Blue is for boys and pink is for girls |
 Feb 21 2008, 11:49 AM
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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 QUOTE Researchers at Princeton University refer to this as the Pink Frilly Dress (PFD) phase.  QUOTE When the color assignments among boys and girls did evolve in the '20s, the colors were reversed: pink was for boys and blue for girls. It wasn't until around the 1940s that the colors flip-flopped to the assignment we recognize today [source: The Guardian]. 
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Feb 22 2008, 02:34 AM
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I kinda hate trends. For that, I'll let my son be dressed in pink everyday.
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Feb 22 2008, 02:42 AM
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QUOTE(Markster @ Feb 22 2008, 01:34 AM)  I kinda hate trends. For that, I'll let my son be dressed in pink everyday. 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. |
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Feb 23 2008, 06:23 PM
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QUOTE(NoSex @ Feb 21 2008, 11:42 PM) 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. Wrong side of the bed today? |
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SilentLaugh Blue is for boys and pink is for girls Feb 21 2008, 11:49 AM
Tamacracker Thank God I keep it simple, wear black :D Feb 21 2008, 11:59 AM S-Majere ^ I'd love to see your goth-children when you ... Feb 21 2008, 12:30 PM
Tamacracker QUOTE(S-Majere @ Feb 21 2008, 12:30 ... Feb 21 2008, 02:08 PM LoveToMySilas QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Feb 21 2008, 02:08 PM... Feb 21 2008, 07:41 PM Tamacracker QUOTE(LoveToMySilas @ Feb 21 2008, 07:41 ... Feb 21 2008, 07:49 PM freeridefight QUOTE(Tamacracker @ Feb 21 2008, 07:49 PM... Feb 26 2008, 09:04 AM Autobahn QUOTE(LoveToMySilas @ Feb 21 2008, 04:41 ... Feb 21 2008, 09:40 PM SilentLaugh ^ Thank you =]
I love black too!
It's so... Feb 21 2008, 02:34 PM monster QUOTE(SilentLaugh @ Feb 21 2008, 02:34 PM... Feb 21 2008, 02:36 PM SilentLaugh QUOTE(monster @ Feb 21 2008, 02:36 PM) yo... Feb 21 2008, 02:50 PM monster QUOTE(SilentLaugh @ Feb 21 2008, 02:50 PM... Feb 21 2008, 03:55 PM Tracy-14 I love blue. But I'm starting to lean toward g... Feb 21 2008, 02:38 PM SilentLaugh ^
do you have family problems? school? if you need... Feb 21 2008, 07:10 PM monster QUOTE(SilentLaugh @ Feb 21 2008, 07:10 PM... Feb 21 2008, 07:16 PM monster QUOTE(SilentLaugh @ Feb 21 2008, 07:10 PM... Feb 21 2008, 07:31 PM Sulfur I actually had a very big discussion about this in... Feb 21 2008, 07:12 PM SilentLaugh ^ i didnt ask you what your problem was.. Feb 21 2008, 07:17 PM SilentLaugh ^ noo, i asked you if you havea problem not what y... Feb 21 2008, 07:34 PM monster QUOTE(SilentLaugh @ Feb 21 2008, 07:34 PM... Feb 21 2008, 07:55 PM LoveToMySilas ^ My room is off urine white. Darn those cheap ap... Feb 21 2008, 07:50 PM Tamacracker QUOTE(LoveToMySilas @ Feb 21 2008, 07:50 ... Feb 21 2008, 07:52 PM SilentLaugh QUOTE(LoveToMySilas @ Feb 21 2008, 07:50 ... Feb 21 2008, 10:40 PM monster QUOTE(SilentLaugh @ Feb 21 2008, 10:40 PM... Feb 22 2008, 02:32 AM chocokissez YELLOW!
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now can we get off inter... Feb 21 2008, 09:50 PM RockItStudios i've never liked pink. or purple.
my parents s... Feb 21 2008, 09:57 PM superficial I don't believe in that stereotype. I pretty m... Feb 21 2008, 10:18 PM taintedangel I remember how there was an episode in "Gilmo... Feb 21 2008, 10:22 PM NoSex Social conditioning. There are far more startling ... Feb 21 2008, 10:33 PM BrandonSaunders I like hues of ebony. From tan and beige to deep b... Feb 22 2008, 01:30 AM NoSex QUOTE(Markster @ Feb 23 2008, 05:23 PM) W... Feb 26 2008, 08:40 AM YaGurlSukedMe2SLeep I like Purp. Feb 22 2008, 02:40 AM missDanish QUOTEit's a microcosm of a much larger social ... Feb 22 2008, 05:06 AM Gryffindor-Girl Its funny I never really thought of this idea but ... Feb 23 2008, 06:07 PM CapCaDancer I thank goodness for this color distinction.
Me w... Feb 23 2008, 07:47 PM austinoutloud When I was little my dad said I wasn't allowed... Feb 23 2008, 09:14 PM Steven I've always been more of a baby blue myself. ... Feb 23 2008, 09:15 PM JCLore not in my world
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