The class I'm currently studying for is Cultural Diversity. The section I'm currently studying is about linguistic diversity. One of the more interesting sections is about how differently men and women speak. One of the differences that they spotlighted was color. The author told the following story:
"Kottak brings an off-purple shirt to class. Holding it up, he first asks women to say aloud what color the shirt is. the women rarely answer with a uniform voice, as they try to distinguish the actual shade (mauve, lavender, wisteria, or some other purplish hue.) He then asks the men, who consistently answer as one, "Purple." Rare is the man who on the spur of the moment can imagine the difference between fuchsia and magenta."
I had to laugh at the story because it describes my current situation so well. Even after two months of telling everyone our colors are aqua, red, and yellow I'm still not exactly sure what color "aqua" really is.
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