> > Gladstone does make a starkly racist declaration that ancient colour systems are ‘less mature’ than contemporary English. That's particularly eyeroll-induc

> > Gladstone does make a starkly racist declaration that ancient colour systems are ‘less mature’ than contemporary English. That's particularly eyeroll-inducing since most contemporary English terminology and culture is to some degree descended from the ancient Greeks (either directly or via the Romans), so whatever the alleged merits of "maturity", the English stuff clearly has about two extra millennia of it.