Is wearing the color pink a problem? Is the color not the issue, just the length of the sleeves, or skirt?

Pink is not a problem. But red should not be worn.

Thanks Rabbi Mitterhoff...yup, understand why red should not be worn...especially if your swimming in the ocean, cause sharks really like red : /

I think the color is less significant in deep ocean, mainly light and dark are seen... its that the bulls charge when they see red, and they don't swim well, and sink, and then the sharks go after the bulls.... okay you were right, its the sharks.

Actually, bulls (and cows) are colorblind; the matador's cloak is red simply because it attracts the public's attention and makes the whole corrida thing more glamorous.

Where's your proof that bulls are colorblind? Are you sure of that? Has there been a scientific study of different colors used etc.?

lol@rob

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Originally posted by rob:
I think the color is less significant in deep ocean, mainly light and dark are seen... its that the bulls charge when they see red, and they don't swim well, and sink, and then the sharks go after the bulls.... okay you were right, its the sharks.

Sam, Shalom.

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Originally posted by Sam-:
Where's your proof that bulls are colorblind? Are you sure of that? Has there been a scientific study of different colors used etc.?

Well, I was told so by my dad (when I read Hemingway's story about corrida - forgot the title; so I must have been around 14-16 at the time). Incidentally, yes, there have been scientific studies that bulls and most other mammals are colorblind.

Here's an example of a website discussing the color vision: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/lightandcolor/humanvisionintro.html

"Most mammals are dichromats, usually able to only distinguish between bluish and greenish color components. In contrast, some primates (most notably humans) exhibit trichromatic color vision, with significant response to red, green and blue light stimuli."

Even we are born colorblind; the color-sensitive cells in our eyes are not fully developed until the age of 4 months, and Baruch Hashem for that!

Thank you Alex for taking the time to research the answer to my question. I did a search on google and found that the title of the book is "Death in the Afternoon". It's interesting that the reason for the red is only for the crowd.

I would think that even if the one viewing is colorblind, it is likely that a white cloth or a red cloth would appear just as bright in gray-level, especially if the ambient light might be reddish.

Sam, thank you for digging up the book title. Yes, now that you said it, I remember it was indeed "Death in the Afternoon" .