The Paint Color Rebellion
In 1789 France, a village was ordered to repaint their town hall — but locals protested the color chosen by Paris officials: pale lavender. The villagers considered it a symbol of royal excess. They defaced the building, riots broke out, and the army was deployed.
Though small in scope, the event foreshadowed the broader French Revolution. Historians now joke that the “Lavender Uprising” was the first pastel-prompted political revolt. A reminder that even paint can provoke pitchforks.
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