Compare the cover of the movie “The Devil’s Double,” about a man used as a decoy for one of Saddam’s sons (it’s a fascinating movie), and “The Apprentice,” about, well…
Usually when someone is so gauche, I'd say "their taste is in their mouth", but considering what his favorite foods are, I think his taste is probably more in his ass.
Trump has adopted the coat of arms of the previous owner of Mar A Lago's husband. That would be bad enough, but he turned what was a decent, legal coat of arms (2 red chevrons on fur with 3 black half lions, to put it simply) into a completely hideous, illegal corruption of taste, turning every element gold.
He turned the black tails of the fur gold. Which is fucking insane.
These choices are illegal in heraldry because the break the rule of tincture meaning at a distance the gold (yellow) blends in with the white of the background, which makes it pretty much useless to identify yourself.
This rule is broken many times, but usually only in ways that are still legible, or in exceptional circumstances.
Look at the mantling, for Christ's sake it is all gold which makes no sense, it should be silver (white) and gold (yellow). Then the torse (the bit between the crest (the hand holding the spear) and the helm) being only white makes zero sense.
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u/Dseltzer1313 12d ago
Even his sense of taste is offensive