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Magenta is a purple-ish red color which on it's own doesn't really work as a reference to blood, but the author chose that specific color because it's also the name of Blue's friend next door, a dog named Magenta.
https://bluesclues.fandom.com/wiki/Magenta
Perhaps you should've googled that before committing to your comment?
I don't think that's a reasonable ask, considering it basically requires pre-existing knowledge to consider.
It's an awkward line that only a small subset readers would ever get, and isn't even good with context.
The target audience is kids who grew up watching Blues Clues. I'm pretty sure most the target audience would have gotten it.
You weren't the target audience, that's fine.
I actually watched it with my younger brother enough to get it.
The target audience of that line is people with bad taste in wordplay.
I always hear about smart, dumb people and dumb, smart people, but I think you’re a dumb dumb person.
Pretty weird how defensive y'all are over an awkward joke about a children's show.
Project much?
Bro, you're like 6 levels down in the chain still arguing this shit.... Who's weird?
You're on the seventh tho
Wait a minute