizing danger) - certain emotions/states are just associated with various colors.
This system has probably gone along for far longer than blacks and whites ever mixed with each other on a large scale in any nation.
2007-09-02 10:27:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Black represents evil and death That's why we wear black at funerals
2007-09-02 10:24:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the US, the COLOR black is associated with death
2007-09-02 10:39:28 · answer #5 · answered by drew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black Russians are good.
Black and tans are good.
Blackened fish is good.
I think you have jumped to conclusions.
2007-09-02 10:26:48 · answer #6 · answered by Bob from Mars 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's considered the color of distress and death, probably because that's what happens when the sun sets. In my culture (Eastern Cherokee) it's considered the color of death as well. Most cultures share that, actually.
2007-09-02 10:23:28 · answer #7 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
black is associated with darkness and depression
2007-09-02 10:25:59 · answer #8 · answered by without.question 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yeah and everything pure is white
2007-09-02 10:39:28 · answer #9 · answered by dt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know and the list goes on and on. Blackmail, etc...
2007-09-02 10:39:13 · answer #10 · answered by win123 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋