TIL: The transition to pink as a sexually differentiating color for girls occurred gradually, through the selective process of the marketplace, in the 1930s and 40s. In the 1920s, some groups had been describing pink as a masculine color, an equivalent of the red that was considered to be for men, but lighter for boys.
ephix on December 1st, 2020 at 13:10 UTC »
Pink used to be a colour boys wore in the 19th century and blue was for girls.
p0tat0p0tat0 on December 1st, 2020 at 13:21 UTC »
It is embarrassing how many matching outfits my husband and I have.
rushur on December 1st, 2020 at 13:56 UTC »
TIL: The transition to pink as a sexually differentiating color for girls occurred gradually, through the selective process of the marketplace, in the 1930s and 40s. In the 1920s, some groups had been describing pink as a masculine color, an equivalent of the red that was considered to be for men, but lighter for boys.