The Color of Bioethics

I would like to take you through a thought exercise. More often than not, we are reflecting on more sober, serious topics but I would like to invite you think about a different question today: what is the color of bioethics? To some this may seem like a silly question and maybe it is. However, as we move towards an increased professional presence we need to reflect on our image, including color. We reflect on how we present ourselves in body language, communication, and writing but why not color as well? In the professional marketing world, a lot of thought is given to color.  As professionals, we are sometimes trained to wear certain colors during interviews, presentations, or even a meeting.  Wear bright bold colors like red when trying to make a bold assertive statement. Wear lighter colors such as blue when you have to say bad news.  We worry about the color of power point slides.  Organizations spend hours analyzing the color of their logo and even time deciding what color to paint their office walls. Advertisers carefully construct commercials based on color appeal and businesses market products through color. Color is a consideration and creates meaning.  It can represent organizations or even disease awareness. Red is the color of organizations like the American Red Cross and diseases like HIV/AIDs or heart cancer. Purple is for domestic violence.  Pink represents breast cancer.  We attempt to make waiting rooms comforting by having ...
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