# Origin of right = good / left = bad?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-right-good-left-bad/345071>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 18, 2006, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-right-good-left-bad/345071 "2006-02-18T10:24:18Z")\
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There really is no reason to bump this thread, other than noting that… for some reason… it got cited for a paper delivered at the 2012 International Communications Conference:

[Which Way Did He Go? Directionality of Film Character and Camera Movement and Subsequent Spectator Interpretation](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228448619_Which_Way_Did_He_Go_Directionality_of_Film_Character_and_Camera_Movement_and_Subsequent_Spectator_Interpretation). Page 18.

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