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Black Uniforms are a Bad Idea
by Alanah McGinley on 06/22/07 at 05:53 PM ET
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All the speculation going on about the new NHL jerseys, I thought this seemed timely…
The study focused on America’s National Football League (NFL) and National Hockey League (NHL) and found teams wearing black uniforms were more likely to be penalised than those wearing a lighter colour.
It also found teams wearing black uniforms were ranked near the top of their respective leagues in penalties.
Gilovich says there are two reasons why black uniforms tend to attract more whistle blowing.
“Firstly, it is because of the association between black and evil. What I’ve found is borderline infringements by members of black-uniformed teams look more aggressive and thus elicit more penalty calls,” he says. [...]
“Secondly, the association with black leads to a feeling of power, forcefulness, and aggression on the part of players wearing black uniforms.
“Wearers of black uniforms tend to play more aggressively, which increases the chance of them getting penalised.”
I suppose that explains the Anaheim Ducks home jerseys. But I still can’t figure out how “evil” isn’t directly associated with this or this... 
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