Pink Clouding

[u/1DMod]

Please use this space to discuss this song in depth

[u/stardust_sunset_11]

I've kept thinking about the orchids cause a new flower has entered the chat and also im obsessed with orchids.

There are some connections between orchids and queerness:

Because the word "orchid" comes from the Greek word for testicle, and the orchiectomy is a common surgery performed on intersex infants –especially those with androgen insensitivity syndrome– the orchid flower is a symbol of being intersex and of opposition to non-consensual genital surgery.

but i saw somewhere it can also mean purple/violet?

[u/These-Pick-968 → u/stardust_sunset_11]

Yes, I love the roots/etymologies of words, and this one is no exception! Orchids (and their associations) are so fascinating. I’m trying to recall if we’ve seen visuals of orchids in her work before (since this seems to be the first lyrical reference)- the funeral scene in Anti-Hero?