06/04/09 Contentious Words and Phrases

Green Living in the Bluegrass State. Green is supposed to be a soothing color, unfortunately some of the other meanings for this word can incite and aggravate other people. Here's a portion of the listing for the word green as extracted from Wikipedia:

"Recent political groups have taken on the color as symbol of environmental protection and social justice, and consider themselves part of the Green movement, some naming themselves Green parties. This has led to similar campaigns in advertising, as companies have sold green, or environmentally friendly, products."