In response to The Red Bias
Comment author: Morendil 21 April 2010 10:47:31AM 4 points [-]

Why don't we see many more people wearing red?

Can the rest of the color spectrum be ranked similarly in its effect on referees' evaluations?

In response to comment by Morendil on The Red Bias
Comment author: kes 22 April 2010 03:05:46AM 1 point [-]

Why don't we see more people wearing red?

I own one red shirt (The 'Communist Party' shirt, which is great) and only wear it rarely. But I have a theory as to why it isn't a more common color to be worn. I would venture to believe that red clothing in sports is ok, but if you wear it in normal life you are more likely to be seen as brash and wild.

I know that the few people I know that wear red will actually wear a whole slew of ugly colors (lime green, neon purple) and not just that one color. Also, I must wonder about the surge of pink clothing we are seeing in American business.