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Society's perception of color may reveal a poignant cultural filter, why do you think so?

a) For example: A simple glance through the dictionary tells us that our language uncovers a prescribed set of assumptions. The following are among the definitions in Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary of "black," "white," "man," and "woman."

b) "Black: soiled; dirty; evil; wicked; gloomy; sullen; hostile."

c) "White: fairness; free from blemish; innocent; pure."

d) "Man: a human being; the human race: mankind; individual person; anyone."

e) "Woman: an adult female person; womankind; distinctively feminine nature; a female servant or personal attendant (can be traced to the combining of wife + man human being)."

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