diff --git a/lib/awesome_print/inspector.rb b/lib/awesome_print/inspector.rb
index 79cb0bf..531abb2 100755
--- a/lib/awesome_print/inspector.rb
+++ b/lib/awesome_print/inspector.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ module AwesomePrint
 
   class << self # Class accessors for custom defaults.
     attr_accessor :defaults, :force_colors
+
+    # Class accessor to force colorized output (ex. forked subprocess where TERM
+    # might be dumb).
+    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def force_colors!(value = true)
+      @force_colors = value
+    end
   end
 
   class Inspector
@@ -71,8 +78,8 @@ module AwesomePrint
     # Return true if we are to colorize the output.
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     def colorize?
-      @@force_colors ||= false
-      @@force_colors || (STDOUT.tty? && ((ENV['TERM'] && ENV['TERM'] != 'dumb') || ENV['ANSICON']))
+      AwesomePrint.force_colors ||= false
+      AwesomePrint.force_colors || (STDOUT.tty? && ((ENV['TERM'] && ENV['TERM'] != 'dumb') || ENV['ANSICON']))
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/spec/colorization_spec.rb b/spec/colorization_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e81a2a..0000000
--- a/spec/colorization_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-# require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec_helper')
-# 
-# describe "AwesomePrint" do
-#   before(:each) do
-#     stub_dotfile!
-#   end
-# 
-#   describe "colorization" do
-#     PLAIN = '[ 1, :two, "three", [ nil, [ true, false ] ] ]'
-#     COLORIZED = "[ \e[1;34m1\e[0m, \e[0;36m:two\e[0m, \e[0;33m\"three\"\e[0m, [ \e[1;31mnil\e[0m, [ \e[1;32mtrue\e[0m, \e[1;31mfalse\e[0m ] ] ]"
-# 
-#     before(:each) do
-#       AwesomePrint.force_colors!(false)
-#       ENV['TERM'] = "xterm-colors"
-#       ENV.delete('ANSICON')
-#       @arr = [ 1, :two, "three", [ nil, [ true, false] ] ]
-#     end
-#     
-#     it "colorizes tty processes by default" do
-#       stub_tty!(STDOUT, true)
-# 
-#       @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == COLORIZED
-#     end
-# 
-#     it "colorizes tty processes by default" do
-#       stub_tty!(STDOUT, true)
-# 
-#       @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == COLORIZED
-#     end
-# 
-#     
-#     it "colorizes processes with ENV['ANSICON'] by default" do
-#       stub_tty!(STDOUT, true)
-#       ENV['ANSICON'] = "1"
-# 
-#       @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == COLORIZED
-#     end
-# 
-#     it "does not colorize tty processes running in dumb terminals by default" do
-#       stub_tty!(STDOUT, true)
-#       ENV['TERM'] = "dumb"
-# 
-#       @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == PLAIN
-#     end
-# 
-#     it "does not colorize subprocesses by default" do
-#       stub_tty!(STDOUT, false)
-# 
-#       @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == PLAIN
-#     end
-#     
-#     describe "forced" do
-#       before(:each) do
-#         AwesomePrint.force_colors!
-#       end
-#       
-#       it "still colorizes tty processes" do
-#         stub_tty!(STDOUT, true)
-# 
-#         @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == COLORIZED
-#       end
-#       
-#       it "colorizes dumb terminals" do
-#         stub_tty!(STDOUT, true)
-#         ENV["TERM"] = "dumb"
-# 
-#         @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == COLORIZED
-#       end
-# 
-#       it "colorizes subprocess" do
-#         stub_tty!(STDOUT, true)
-#         @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == COLORIZED
-#       end
-#     end
-#   end
-#   
-#   def stub_tty!(stream, value)
-#     eval(%{class << stream
-#       def tty?
-#         #{value}
-#       end
-#     end})
-#   end
-# end
diff --git a/spec/colors_spec.rb b/spec/colors_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17f2e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/colors_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec_helper')
+
+describe "AwesomePrint" do
+  def stub_tty!(output = true, stream = STDOUT)
+    if output
+      stream.instance_eval { def tty?;  true; end }
+    else
+      stream.instance_eval { def tty?; false; end }
+    end
+  end
+
+  before do
+    stub_dotfile!
+  end
+
+  describe "colorization" do
+    PLAIN = '[ 1, :two, "three", [ nil, [ true, false ] ] ]'
+    COLORIZED = "[ \e[1;34m1\e[0m, \e[0;36m:two\e[0m, \e[0;33m\"three\"\e[0m, [ \e[1;31mnil\e[0m, [ \e[1;32mtrue\e[0m, \e[1;31mfalse\e[0m ] ] ]"
+
+    before do
+      ENV['TERM'] = "xterm-colors"
+      ENV.delete('ANSICON')
+      @arr = [ 1, :two, "three", [ nil, [ true, false] ] ]
+    end
+
+    describe "default settings (no forced colors)" do
+      before do
+        AwesomePrint.force_colors! false
+      end
+
+      it "colorizes tty processes by default" do
+        stub_tty!
+        @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == COLORIZED
+      end
+
+      it "colorizes processes with ENV['ANSICON'] by default" do
+        begin
+          stub_tty!
+          term, ENV['ANSICON'] = ENV['ANSICON'], "1"
+          @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == COLORIZED
+        ensure
+          ENV['ANSICON'] = term
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "does not colorize tty processes running in dumb terminals by default" do
+        begin
+          stub_tty!
+          term, ENV['TERM'] = ENV['TERM'], "dumb"
+          @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == PLAIN
+        ensure
+          ENV['TERM'] = term
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "does not colorize subprocesses by default" do
+        begin
+          stub_tty! false
+          @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == PLAIN
+        ensure
+          stub_tty!
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "forced colors override" do
+      before do
+        AwesomePrint.force_colors!
+      end
+      
+      it "still colorizes tty processes" do
+        stub_tty!
+        @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == COLORIZED
+      end
+
+      it "colorizes processes with ENV['ANSICON'] set to 0" do
+        begin
+          stub_tty!
+          term, ENV['ANSICON'] = ENV['ANSICON'], "1"
+          @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == COLORIZED
+        ensure
+          ENV['ANSICON'] = term
+        end
+      end
+      
+      it "colorizes dumb terminals" do
+        begin
+          stub_tty!
+          term, ENV['TERM'] = ENV['TERM'], "dumb"
+          @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == COLORIZED
+        ensure
+          ENV['TERM'] = term
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "colorizes subprocess" do
+        begin
+          stub_tty! false
+          @arr.ai(:multiline => false).should == COLORIZED
+        ensure
+          stub_tty!
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/awesome_print_spec.rb b/spec/formats_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from spec/awesome_print_spec.rb
rename to spec/formats_spec.rb
diff --git a/spec/objects_spec.rb b/spec/objects_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29