was talking with gwen yesterday and she was like “yeah leonard nimoy’s cool. it’s cool that he’s gay” and i was like “he’s not gay. i also thought he was gay but he was just nice. you’re thinking of patrick stewart” and she was like “he’s not gay you’re thinking of stanley tucci” and i, thinking of steve busciemi, said “FROM SPY KIDS?” anyway just checked and none of these people are gay apparently. thanks for reading
posts that make people say “stanley tucci IS gay, lol” and then google it and reblog again with “oh, huh. nvm”
biden calling trump a clown not once but twice during a national televised presidential debate. and then circus workers contacting a cnn spokesperson to say that they dont want to be associated with trump like that. 2020 politics.
for people asking, yes the second part actually happened. van jones was contacted by a circus representative who felt the need to comment and this was aired maybe 5min after the debate ended during the anderson cooper round table discussion segment
i understand from an artistic perspective why the four nations are color coded but imagine if that was just like…a thing in real life. like if you went to canada and everyone was wearing purple and you just had to live with that.
it was a thing in real life too!! cultures that were very isolated would only have access to dyestuffs native to their area
my favorite example is the aran islands in ireland. they were self sufficient at the start of the 20th century and everyone pretty much wore the same things in the same colors—women wore madder red wool petticoats and jackets, blue stockings, and tartan shawls. men wore several layers of undyed or blue flannel waistcoats and pants. so yeah, some cultures actually do the color-coding!
and also! the colors in atla make sense! most vibrant red dyes are native to tropical regions, and the fire nation is shown to be very hot and humid
woad (blue) is particularly cold hardy so it’s perfect for the polar water tribes
the best greens are usually made of a combination of a blue and a yellow dye so it works for earth kingdom aka the largest nation. more land=more native plant species!
and as for air nomads, since they aren’t agricultural and are all about balance, they would either trade with earth kingdom for their yellows, or use turmeric which doubles as a spice. theyre also vegetarian so they could use their leftover scraps like carrots and onion skins for orange tones
so yeah i know the point of the post was to say this would be really weird irl but it’s totally realistic and i think that’s neat!
