The Dress Debate: Science Explains Why Some See Blue And Black And Others White And Gold Oh no I think my 6 year old son is colorblind!!!!! his shirt is black and his button is blue and he says the dress are the same colors as his shirt and pin. Theres no way . Its clearly white and Eleven years ago, a single photo posted on Tumblr sparked one of the biggest internet debates of all time. The dress instantly divided the world, some swore it was white and gold, How I Flipped My Brain's View of the Black and Blue Dress Jeff Greenhouse Blue Black White Gold Dress Explained The Return Of The Black Blue Dress Illusion And More