A Stop Light Party, Stoplight Party, Traffic Light Party or Traffic Party is a party at which guests wear different colors indicating their relationship-seeking status. While they are held anytime, anywhere, they are commonly held around Valentine's Day and in areas around Colleges and Universities.
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Concept
The basic idea of the party is that the person enters the room and receives a bright color (light stick or glow necklace) or wears a color that best suits their status. Red if you are taken (stop), yellow if you are not sure (caution), green if you are single (go).
Usually, the color green means that one is single and looking for a relationship. Red means that one is in a relationship, or not looking for one. Yellow may mean "unsure" or "maybe," or could mean that one is in a relationship but still open to advances. The purpose of a stop light party is to decrease the apprehension associated with approaching potential mates at parties. It also serves the purpose of providing an easy indicator of one's unavailability, to fend off unwelcome advances. The color codes derive from the traffic light signal colors indicating red for stop, yellow for caution/slow down, and green for go.
History
The earliest documented examples of a Stoplight or Traffic Party held in the public setting can be traced back to the late 90's and the college town of Albany in upstate New York, where a promoter named Bill Kennedy was throwing them in nightlife venues across the city. The party would gain in popularity after a large nightclub named Sneaky Pete's opened in the winter of 2000. Kennedy would give out glow necklaces and had a large decommissioned traffic light lit up at every party. After years of creating a local buzz the party received national attention in 2005 after the Times Union newspaper in Albany, NY ran a feature story about it. The Associated Press (AP) picked up on the story and it ran nationally on the front page of papers across America. Internet dating site Match.com ran a feature story and after that and the party went "viral." It has been thrown in venues across the world since receiving extensive media coverage. Bill Kennedy has been interviewed about the popularity of the Stoplight Parties in countless trade publications like Nightclub & Bar Magazine. Kennedy is still working in the nightlife business and is currently based out of Las Vegas, NV.
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References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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