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RE: Daily Dose of Sultnpapper 09/17/18> Black sheep, blacklisted, black balled… why is black almost always the adjective describing something bad?

in #dailydose6 years ago

I didn't know that is where the term black sheep came from, interesting...I would think black wool would be quite scarce and valuable, especially for knitters! :) Great write @sultnpapper..in this world the wrong words can cause wars! Or in the case of steemit...blacklisted, yikes

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Yes, black wasn't the color of choice for wool back in the early 1800's but like @bigtom13 said now it doesn't matter since it all gets bleached before using so the can dye it from a consistent starting point of color, white.

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