topic Re: gunmetal gray in Suggestion Box

gunmetal gray

Helen Bach — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 00:01:15 GMT

not to be too politically correct, but does it have to be gun metal? How about metallic gray or elephant gray or steel gray or just plain lucious gray? Those of us who have been negetively effected by guns don't think it's nicely descriptive.

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MoonieBaby — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 00:20:19 GMT

How about Medium cool gray?

If the name "gun" metal is bothersome (lucky you - much bigger things bug me, oh and some much smaller things too I admit!) but at least medium cool gray describes the same color.

Metallic describes irridescence - and usually has flecks of silver or some other metal in it.

Grays are hard.

There's Blue grays and there's Yellow grays....cool or warm depending on what hues were used to create the gray shade.

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Foxxee — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 00:21:21 GMT

I think it perfectly describes this color.

I have nothing against guns. It's people using them irresponsibly who are the problem, not the guns.

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Carmie — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 00:24:16 GMT

Gun metal is a type of metal often called red brass. it contains mostly copper as well as tin and zinc. This metal is used to make gears and bearings, statues and buttons and is an important metal.

It is not used to make guns, though it used be many years ago. Today most firearms are made from steel...as in steel gray.

It doesn't bother me to use this term to describe a color and trust me, My family has been impacted by a person/s using a gun. The gun is not the bad guy, but the person using the gun was.

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QVCkitty1 — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 00:26:37 GMT

I understand your point. I think sometimes they get too cute with thecolor names . I think maybe something more straightforward like light, medium, or dark.

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GenXmuse — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 00:38:05 GMT

It wouldn't bother me if they changed it, it wouldn't bother me if they don't.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 00:51:13 GMT

Its a non-issue with me. I don't expect them to quit call something fire red just because I got burned by a match once.

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kitcat51 — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 01:17:20 GMT

Oh, good grief.

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proudlyfromNJ — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 01:27:47 GMT

@Helen Bach Haven’t seen you here for quite awhile. Good to have you back.

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rms1954 — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 02:10:06 GMT

It's a color. Some people are over-the-top ridiculous.

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Love my grandkids — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 02:29:26 GMT

@Helen Bach Oh for pity's sake, it's a color, nothing more.

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Desertdi — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 04:38:01 GMT

How about MOUSE gray ???

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candys mine — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 05:01:39 GMT

Elephants have killed people and they are not inanimate objects. I'm more turned off by "Oxblood" and "Pigeons Blood" red.

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KBEANS — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 05:54:38 GMT

@Desertdi

When someone was wears a dingy white tee shirt...Battleship Gray. LOL

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jubilant — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 12:19:58 GMT

It doesn't bother me. Guns can be very useful. Guns have saved the lives of many good people. The word gun is not offensive to me. Imo, I think we have much bigger fish to fry than the word gunmetal. If someone doesn't like the word, it's perfectly ok if they don't want to use it. I think this is one of those personal preference things and we just allow people to see it as they see it. No need, imo, to change it.

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Patriot3 — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 12:59:20 GMT

@Foxxee wrote:
I think it perfectly describes this color.

I have nothing against guns. It's people using them irresponsibly who are the problem, not the guns.

@Foxxee Oh my gosh, you are sooooooo correct! thank you! Just like a car......It's not the car, It's the driver!!

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coco14 — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 13:36:13 GMT

I told myself to stay out of this ridiculous issue - but those of you who are familiar with my postings will not be surprised by my response.

My question is: do those of you who always find something to carp about lie awake nights deciding what you will post the next day with righteous indignation?

Stretching, stretching, stretching!!!

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Miss Pepsi — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 17:03:48 GMT

Of all the things that bother me in this world, what they choose to name colors is not one of of them. My opinion, being bothered by this is just looking for something to be bothered by and is petty.

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liliblu — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 04:58:29 GMT

@candys mine wrote:
Elephants have killed people and they are not inanimate objects. I'm more turned off by "Oxblood" and "Pigeons Blood" red.

Really? This is a real response? Elephants kill people? The only example I can think of is the hunter who shot an elephant who then fell on him. But some might see that as the hunter causing his own death or poetic justice.

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candys mine — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 22:04:09 GMT

@liliblu Why, Yes, Yes it was. I was referring to Helen Bachs original post where she gave Elephant Grey as an alternative option the Gunmetal Grey.

Guns by themeslves have no ability to kill. they can not pick themselves up off the table and fire themselves.

Elephants can and DO kill people. About 100 humans a year are reported killed by elephants in India. So, gunmetal grey, a color named from an inanimate oblect , or Elephant grey that can make a choice to kill? Which one, in the long run, would be the more benign choice?

There are more important things to turn your thoughts to than name of a color.