Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian And More Weigh In On ‘The Dress’
Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, Emmy Rossum and Rob Lowe are just a handful of celebrities compelled to weigh in on a great online debate: is the dress black and blue or white and gold?
What Color Is The Dress?
The great debate began when a photo of a dress was posted on Tumblr with the caption, “Guys please help me – is this dress white and gold, or blue and black? Me and my friends can’t agree and we are freaking the f—k out.”
The dress went viral, with people on Twitter arguing over whether the dress was white and gold or blue and black. The debate got so heated, even celebrities took note and felt compelled to weigh in. Some, like Taylor Swift, Mindy Kaling and Jaden Smith, declared that the dress was black and blue.
I don’t understand this odd dress debate and I feel like it’s a trick somehow. I’m confused and scared. PS it’s OBVIOUSLY BLUE AND BLACK
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) February 27, 2015
IT’S A BLUE AND BLACK DRESS! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) February 27, 2015
I’m Seeing Blue And Black, As Of Now
— Jaden Smith (@officialjaden) February 27, 2015
But others, including Jimmy Fallon, Kat Dennings, BJ Novak and Julianne Moore saw the dress as white and gold.
. @questlove it’s clearly #goldandwhite #TheDress
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) February 27, 2015
THE DRESS IS WHITE AND GOLD and the fact that I don’t see any black in it is making me NUTS
— Kat Dennings (@OfficialKat) February 27, 2015
@mindykaling @bjnovak what’s the matter with u guys, it’s white and gold.
— Julianne Moore (@_juliannemoore) February 27, 2015
‘The Dress’ had beloved celebrity couples arguing, like Kim Kardashian West and her husband, Kanye West, who both saw the dress as different colors.
What color is that dress? I see white & gold. Kanye sees black & blue, who is color blind?
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) February 27, 2015
Some celebrities saw both colors:
It’s driving me crazy. I see black and blue. If you agree, retweet. If you see white and gold, favorite. #TheDress #twitterpoll
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) February 27, 2015
Now I’m seeing it in white and gold! WTF??
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) February 27, 2015
And others dismissed the debate entirely:
Fuck the dress it’s heinous
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 27, 2015
I DONT KNOW WHAT COLOR THE DRESS I DONT KNOW WHAT LIFE IS ANYMORE
— Pete Davidson (@petedavidson) February 27, 2015
Science Reveals Why The Dress Appears Different Colors
While the debate on Twitter rages on, with multiple trending topics, including #TheDress, #whiteandgold, #blackandblue and #DressGate, science has stepped in to explain why people might be seeing the dress differently. Essentially, every person who looks at the photo processes the wavelengths of the color differently, and, while small variations in how people perceive color is normal, this appears to be an extreme case.
“Our visual system is supposed to throw away information about the illuminant and extract information about the actual reflectance [the dress],” explained Jay Neitz, a neuroscientist.
Meanwhile, all real controversy has been put to rest after an original photo of a woman wearing The Dress surfaced, proving the dress to be blue and black. Of course, this being the Internet, conspiracy theories are bound to continue.
#DressGate
The dress is black and blue.
— Miles Teller (@Miles_Teller) February 27, 2015
I’m very confused. I distinctly see that that dress is blue and black. #buzzfeed #AmIWrong??? #WhatColorsAreThisDress https://t.co/P65VSIqxon
— Emmy Rossum (@emmyrossum) February 27, 2015
I just looked at the dress for a second then my phone rang and a creepy voice on the other end said “seven days” and hung up. #WhiteandGold
— Ben Schwartz (@rejectedjokes) February 27, 2015
On a scale of zero to so, how Raven is the dress?
— Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) February 27, 2015
Is this how they divvy up the districts in the real life version of The Hunger Games??? #whiteandgold #blueandblack
— Rashida Jones (@iamrashidajones) February 27, 2015
the internet is weird #THEDRESS #whiteandgold #blackandblue #llamadrama pic.twitter.com/LFXTweIxIo
— maddy vian (@Maddyology) February 27, 2015
What if I told you? #thedress pic.twitter.com/OJ9ho9m59F
— Honey Del Rey (@_honeyricci_) February 27, 2015
RT @thatkristen: We’ll never know, guys. #TheDress #nationwide pic.twitter.com/wZtmsPjS0j
— Cool Mom Picks (@coolmompicks) February 27, 2015
Never letting this go, tbh. #DressGate2015 pic.twitter.com/wevgcqPrq2
— BuzzFeed Community (@BuzzFeeders) February 27, 2015
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