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{{Infobox | {{Infobox | ||
| | |title = Albino Blacksheep | ||
| | |image = Albino.jpg | ||
| | |maker = Steven Lerner | ||
| | |type = Website | ||
| | |date = January 4th, 1999 | ||
| | |imagecaption = The Official logo.}} | ||
'''Albino Blacksheep (albinoblacksheep.com)''' is an animation website created by Steven Lerner in 1999, | '''Albino Blacksheep (albinoblacksheep.com)''' is an animation website created by Steven Lerner in 1999, | ||
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The site now emulates flash after the shutdown of the flash plugin. | The site now emulates flash after the shutdown of the flash plugin. | ||
== | ==History== | ||
The website was registered on January 4, 1999 by Steven Lerner, the website used to promote his band of the same name, there is a little bit of information explaining the band Albino Blacksheep exists. In 2000, Steven redesigned the website. This design contained graphical images, and a video stream from his video camera. | The website was registered on January 4, 1999 by Steven Lerner, the website used to promote his band of the same name, there is a little bit of information explaining the band Albino Blacksheep exists. In 2000, Steven redesigned the website. This design contained graphical images, and a video stream from his video camera. | ||
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As of March 2020, the site changed the logo with the same sheep but wearing a face mask. | As of March 2020, the site changed the logo with the same sheep but wearing a face mask. | ||
== | ==Etymology== | ||
According to Steven Lerner, the name is an intentional oxymoron; by definition, a black sheep cannot be an albino because it quite obviously possesses skin pigmentation. He also points out that "black sheep" can also be interpreted as "outcast" and that the site's title could be interpreted to refer to an albino outcast.<ref>[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/meaning The Meaning] of the title.</ref> | According to Steven Lerner, the name is an intentional oxymoron; by definition, a black sheep cannot be an albino because it quite obviously possesses skin pigmentation. He also points out that "black sheep" can also be interpreted as "outcast" and that the site's title could be interpreted to refer to an albino outcast.<ref>[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/meaning The Meaning] of the title.</ref> | ||
== | ==Notes and References== | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
