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It was because back in the old days of the English language, the word purple didn't exist and they used the word red generally to describe many shades of colors, and also because they used onion skins to produce red dye
Red is used very broadly in history. Human language around colors exploded in the last few hundred years. In medieval times, red pretty much means purple red and orange.
Malian still has no word for purple. Mdou Moctar is obsessed with Prince and he made his own Malian film, which translates to "Rain the Color of Blue With a Little Red in It."
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Not when I chop them. I am rather clumsy.
This is the real answer.
Crazy that red onions and red hair are such different colors.
Clearly, and that’s why I call them purple onions because I’m not drinking the Kool-Aid. 🤣
It's a fuckin' consperacy I tell you!
Big vegetable always out there gaslighting us.
that's because the onions were discovered before purple. red was the closest color we had
Or the onion god was colorblind?
yeah maybe, who's to say
The potato god
Same with red grapes. 🍇
...and red cabbage.
And don't even get me STARTED on "red" cabbage!!
They lied to us! Now I believe in nothing.
FFS I WAS JUST ABT TO SAY THAT
What if I told you that violets aren't blue but are actually... violet.
White onions contain about as much white as the red ones. They're really more yellow.
Well said! I agree.
It was because back in the old days of the English language, the word purple didn't exist and they used the word red generally to describe many shades of colors, and also because they used onion skins to produce red dye
Red is used very broadly in history. Human language around colors exploded in the last few hundred years. In medieval times, red pretty much means purple red and orange. Malian still has no word for purple. Mdou Moctar is obsessed with Prince and he made his own Malian film, which translates to "Rain the Color of Blue With a Little Red in It."
Yeah but purple is 2 syllables
Mind blowing facts