Valmont
09-05-2016, 01:56 PM
Hey guys!
Hope everyone is doing well on here.
The other day my girlfriend and I had the longest (and pointless) debate over the color of my shirt. I clearly perceive it green and she sees it blue. After several google searches and comparisons we agreed that we were both right (meaning we still disagree). Anyway, it's been proven scientifically that women perceived more colors than men because of "insert scientific fact here" and that they nuance their colors more than we (males) do.
The last point is also valid. I guess that "technically" my shirt is turquoise, but to me it isn't a color in itself. It has one dominant "color" (if y'all see what I mean)
The chart below sums it up
http://www.geekinheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/how_men_and_women_see_colors.jpg
But we can also wonder if color doesn't hold some sort of cultural meaning as well. I read a very interesting article the other day (which I cannot seem to find) which said that the sky wasn't perceived as "blue" everywhere. The color "blue" itself was fairly new and if I remember well Egyptians were the first ones to have invented blue dye. The Sky was often referred to as grey or white and often didn't need to have a color associated to it.
The same applies with hair color and especially blonde hair. Some cultures have a different perception and notion of blondism than others. It seems that "being blonde" basically means "having a lighter shade of hair" in most cultures.
For example an Italian coworker of mine called me "blond" a few months ago. I was really surprised and she then added "well you're not blonde but you would be considered blond in Italy". The same occurence happened with Argentines calling my brother and I "rubio!". My girlfriend was recently called "the girl with the red hair" by a Latino. We both have brown hair.
On the other hand, I once talked with my Norwegian friend about a blonde coworker and she was like "oh no she's not blond, she's ash, but I can see why she would be considered blonde". She then showed me a blond coworker to illustrate what "blond" was and to me the guy was blonde too, only with a lighter shade.
I also recall a croatian user on here stating that the Croatian word for "blond" derived from the word "blue", so you couldn't be a blonde without blue eyes in Croatia. Which I find interesting
Is my blond the same as your blond? My blue the same as your blue?
Let's have a little test.
Is Jasmine's outfit blue or green in this picture? (no turquoise bullshit!)
http://www.filmxy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Aladdin-1992.jpg
Does this guy have brown or blond hair?
https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14212170_1051417998287147_4602334574914915102_n.jp g?oh=5bf732fa8349caa9500bf275e7e7b407&oe=5880EA49 https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14237676_1051418044953809_4977491762433989536_n.jp g?oh=711efa11aad8076a36929706ea53a42f&oe=584B380D
Is her jacket pink or red?
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTBthjanuprlqGbs2p0dO_qt37yVVRKX r-bQlYNfsj3gC2x64Hy4toBUlc
It'd be interesting if you posted your nationality and gender with your answer. So we'd see the differences :)
Hope everyone is doing well on here.
The other day my girlfriend and I had the longest (and pointless) debate over the color of my shirt. I clearly perceive it green and she sees it blue. After several google searches and comparisons we agreed that we were both right (meaning we still disagree). Anyway, it's been proven scientifically that women perceived more colors than men because of "insert scientific fact here" and that they nuance their colors more than we (males) do.
The last point is also valid. I guess that "technically" my shirt is turquoise, but to me it isn't a color in itself. It has one dominant "color" (if y'all see what I mean)
The chart below sums it up
http://www.geekinheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/how_men_and_women_see_colors.jpg
But we can also wonder if color doesn't hold some sort of cultural meaning as well. I read a very interesting article the other day (which I cannot seem to find) which said that the sky wasn't perceived as "blue" everywhere. The color "blue" itself was fairly new and if I remember well Egyptians were the first ones to have invented blue dye. The Sky was often referred to as grey or white and often didn't need to have a color associated to it.
The same applies with hair color and especially blonde hair. Some cultures have a different perception and notion of blondism than others. It seems that "being blonde" basically means "having a lighter shade of hair" in most cultures.
For example an Italian coworker of mine called me "blond" a few months ago. I was really surprised and she then added "well you're not blonde but you would be considered blond in Italy". The same occurence happened with Argentines calling my brother and I "rubio!". My girlfriend was recently called "the girl with the red hair" by a Latino. We both have brown hair.
On the other hand, I once talked with my Norwegian friend about a blonde coworker and she was like "oh no she's not blond, she's ash, but I can see why she would be considered blonde". She then showed me a blond coworker to illustrate what "blond" was and to me the guy was blonde too, only with a lighter shade.
I also recall a croatian user on here stating that the Croatian word for "blond" derived from the word "blue", so you couldn't be a blonde without blue eyes in Croatia. Which I find interesting
Is my blond the same as your blond? My blue the same as your blue?
Let's have a little test.
Is Jasmine's outfit blue or green in this picture? (no turquoise bullshit!)
http://www.filmxy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Aladdin-1992.jpg
Does this guy have brown or blond hair?
https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14212170_1051417998287147_4602334574914915102_n.jp g?oh=5bf732fa8349caa9500bf275e7e7b407&oe=5880EA49 https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14237676_1051418044953809_4977491762433989536_n.jp g?oh=711efa11aad8076a36929706ea53a42f&oe=584B380D
Is her jacket pink or red?
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTBthjanuprlqGbs2p0dO_qt37yVVRKX r-bQlYNfsj3gC2x64Hy4toBUlc
It'd be interesting if you posted your nationality and gender with your answer. So we'd see the differences :)