seeing red
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I heard earlier on NPR that one of the guidelines given to organizations that are caring for children taken from the polygamous sect in Utah is that they should, as much as possible, remove the color red from the environment. In addition, caregivers shouldn't wear red clothes. Why? Because sect members associate the color with evil or Satan, and therefore the children might be frightened to see it in their surroundings.
As I listened, I looked at the walls of my kitchen / office alcove / dining area, which are -- you guessed it -- red. My gosh, I thought, those poor kids would be scared to death if they came in here.
I mentioned this to my daughter just now, when she got home from school, saying that the children would probably think they'd encounter Satan personally in this house with all the red walls. Maybe so, she said, "But you could tell them he only comes to visit on Wednesdays." :-)
I heard earlier on NPR that one of the guidelines given to organizations that are caring for children taken from the polygamous sect in Utah is that they should, as much as possible, remove the color red from the environment. In addition, caregivers shouldn't wear red clothes. Why? Because sect members associate the color with evil or Satan, and therefore the children might be frightened to see it in their surroundings.
As I listened, I looked at the walls of my kitchen / office alcove / dining area, which are -- you guessed it -- red. My gosh, I thought, those poor kids would be scared to death if they came in here.
I mentioned this to my daughter just now, when she got home from school, saying that the children would probably think they'd encounter Satan personally in this house with all the red walls. Maybe so, she said, "But you could tell them he only comes to visit on Wednesdays." :-)