Word: colorations
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...English and the Irish do at least speak the same language. This helps explain why Heaney did not necessarily resent his inclusion is an anthology of "English" literature compiled by Faber and Faber, Co. Though he did write a poem that asserted his passport was definitely green (the color of the Irish passport), Heaney did not think the book's editors intended to commandeer his writing: "I don't think they were Tally-Ho imperialists out to appropriate wee Seamus," he said...
...mayor has resolved to ban what he calls the "Day-Glo colors--the wild reds, oranges and purples." If he is successful, the mainly Latino city of 93,000 will be joining a nationwide movement, in which exclusive residential communities from Denver to Fort Worth, Texas, increasingly mandate color, fencing and even what you can park in your driveway. That freedom from choice shows up in commerce. Benjamin Moore paints reports from its New Jersey headquarters that neutrals are in and sales of Briarwood (taupe) and Richmond Bisque (beige) are up across the country...
...Still, a color code might be expected in a subdivision but would be unusual for a whole city, especially one in which the median household income is fairly low, around $27,000. The mayor's plans already have emotions running high. The owner of a yellow house hired a lawyer after the city came knocking. A resident with a soft spot for hot pink (her lipstick and house matched perfectly) threatened a reporter with bodily harm when the topic of her color preferences was broached...
Williams, the author of The Alchemy of Race and Rights and On Seeing a Color-Blind Future: The Paradox of Race, discussed the recent appearance of Oprah Winfrey on the cover of Vogue to illustrate the difficulties that come from simplifying the identity of black women...
Doreen L. Wade, a woman of color and a former member of the Police Board, said that discrimination is not only ongoing but widespread...