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I don't wear Pink but not because I think it is a girly colour. See, Pink symbolizes feminism while Blue symbolizes masculinity. Men usually wear darker colours and women wear bright colours.

"It takes a true man to wear pink."

I think pink is alright, as long as you can pull it off.

My favorites would be black, dark blue, dark green.

If you can't tell, I like dark colors

I don't wear pink! I wear light red. XD

Well, national anti-bullying day here in Canada (everyone wears pink) makes me thing otherwise XD

If you can't tell, I like dark colors

I usually wear blue, red and darker colors. I don't really wear pink that much, other colors look better on me.

maybe dark red?

I don't know how a color can mean somthing. its just a color. i don't wear pink because i don't look good in pink. i look good in blue.

I prefer darker colors, but:

My issue is that my skin tone is pretty dark, so light colors look much better on me

[quote]maybe dark red?

There's nothing "manly" or "girly".
It's just another way of sexism.

Girls may prefer it more than guys, but really don't see how it or any color is girly.

There are many girls who hate pink, and some boys in my school wear pink often. Just maybe not too much of it xD

Interesting info on the wiki:

Pink in gender

* In Western culture, the practice of assigning pink to an individual gender began in the 1920s.[6] From then until the 1940s, pink was considered appropriate for boys because being related to red it was the more masculine and decided color, while blue was considered appropriate for girls because it was the more delicate and dainty color, or related to the Virgin Mary.[7][8][9] Since the 1940s, the societal norm was inverted; pink became considered appropriate for girls and blue appropriate for boys, a practice that has continued into the 21st century.[10]

What exact wiki were you reading?

* In Western culture, the practice of assigning pink to an individual gender began in the 1920s.[6] From then until the 1940s, pink was considered appropriate for boys because being related to red it was the more masculine and decided color, while blue was considered appropriate for girls because it was the more delicate and dainty color, or related to the Virgin Mary.[7][8][9] Since the 1940s, the societal norm was inverted; pink became considered appropriate for girls and blue appropriate for boys, a practice that has continued into the 21st century.[10]