Talk:Black sheep (term)
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On the word black sheep. How common are black sheep in flocks a few centuries ago? If they were rare then their wool would have been more highly prized! So in the nusery ryhme a black sheep is pointed out. Yes it ryhmes with baa baa, but it also might relate to black sheep being prized in certain cultures. So origonal black sheep may have ment something special and only latter did it come to have a derogatory meaning. Just as artificial is now seen as bad, it was at first seen as good - as a work of artifice - of craft - a creation that was good.
just a thought to think about
[edit] etymology
anything about black sheep's etymology?
It's called the same in spanish (oveja negra)
--euyyn 16:12, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] wrong picture
The picture is actually of a goat, not a sheep.
- I agree - it's definitely a goat. I'm removing it 81.151.231.225 15:40, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
- Added new pic of black sheep in a flock with white sheep 81.151.231.225 15:49, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
