Why is Pink a girls colour?

af_thefragile

Why is it that some colours have become gender specific?
Like pink for girls and blue for guys?
Why can't a man drive around in a pink car and be taken seriously?

Boombastic

af_thefragile wrote: »

Why is it that some colours have become gender specific?
Like pink for girls and blue for guys?
Why can't a man drive around in a pink car and be taken seriously?

Up until 1920's pink was the colour for boys and blue for girls,,it got changed sometime around then not sure why-source QI:)

juan.kerr

af_thefragile wrote: »

Why can't a man drive around in a pink car and be taken seriously?

In fairness, I don't think ANYONE driving around in a pink car can be taken seriously.

full_irish

cus pink makes the boys wink.... next question

JuliusCaesar

Ah it's very recent.

a June 1918 article from the trade publication Earnshaw's Infants' Department said, “The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and blue for the girls. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl.”

Martyn1989

af_thefragile wrote: »

Why is it that some colours have become gender specific?
Like pink for girls and blue for guys?
Why can't a man drive around in a pink car and be taken seriously?

Because lads who wear it look like benders

GhostInTheRuins

Here is the answer, kind of.

Talib Fiasco

If anything pink is a lads colour too...especially with teenagers. I've got a pink shirt and it's always a big hit with girls in any club/pub/party I wear it to. I must actually buy another one :pac:

juan.kerr

Martyn1989 wrote: »

Because lads who wear it look like benders

Yeah, it's funny how the guys who wear pink don't seem to realise it though.

juan.kerr

TheComeUp wrote: »

If anything pink is a lads colour too...especially with teenagers. I've got a pink shirt and it's always a big hit with girls in any club/pub/party I wear it to. I must actually buy another one :pac:

See above.

3ndahalfof6

They are the holders of the pink promise land, it would be foolish of them to not like it.

Ghost Buster

Boombastic wrote: »

Up until 1920's pink was the colour for boys and blue for girls,,it got changed sometime around then not sure why-source QI:)

QI is the source of all knowledge..in my case at least

WIZE

TheComeUp wrote: »

If anything pink is a lads colour too...especially with teenagers. I've got a pink shirt and it's always a big hit with girls in any club/pub/party I wear it to. I must actually buy another one :pac:

Girls love gay guys

Talib Fiasco

juan.kerr wrote: »

See above.

completely irrelevant...my pink shirt literally pulled for me all by itself on more than one occasion...get with the times...

Talib Fiasco

WIZE wrote: »

Girls love gay guys

I've nothing against gay people, but seriously grow the hell up.

Martyn1989

TheComeUp wrote: »

completely irrelevant...my pink shirt literally pulled for me all by itself on more than one occasion...get with the times...

A pink shirt is not a personality

davet82

Martyn1989 wrote: »

Because lads who wear it look like benders

It not pink its salmon :cool:

Martyn1989

davet82 wrote: »

It not pink its salmon :cool:

To be fair I wear purple shirts, tshirts, ties etc. Ive yellow tshirts (not shirts though). I just don't like pink so I wouldn't wear it.

juan.kerr

TheComeUp wrote: »

completely irrelevant...my pink shirt literally pulled for me all by itself on more than one occasion...get with the times...

:rolleyes: Touchy...Boast about wearing pink and you will get slagged. Fact of life, I'm afraid.

admiralofthefleet

nothing wrong with pink, i have a pink tie. its 'salmon' if anyone askd me what colour it is

Talib Fiasco

Martyn1989 wrote: »

A pink shirt is not a personality

Attraction is the first step though...always is...once you get a girl attracted to you it's harder to fail.

Dangerous Man

I wear pink shirts. I also wear blue shirts. I wear black shirts. I wear plaid shirts. I wear white shirts.

It's a colour. It's a colour. If a colour bothers you you're a moron.

3ndahalfof6

And so it is, it has now turned into why men like,love, pink.

Talib Fiasco

juan.kerr wrote: »

:rolleyes: Touchy...Boast about wearing pink and you will get slagged. Fact of life, I'm afraid.

By immature old fashioned people..ironic it sounds I know. But seriously there's nothing wrong with pink. Don't get me wrong I wouldn't be caught dead in pink pants, socks, jumpers or shoes but a shirt and tshirt yeah no problem. Even once upon a time I'd pink jocks which were just for a laugh.

And hey the pink shirt attracts the pink p*ssy :cool:

af_thefragile

Dangerous Man wrote: »

I wear pink shirts. I also wear blue shirts. I wear black shirts. I wear plaid shirts. I wear white shirts.

It's a colour. It's a colour. If a colour bothers you you're a moron.

Would you be driven in a pink car?
Not to some mates party but say to an interview for a job?

corktina

TheComeUp wrote: »

completely irrelevant...my pink shirt literally pulled for me all by itself on more than one occasion...get with the times...

yeah mine pulls too...until I actually put it on...odd that...

Manic Moran

It still is a man's colour in various Western countries. For example, the branch colour (Waffenfarbe) of the German tank troops is (and was in WWII) pink.

NTM

Dangerous Man

af_thefragile wrote: »

Would you be driven in a pink car?
Not to some mates party but say to an interview for a job?

What - would I drive to a job interview in a pink car? I suppose what you're implying is that there are those out there who wouldn't take me seriously if I drove to an interview in a pink car? Is that what you're saying?

juan.kerr

Manic Moran wrote: »

It still is a man's colour in various Western countries. For example, the branch colour (Waffenfarbe) of the German tank troops is (and was in WWII) pink.

NTM

Explains why they lost the Wars maybe.

Morag

Boombastic wrote: »

Up until 1920's pink was the colour for boys and blue for girls,,it got changed sometime around then not sure why-source QI:)

Two things that helped change it, the Nazis put pink triangles on the homosexuals which were put in concentration camps and then when the first Paris fashion week happened after the end of WW2 the most abundant material that was spare was the pink which was being used to make parachutes for dawn/dusk drops, so the lines which were photographed and influences fashion for the coming year and indeed years to come was pink for women.

af_thefragile

Dangerous Man wrote: »

What - would I drive to a job interview in a pink car? I suppose what you're implying is that there are those out there who wouldn't take me seriously if I drove to an interview in a pink car? Is that what you're saying?

Kinda, yeah.

And lately wearing pink shirts, ties etc. has become fairly gender neutral. But would you wear pink trousers or socks or wallet etc.?

Martyn1989

TheComeUp wrote: »

Attraction is the first step though...always is...once you get a girl attracted to you it's harder to fail.

If you think its the shirt the girls are either stupid or your not giving yourself the credit for some reason.

Dangerous Man wrote: »

I wear pink shirts. I also wear blue shirts. I wear black shirts. I wear plaid shirts. I wear white shirts.

It's a colour. It's a colour. If a colour bothers you you're a moron.

Colours don't bother me, just having a little fun, tbh I think the moron is the fella who gets upset because someone has a laugh (not even at any individuals expense in this case).

TheComeUp wrote: »

By immature old fashioned people..ironic it sounds I know. But seriously there's nothing wrong with pink. Don't get me wrong I wouldn't be caught dead in pink pants, socks, jumpers or shoes but a shirt and tshirt yeah no problem. Even once upon a time I'd pink jocks which were just for a laugh.

And hey the pink shirt attracts the pink p*ssy :cool:

Thats just vulgar.

Whats wrong with pink socks? I may be a bit immature but I'm young, I think thats the point.

efb

Pink is a great versatile colour like purple and blue for shirts - green is a much harder colour to wear.

Slacks are usually a conservative colour - who wears blue/yellow/pink slacks (except Bertie)

Micky Dolenz

Bet very few took the piss out of this guy or his mates, for wearing pink.

jester77

juan.kerr wrote: »

In fairness, I don't think ANYONE driving around in a pink car can be taken seriously.

There are exceptions, one of the local pornstars here, sexy cora, drove around in a pink lamborghini.

Although she later died from one breast implant OP too many.

Teyla Emmagan

I think pink is a great colour on men. Takes a certain confidence to carry it off, yummy.

Martyn1989

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

I think pink is a great colour on men. Takes a certain confidence to carry it off, yummy.

Jesus pushing more boundaries Teyla, your on fire today

splendid101

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Bet very few took the piss out of this guy or his mates, for wearing pink.

The dumb bastard is clearly colour blind. His top says orange but it's clearly pink. Hahaha....what an idiot.

deathrider

Martyn1989 wrote: »

Because lads who wear it look like benders

Although they'll they and convince you that once a man wears it, it stops being pink and starts being "salmon"... Lying lenders :pac:

Duckworth_Luas

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Bet very few took the piss out of this guy or his mates, for wearing pink.

Isn't that James Haskell? Even his own granny takes the piss out of James Haskell!

Duckworth_Luas

Manic Moran wrote: »

It still is a man's colour in various Western countries. For example, the branch colour (Waffenfarbe) of the German tank troops is (and was in WWII) pink.

NTM

Cool uniform in fairness!

mathepac

The King wore pink and he had pink Cadillacs. The classic pink jacket and black shirt was his favourite rig-out for years. That changed after his stint in the US Army to pink shirt and black suits until he entered his karate suit and white and gold bell-bottoms Las Vegas phase, He looked best in black and pink though. Argue with me that Elvis wasn't The Man.

Duckworth_Luas

mathepac wrote: »

Argue with me that Elvis wasn't The Man.

/argument

groovygirl5

I guess it is more acceptble for men to wear pink now more than ever with pink shirts and ties being in fashion!

Martyn1989

groovygirl5 wrote: »

I guess it is more acceptble for men to wear pink now more than ever with pink shirts and ties being in fashion!

Ah there not really in fashion though, a few men wear them, but their the kind of guys that use the phrase 'gender neutral' as demonstrated above, no dice.

Capt'n Midnight

It's not pink, it's salmon.

Talib Fiasco

Martyn1989 wrote: »

If you think its the shirt the girls are either stupid or your not giving yourself the credit for some reason.



Colours don't bother me, just having a little fun, tbh I think the moron is the fella who gets upset because someone has a laugh (not even at any individuals expense in this case).



Thats just vulgar.

Whats wrong with pink socks? I may be a bit immature but I'm young, I think thats the point.

God no, some fat guy in a pink shirt couldn't pull for sh*t but it just goes well on me and it aids with my physical appearance...just saying what works for me buddy. Pink socks just don't look good. And hey I'm only 18 but if you can't see the positive sides of wearing pink then hell...

Capt'n Midnight

juan.kerr wrote: »

In fairness, I don't think ANYONE driving around in a pink car can be taken seriously.

http://www.4wdonline.com/Museums/BMIHT/PinkPanther.html

http://www.4wdonline.com/Mil/LandRover/PinkPanther.html

The Pink Panther Land Rovers are desert patrol vehicles used by the SAS. As you can see they really are pink.

Tomk1

af_thefragile wrote: »

Why is it that some colours have become gender specific?
Like pink for girls and blue for guys?
Why can't a man drive around in a pink car and be taken seriously?

From a BBC-doc I saw.
Red as the colour of blood and therefore was the colour for a male warrier.
Pink as a ligher shade of red or weaker-blood was seen as the colour for a male-child, not mature/old enough to be warrior.
Blue was the colour for females from the days of the virgin-Mary, purity stuff.
How it changed, I've no idea, but in the doc. they wanted to test was it due to society programming, so they experimented with different colour toys on baby gorillas, the female baby gorillas picked the pink toys to play with.

greecy_joe

af_thefragile wrote: »

Why is it that some colours have become gender specific?
Like pink for girls and blue for guys?
Why can't a man drive around in a pink car and be taken seriously?

dont be worrying your pretty little head about such things

WindSock

Berries, women are attracted to bright colours from hunting berries. However in our crazy mixed up Western world, women wear the fancy bright clothes, because that's what we supposedly like. Whereas men in other cultures wear the fancy feathery stuff, coz chicks dig it.
Chicks here dig shabby grey tracksuits.