Black Friday

Usually everything associated with the word Black is negative when spoken in the context of American society. But I heard something the other day that got me to thinking. "Black Friday" is the term used for the Friday after Thanksgiving. It's Black Friday because businesses expect to make profits. Their numbers...profits are expected to be in the black (positive) and not the red (deficit/negative). Accountants are familiar with the black and red when using numbers and describing profits.

I just found it interesting that everything black in America is usually negative...blackmail, blackballed, black listed...

Athletes, entertainers...Black is good when it's associated with a profit.

I'm not shopping on Friday.