Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Tumblr Thread: The Lyrical History Of The Color Purple


Leave it to the wonderful, wacky minds of Tumblr to continually redefine what we thought possible, when it comes to making history fun. This time, we might the most entertaining take on learning about the color purple yet. 

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Text - gallusrostromegalus S aerialsquid Follow satanpositive Roses are red, that much is true, but violets are purple, not fucking blue. feels-for-the-fictional I have been waiting for this post all my life.

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Text - marzipanandminutiae They are indeed purple, But one thing you've missed: The concept of "purple" Didn't always exist. Some cultures lack names For a color, you see. Hence good old Homer And his "wine-dark sea."

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Text - A usage so quaint, A phrasing so old, For verses of romance Is sheer fucking gold. So roses are red. Violets once were called blue. I'm hugely pedantic But what else is new?

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Text - ineptshieldmaid My friend you're not wrong About Homer's wine-ey sea! Colours are a matter Of cultural contingency; Words are in flux And meanings they drift But the word purple You've given short shrift.

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