I remember the "American Ninja" movies being very popular in the bootleg VHS market in Ukraine. And I had the Shinobi game on my ZX Spectrum console - loved it. Also, I once made my brother walk with me around a chain of toy stores that have advertised a ninja costume. Sadly, they were all out and I never got to wear any ninja stuff. Life isn't always fair.
I’m color blind, so camo doesn’t work on me. I even got AI to make a picture of a sad guy trying to hide in the forest in thrifted carhartt camo for this week’s article. It’s my superpower
it hit me early days so was a formative event personally but no, color blindness isn't typically a limiting health condition. I find it odd. I fundamentally experience life through what I see in a different way than 99% of the world and I will never know what that looks like. https://newsletter.wirepine.com/p/the-sense-of-joy?r=2fcl4a
In fifth grade, I had a camo bucket hat I wore every day and kids called me Hunter…even though I was the only vegetarian in our school.
Ha! Those kids had a pretty good sense of humor, or at least one of them did.
I remember the "American Ninja" movies being very popular in the bootleg VHS market in Ukraine. And I had the Shinobi game on my ZX Spectrum console - loved it. Also, I once made my brother walk with me around a chain of toy stores that have advertised a ninja costume. Sadly, they were all out and I never got to wear any ninja stuff. Life isn't always fair.
Remember the "tabi" boots? I really wanted those, but never got them! I did get a ninja star, though, and practiced with it.
Can't say I remember “tabi” boots. Perhaps they were censored in the USSR?
Here's something: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jika-tabi
One of my fictional characters is regularly outfitted in full camo pants. (She is a former soldier, so I thought that was appropriate..).
I used to like sporting camouflage jackets when I was younger, but I outgrew it as I became older and increasingly despised military operations.
It's funny that the symbol used to be anti-military, but now the meaning has shifted so much. Culture has a very short memory!
I’m color blind, so camo doesn’t work on me. I even got AI to make a picture of a sad guy trying to hide in the forest in thrifted carhartt camo for this week’s article. It’s my superpower
Has this caused any issues in life?
Missed my top gun moment; if you’re colorblind you cant fly jet fighters
Anything of any real consequence, or is it just more of a trivia/eye raiser?
it hit me early days so was a formative event personally but no, color blindness isn't typically a limiting health condition. I find it odd. I fundamentally experience life through what I see in a different way than 99% of the world and I will never know what that looks like. https://newsletter.wirepine.com/p/the-sense-of-joy?r=2fcl4a
Hey neat!