but I'm talking about how we got free,we had to fight for it, if we showed feminism, we'd probably back down from almost all wars, and would be doomed.
Wait, since when did feminism = passivity?
[quote]Men usually wear darker colours and women wear bright colours.
Crap, I've been doing it wrong.[/quote]Seconded. While I have brightly coloured clothes I much prefer dark blue, purple, black, burnt orange... And various greens.
Alwys feel so damn awkward when I'm stuck with something pink, be it a T-shirt or a random borrowed bag... It feels wrong D:
Yeah, i dont know why though, human nature possibly?
Nope, societal norms.
Talking about the creation towards clothing maybe
Long ago, someone mixed some pink paint up. A long time later, someone decided it'd make a fine colour for clothing.
... Honestly I have no idea, but colours aren't really something anyone can claim to invent...
You can't really, "invent" colors. Eh, as far as I know a color looking like pink already existed in nature. The name for the color pink originates from the 17th century I believe. Anyway, as Wikipedia puts it.
the color pink is named after the flowers called pinks, flowering plants in the genus Dianthus. The name derives from the frilled edge of the flowersâ"the verb "to pink" dates from the 14th century and means "to decorate with a perforated or punched pattern" (possibly from German "inken" = to peck) [4]. As noted and referenced above, the word âpinkâ was first used as a noun to refer to the color we know today as pink in the late 17th century. The verb sense of the word âpinkâ continues to be used today in the name of the hand tool known as pinking shears.
I don't think that any color is manly or girly.. But people think that because of tradition to give boys blue and girls pink when they are born. but how many girls are wearing blue? so then pink also isn't just only for girls =)
Yes, but 30 years later and nothing about wanting hard jobs (like oil rigs, construction workers[not planners but actual constructing] and such..)
Absolutely not true at all. This statement shows that you nothing about the womens rights movement at all and are talking from opinion with no basis in reality. Please at least research your position before you try to adamantly defend something that isn't even close to accurate.
Yeah, i dont know why though, human nature possibly?
Perhaps you should have read the previous posts. It was explained on page 2 of this thread.
I don't think that any color is manly or girly.. But people think that because of tradition to give boys blue and girls pink when they are born. but how many girls are wearing blue? so then pink also isn't just only for girls =)
Agreed. It is based on an old societal tradition, which prior to that was reversed and pink was for boys and blues for girls. Again, this just goes to show that just because it's tradition doesn't mean that it makes sense.
Also, my wardrobe is also quite varied. Typically I wear darker clothing when dressing casual, however my nicer clothes, like slacks, ties, and dress shirts typically are pastel colors with greens, blues, pinks, and purples. Some psychological studies show that pastel colors are disarming and promote a relaxed atmosphere, especially hues of green and red. While I don't know if is true or not, seems like it has at least some credibility.
to be honest.. no colour is exactly based on a gender.. but if it were set in a theme of a room... a very pink dominant room seems more girly than manly but it depends on how strong and consistent the colour is throughout the room. i find that neutral colours would suite best as it covers both boys and girls..
We can safely say that color association with gender is a more societal thing. It isn't human nature.
As for my wardrobe, I don't really have many clothes to be honest. Mostly t-shirts and polo shirts. I don't have much of a preference between clothing color, even though blue's my favorite color.
Agreed. It is based on an old societal tradition, which prior to that was reversed and pink was for boys and blues for girls. Again, this just goes to show that just because it's tradition doesn't mean that it makes sense.
I was somewhat surprised when I read that on Wikipedia.
I usually saw teens and people on his 20s wearing pink but never seen guys in his 30s and up wearing pink so that must means that older guys are embarrassed to wear pink?
My favorite colors are blue,red,green,yellow. Each representing something.
Blue = Ocean(I like ocean) Red = Blood/Violence(I like violence) Green = Forest(It's so calming and refreshing) Yellow = Earth/Dirt(I like to get down and dirty)
