blue curtains 

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!

blue curtains by Kotora September 21, 2018

The curtains were just blue 

There's no symbolism in this form of media, and there's no reason to look that deep into it.

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 by AstroIsOffline March 15, 2023

Blue-curtainism 

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!"
-typical subscriber to blue-curtainism

Blue-curtainism by The_Kickster September 20, 2023

Blue Curtaining 

When a writer or director is asked afterwards if a certain aspect of their work is intentionally symbolical or meaningful in the larger context of their story and they confirm it, even though in reality they never intended for that to be the case.

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.

Blue Curtaining by Bloomin' JooJ April 20, 2022

Blue Curtained 

the female version of blue-balled

my husband totally left me blue curtained last night

Blue Curtained by the no h December 3, 2018

bluecurtaining 

To bullshit an English assignment.
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."

I'm bluecurtaining that essay on Macbeth.
She bluecurtained her English exam.

bluecurtaining by AnarchoGrillist September 30, 2020