Warning, Political Correctness Rant to follow: I have noticed a troubling debate on FB over the last few days, the ongoing debate of whether or not it is appropriate to mix colored Christmas lights with all white Christmas lights. 1) I believe the more politically correct term would be North Pole-American Christmas lights rather than colored. 2) Anyone claiming to have PURE white Christmas lights is deluding themselves. How white does white have to be before you dont allow it to mix with the North Pole-American lights? I dont believe any white light can be considered pure enough to be the supreme color. If I cut white light with a prism does it not bleed Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet? 3) Finally, I do not believe the claims that the North Pole-American lights are lazy by nature, any more that I believe that the white lights are brighter just because of their white heritage. Yes, North Pole-American lights do blink off occasionally, but I would argue that so do the white lights under the same conditions, and controllers. Additionally we have been conditioned to see the brightness of the white lights. While the North Pole-American lights are equally illuminating, the fact is we have been conditioned to only see them with half of our visual sense (it is the classic cones vs. rods debate.) In closing I would say that I do not believe in the forced mixing of white and North Pole-American lights. However I do believe that if one wishes to mix, that it should be prohibited by Neighborhood Home Owners Associations, or even public opinion. You may believe what you choose about the mixing of lights, but keep your opinions to your own actions, do not force them on the actions of others. And finally, this is meant to be satirical, and comedic. If you have read this far and are not amused, but rather irritated for some reason, please have a glass of eggnog, take 20 Christmas Carols, and dont comment until the morning. :-) I am CR Parsons COMEDIAN and I approve this message.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 18:42:12 +0000
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