Appendix:Snowclones/X is the new Y

Etymology
Its first form, "X is the Y of Z", was said by as "pink is the navy blue of India" in the early 1960s. This phrase was originally used with colors, and the "X is the new Y" form appeared in the 1980s with many colors being referred to as "the new black".

Phrase

 * pink is the new black, fake is the new real, night is the new day
 * pink is the new black, fake is the new real, night is the new day