The first Buddhist monks wore dark orange robes?

It was the color and attire the criminals of India wore at the time; it would be akin to us wearing orange jumpsuits.

They did it to signify their voluntary removal from the social caste; criminals are removed involuntarily, while monks remove themselves.

Thought it was fascinating and pertinent to our burgeoning philosophy.

Source: Alan Watts 3 hour lecture on YouTube entitled "The Joker"; which I was told about by another MGTOW