• BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
    306·
    1 year ago

    It doesn’t have racial origin, but it has pretty strong racial connotations.

    What isn’t racist if even basic colors are racist?

      • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
        234·
        1 year ago

        Yellow road lines mean something different than white road lines. The hard drives I buy have black and red product names (one is faster than the other). Are these racist or just really convenient ways to differentiate ideas?

        • postmateDumbass@lemmy.worldEnglish
          41·
          1 year ago

          The good/bad white/black trope has been basic symbolism for a long time.

          Might have been a day/night thing but certainly gets racial in today’s 1D cultural filter.

      • oce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish
        35·
        1 year ago

        White = light, day, sun -> great for human daily activities, so it’s positive

        Black = darkness, night -> spooky, dangerous and not great for human activities, so it’s negative

        That can be universal, not tied to a specific culture.