the black and blue
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peer agreement (net): +1Several solutions -- or all of them at once Explanation: The author may very well mean any or ALL of these solutions: the two above (see 1st reference) plus one more, below (2nd reference) . What a variety of things those colors have come to represent! Torture and Democracy - Google Books Result by Darius M. Rejali - 2007 - Political Science - 849 pages He hand-sewed the Leather Pride Flag (1989), ***the black-and-blue flag with the red heart that is ubiquitous in gay pride parades today***. ... www.books.google.fr/books?isbn=0691114226... And in politics: Afro-Americans, plus the people of blue regions/states (representing the areas that vote primarily for Democrats) "Like almost any Chicago pol, Obama has always favored (gulp) gun control. He may be from Hawaii (more the Far East than West anyway), but he cut his teeth at Harvard Law, and found his home (both physical and spiritual) in ***the black (and blue) communities*** of the East and Midwest." The New President and the New West | Politics | New West Politics 4 Nov 2008 .. www.newwest.net/city/article/the_new_president_and_the_new_... |
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peer agreement (net): +1mainly describes someone or something that has been through a bad time Explanation: when bruised, we say we are "black and blue"; it's not a pretty color pair and mainly describes someone or something that has been through a bad time. The author is quoted at the website below. Hope that helps. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2008-12-21 16:38:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Note: The author is in California and so am I. Reference: http://www.gpascalzachary.com/ |
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Queers Explanation: Mighty is the mongrel - the majority are of mixed race; The hibrid is hip - mixed race representative is in fashion; The impute - adaptable; the melange - cultural mixture(without tradition); the adulterated - spoiled; the belimished=blemished - with stained reputation; the rough - with no elegance in their manners; the black and blue - lesbians and homosexuals; the mix and match - of the same kind/types mixes with the different types and vice versa -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2008-12-21 08:47:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The mix and match - the author has meant the parties and banquetes, where all different types of people are mixed in one swam: lesbians are meeting homosexuals and the straight are happy to join them. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2008-12-21 09:01:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- BLACK - a "man-woman" normally appears in a black suit/black biker's wear; BLUE - is the a favourite colour of art loving homosexual -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2008-12-21 10:48:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- mixed in one swam-swarm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2008-12-21 16:07:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "black skin, blue blood" -they are blue blood blacks. When first time I have heard:"He is black" - I thought they are talking about a black bloke, "he" happened to be "she" and Chinese. Homosexuals are called "blue" not in US only. If these words would be "the black and THE blue" and from a different text - I would understand them: people from Africa (third world) and Black Americans ( who always mind themselves as something super, brand, blue). But the text is telling abot a hybrid, a mutant in everything - race, culture and sexual orientation. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2008-12-21 16:26:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Mixing trumps isolation - mixing celebrates over segregation -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 hrs (2008-12-21 18:57:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- One more suggestion: Police Academy film "Blue Oyster", but, unfortunately, to understand what is "black" (police uniform) and "blue" it would be necessary to watch. http://dvd.ciao.co.uk/Police_Academy_Wide_Screen__Review_514... |
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underdogs / the beaten up Explanation: In my knowledge, 'black and blue' originally refers to slaves of African origin (=black) that were forced to toil in indigo fields (=blue dye) in the New World. The term describes a dire situation without a chance of escape that caused melancholy bordering on despair ('I've got the blues'). The alternative meaning 'beaten up' relates to dark bruises under the skin. In both cases, the group of people can be describe as 'underdogs' that have suffered pain. |
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