And we should be cautious that blue can also mean indecency and obscenity。 Blue movies mean porn movies, and blue revolution means sexual revolution。 

2。3 Cultural Connotations of “Black”

    Black is the basic taboo color in western culture, which deeply shows the discard and disgust of Westerners。 Black often stands for devil, viciousness, suffering and misfortune in the Bible。 The “black Friday” in English meaning the Friday before Jesus suffering and the two major economic crises in American history is a big disaster day。 In the classic ballet Black Swan, the black swan represents devil, cheat and hatred。 Black makes people feel depressed and oppressive。 There used to be such a real event about black。 The Suspension Bridge in London once black was a place where many people threw themselves into the water to end their lives。 After it was painted blue, the number of suicide decreased by 56。4%。 In the World War II, the German Nazis persecuted the Jews by painting the communication lab into black to drive the Jews into desperation。来*自-优=尔,论:文+网www.chuibin.com

In the traditional Chinese culture, black was the first perception of color to the world。 The belief in black among Chinese people had been long-standing。 Black was called the color of “god” in the Book of Changes, because the ancient people felt that the northern sky was in mysterious black for a long time。 It is a symbol of justice, serious,and selfless character, such as Bao Zhen,Li Kui。 As time went on, people’s views about black had changed。 Black had become the synonyms of bad luck, disaster, and evil。 Some idioms such as “黑心”, “黑名单” and "背黑锅" had gradually emerged in Chinese。 Another example is the term“黑匣子”。 “黑匣子”, a hermetically-sealed instrument installed in the plane which is used to record flight data, seems to be a neutral word。 But it is always after the air crush that we open the “黑匣子”。 In this case, “黑”means disasters here。 

Compare with the Western, Chinese people revered black originally。 And the Chinese always have a consistent reverence for the mysterious things。 But the feeling of disgust to black of the Western people was so heavy from beginning to the end。