77% of national flags contain red.
...Which is a bit disturbing because it is generally used to refer to bloodshed or might in battle - partially in a "let's honor the past" sort of way, but mostly in a "don't fuck with us" sort of way.
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Fun fact: the flag of Jamaica is the only country flag which has neither red, white or blue.
The old flag of Lybia fit that category as well.
During the Golden Age of Piracy, pirates would fly a red flag to communicate no quarter. That meant that if anyone decided to fight back would be killed because they were not taking prisoners.
Imagine being a miserable English sailor months from home, broke af, and hungry, when you're out in the ocean about to head back and you see this pulling up:
☠️ TIME TO MOTHERFUCKIN DIE ☠️
Not a single color, but in Chinese tradition there were five colors of equal political significance corresponding to the Wuxing cycle of changes—black, red, cyan, white, and yellow. Each dynasty was associated with a color (with other associated traits), and was expected to be followed by one of two other colors (depending on whether the succession would be peaceful or revolutionary).
Purple is probably the only one that I’m aware of on your list where there’s a legit logic behind it, since dyes used to be harder to come by
Drag thinks maybe there's a historical reason why white is associated with purity and black with sin, and it ain't because of the price of dye.
EDIT: Drag just wants to talk about colours, not have to defend drag's identity!
Drag? What do you mean?
This guy's gimmick is to speak about himself in the third person. You can safely block him.
Drag does not identify as a guy and drag does not use he/him/himself pronouns. Drag would appreciate not being so blatantly misgendered.
Why not just say I ? It doesn’t make sense to go 3rd person
“I don’t feel that I need to explain my art to you, Warren.”
Did you just assume drag's person? /Jk
It doesn’t make sense to go 3rd person
It does if one wants to be really annoying.
Drag's pronouns are not about you. Drag apologises for the confusion.
Someone is taking the "I don't use pronouns" thing to the most literal extreme.
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pretty sure guy is gender neutral.
but yeah. just using 'he/him' for everyone is a crime.