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Updated 10/14/2019:
Here we go again!
More than five months after the Internet exploded over the ‘Is it grey-and-teal or pink-and-white?’ women’s sneaker debate, Lizzo has joined the conversation.
“I SEE GREY & TEAL BUT MY WHOLE TEAM SEES PINK & WHITE HELP,” the singer, 31, wrote alongside an Instagram post of the meme on Sunday.
Other celebrities including Fifth Harmony’s Lauren Jauregui chimed in commenting, “I SEE PINK AND WHITE OMH.” And model Shaun Ross wrote, “I see grey and teal.”
Will Smithalso got in on the fun and posted two videos on Instagram about the color controversy.
“There’s no right answer but it’s definitely not pink,” he says in a video encouraging his followers to ask people around them what color they see in the image.
Originally posted 5/6/2019:
Over 4 years after the Internet exploded over the ‘Is it black-and-blue or white-and-gold?’ dress debate, users have found a new color debate to obsess over — this time involving a pair of women’s sneakers.
“What color do you see?” they asked, explaining that some people are seeing grey and teal while others are seeing pink and white.
The photo ofthe sneakers were first posted in October 2017, but CNYCentral’s posting reignited the conversation.
As usual, Twitter was divided.
“My girls all said pink, and all I see is grey and green,” wrote one user. “Crazy.”
Another had similar divide in his family. “My son and I see green and grey, while my wife sees pink and white,” he wrote.
So what colorarethe shoes? According to NBCToday, the footwear — which are no longer for sale — came from Vans, and were listed as “mahogany rose” (or, pink).
It appears then that one brain, not ones eyes, is therefore at fault for the discrepancy — though the original photo’s color correction probably doesn’t help. Many users saw increasing the light on their screen changed the color of the sneaker for good.
“When I first looked at the photo I saw teal and grey, and now I’m seeing pink and white,” wrote a particularly confused reader. “I don’t know how my brain did it. It’s freaking me out.”
source: people.com
