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How do you understand the concept of color? (self.Blind)
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oncenightvaler 2 points 3y ago
Mainly I don't understand it. Although here's a funny story.
So I was at this church camp I really love leading for, and it was my first time leading the eldest age group 15-18. So I had these six guys in my cabin, and I was talking with them about how I understood absolute light and absolute dark as white/black, and then they had the idea of how to come up with showing me colours. They got materials of various colours and held them and a flashlight close to my eyes, and I had to see if I could distinguish the differences between them. It was cool bonding with the campers in that way.
I think colour is to sight as texture is to touch.
So I was at this church camp I really love leading for, and it was my first time leading the eldest age group 15-18. So I had these six guys in my cabin, and I was talking with them about how I understood absolute light and absolute dark as white/black, and then they had the idea of how to come up with showing me colours. They got materials of various colours and held them and a flashlight close to my eyes, and I had to see if I could distinguish the differences between them. It was cool bonding with the campers in that way.
I think colour is to sight as texture is to touch.
Leamuse 1 points 3y ago
Theres a youtuber molly burke that's blind. She has RP and her residual vision is only light perception like shadows and bright lights. I've often wondered if holding different colored glass or clear plastics over a flashlight would be possible to help her see color again or if it has a possibility of damaging her eyes further. Kind of like how you're not supposed to stare at the sun even with sunglasses on because it can still damage your vision. I know she has said even the smallest bit of seeing something like a sparkly dress reflecting sunlight makes her so happy and warm inside. I couldnt imagine how happy she would be seeing her last favorite color from when she was 14, purple. Just a thought.
I think it's awesome that those campers essentially attempted to help you experience color in the same manner. Humans being good is always nice to hear about now and again.
I think it's awesome that those campers essentially attempted to help you experience color in the same manner. Humans being good is always nice to hear about now and again.
oncenightvaler 1 points 3y ago
I met Molly Burke once. She's kind and funny.
Leamuse 1 points 3y ago
I'm jealous! I'd love to go to one of her meet and greets!
bscross32 2 points 3y ago
No one born blind can. I can because I have some vision, but I have no way of relating it to totally blind people.
BigPapiEZclaps 1 points 3y ago
some people say you can taste color idk if its true tho
djflex90 1 points 3y ago
I relate color to the flavors of fruit or candy. Red is normally strawberry or some sort of related fruit. Blue is blueberry and light and sweet. Green well you get it
Duriello 1 points 3y ago
I only went blind 5 years ago, and I have synesthesia, so for me color is for sight what taste is for touch or timbre is for hearing, and higher pitched sounds have a higher color temperature than lower pitched sounds.
Veshore7 1 points 3y ago
I feel like if you can picture what the color of the sun is, you’ll have a good idea of yellow or white.
Fange_Strellow 1 points 3y ago
It will be different for each person that answers. For myself I am fortunate that I grew up with sight and lost it later. I still have some residual vision, but most things look muted to me at first. However, when someone tells me or I am aware of what a object color is, my brain fills them in and I see it in full color. It’s a really cool aspect of the brain to fill in these gaps
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