The act of finding literary symbolism where there is none. Refers to a (n apparently deleted) Not Always Right story in which students at a reading tell the author that their professor insists that s/he repeatedly included references to blue curtains because s/he is depressed, and the author replies that blue is simply his/her favorite color.
Professor: Sylvia Plath's "Morning Song" talks about The Fool's Journey...
Student: You found kabbalah, astrology and alchemy in a poem about giving birth? Sounds like a lot of blue curtains to me!
Student: You found kabbalah, astrology and alchemy in a poem about giving birth? Sounds like a lot of blue curtains to me!
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Or meaning not to look that deep into something (The curtains are just blue)
Or meaning not to look that deep into something (The curtains are just blue)
"Hey, calm down, the curtains are just blue. Don't look that deep into it."
"The curtains were just blue. Don't worry too much about it."
"The curtains were just blue. Don't worry too much about it."
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The belief that there is nothing more to art than surface-level interpretation and that anyone who tries to find deeper meaning is an idiot, a practice of anti-intellectualism.
"Why do you even care about symbolism and themes? The curtains are just blue!"
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Did you know that the author said the blue curtains in that scene represent the emotional state of the character?
I don't know man, that sounds like blue curtaining to me.
I don't know man, that sounds like blue curtaining to me.
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Originates from the meme in which English teachers interpret "the curtains were blue" to mean "the curtains represent his depression and lack of will to carry on."
Originates from the meme in which English teachers interpret "the curtains were blue" to mean "the curtains represent his depression and lack of will to carry on."
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