Response3 - Chromophobia

Hanunoo is an interesting article. Firstly, it was unusual to me to make so many religious and biblical references in an article about color. It was more of a digression than making a valid proof. I also found their terms for color to be unusual. I took Abnormal psych last semester and we learned about phobias and fetishes. With that background, the term "chromophobic" implies an immense fear, rather than the general dis-favor the article seems to sugest for hte term. Also, "chromophilic" implies a sexual connotation along with an obsession. I do not believe these are the true meanings. I personally see how color can be an obsession. In Batchelor's terms, I would classify myself as a chromophilic. It was interesting to see that to Des Esseintes, color was more important than price. The author also states that "colour is active; it is alive." I like this description a lot. It brought me a new way to observe color. It is true that color can being "life" into an object. Color also can catch our interest from the corner of our view. Another ponderance of mine is that the say language and color are opposites. Why can't they be joined? I have such a positive attitude with color; yet "colorful language" is negative word. The last ponderance i will leave with is: if your soul were to be one single color, what would it be? The author mentions that souls have color and we may be subconsciously attracted to a color. What would our color say about us?