Why do you think baby boys are dressed in blue and baby girls in pink? Or that teenage girls lean towards red and boys to blue? Sure, this has been changing and many girls prefer blue over pink (me), but still...where did this even come from to begin with?

Gender and color

Thank God I keep it simple, wear black :D

^ I'd love to see your goth-children when you have them, Tamacracker.

It makes me smile to think pink was associated with boys before the 20's.

o.O I'm not gothic... I just love black... black shoes, sneakers, hats, necklace, contacts, jerseys, shirts, shorts, pants etc... beautiful color to me :)

One color I wouldn't wear, would be pink. I have nothin to prove in wearing pink lol

Btw, good articles, Silent.

^ Thank you =]

I love black too!
It's so neutral and simple. and no, im not goth either

you make the shittiest threads.

I love blue. But I'm starting to lean toward green now.

Kind of off topic - The color for bully day is pink, and everyone in my school wears pink.

OMFG!
you said i make the shittiest threads!
i am SOOO heart broken!
omg! i think im going to commit suicide now because some random person online told me i make the shittiest threads!

please do, you androgynous dick.

^
do you have family problems? school? if you need to talk about it, i'm here for you

I actually had a very big discussion about this in my Communications class. Which is why I've decided to dress my kid GREEN.

my problem is that you're a dumbass.

kthx4listening

^ i didnt ask you what your problem was..

yes, you did.

^ noo, i asked you if you havea problem not what your problem is.

Black is not a color, its a shade! sorry. I just wanted to sound smart. Haha.

When I first saw the topic title, it reminded me of Juno of how they wanted to paint the baby room yellow because it ws supposively a "neutral" color. Then the father said, "why does everyone think that yellow is a boy or girl color? I never had a yellow room when I was growing up." Eh, I don't know. Its probably from how society brings things up in the media and how the parents teach kids that "Blue is for boys and pink is for girls!" I like green though, I don't know what that makes me.

The color of my room has always been baby blue or sky blue =X

^ My room is off urine white. Darn those cheap apartment walls.

roflmao

you're still not reading the last part of your statement.

So does that make black the absence of white? Like how darkness is the absence of light?

Who cares. It's just some weird human being stereotypical thing.

YELLOW!
Neutral-ness
now can we get off internet drama and back on the subject?

i've never liked pink. or purple.
my parents said even when i was a little baby i would cry (i was a oober quiet child) if they even showed me pink or purple clothing.
over the years, my favorite color has evolved from i-don't-know (because i thought i was weird since i was the only person ever to hate pink or purple, i didn't fit in!) to navy blue. gorgeous color, IMO. red has been one of my favorites since i actually started concentrating on colors. navy blue > red though. plus red is starting to get more popular. :[

I don't believe in that stereotype. I pretty much never wear pink, even when I was a baby. I always wore blue... and that still holds true in the present. The only time I'm seen wearing pink is either 1. I have no other clothes or 2. It's Valentines Day. I prefer Green or maybe navy or gray. And I sometimes wear creme-y white, but I hate how it gets dirty so damn easily. :(.

I remember how there was an episode in "Gilmore Girls" when Sherry was having a baby shower and Rory and Lorelai were invited. Everything was green because they said it was the new pink or something.. Or maybe they chose it because they weren't sure of the baby's gender yet? I forget, but this thread reminded me of that.

I personally love Y E L L O W. :D

Social conditioning. There are far more startling and serious issues in the case of gender identity and gender role within our society - I thought this thread might have been about that. Instead, I'm sorely disappointed.

OMG! mine too!
are your bathroom tiles pink and black?


since this thread is not about that, why dont you make it?
tell us what these far more startling and serious issues are.


haha, yes. i did say you can talk about. so why dont you tell me why you think im a dumbass? hmm?

I like hues of ebony. From tan and beige to deep brown. I'm not sure why, but I have a lot of brown in my closet.

you're still not reading what i wrote.

I kinda hate trends. For that, I'll let my son be dressed in pink everyday.

I like Purp.

It's not a trend; it's a microcosm of a much larger social conditioning machine. Let your son dress in pink as much as he wants, but you aren't going to be winning anyone over having your son the laughing stock of his respective school. I want to torture my kids too, but I'm a bit more traditional: billy clubs and knives.

P.S. You can't shake hands with a clenched first, sure... but who the f**k wants to shake the hands of the men that are killing and oppressing their people? A f**king moron, that's who.

I know this is random but you should look up Brave New World by Aldous Huxley if you haven't already. It's a brilliant novel that illustrates what the worst case scenario 'social conditioning machine' could be.


Back on topic... personally I like yellow and purple for bedroom walls but I dont think I would ever dress a child entirely in one color... unless the clothes were ridiculously cute

Its funny I never really thought of this idea but I do fit the stereotype though because I love the color pink.

Wrong side of the bed today?

I thank goodness for this color distinction.

Me where I work: *sees mom with child, wearing white* "Awww!! What a cute baby boy!"

Mom: "...her name is Jessica. But thank you."

That reminds me of this picture:

http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=k...girl0001iv9.jpg

When I was little my dad said I wasn't allowed to like pink

I've always been more of a baby blue myself. My old soccer uniform was baby blue (not my choice), but just thought I'd put that out there :D

not in my world
girls love blue - guys love pink....or fushia as most put it
in a way, we are the gayest community ever...but then again none of us are gay... .... so i dunno

Oh, shut up. Yeah, point the finger, ain't it easier that way? f**king christ! Lady-up!

mine too. Im going insane with all the damn blue.

red ftw.