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Doesn't the term "blacklist" date back to medieval England, where it referred to the black book where the names of sinners were added?
by Hamuko 3y ago
Doesn't the term "blacklist" date back to medieval England, where it referred to the black book where the names of sinners were added?
- lwhi 3y agoUltimately, we can only guess. The fact that there are more negative associations with 'black' in our language than 'white' seems more of a feature than a coincidence.
- trealira 3y agoYou should read the book Black: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau. He analyzes the history of symbolism using the color black in Europe.
- lwhi 3y agoLooks interesting! I guess I still figure small things we can do to help redress the balance in terms of celebrating (rather than disparaging) blackness are worthwhile.