Why pink for girls and blue for boys?

Answer 1

go Orange, it's the color for summer

Answer 2

Plenty of theories exist on the specifics, but they all stem from one general rule: Cultural associations with the colors.

Catholic traditions in Europeian countries actually reversed the current color coding for a long time, because of the strong association of blue with the Virgin Mary; The use of pink and blue emerged at the turn of the century, the rule being pink for boys, blue for girls. This is a great example of religion being the contrast for the color influence.

Chinese culture has a great example as well, but theres is grounded more in pragmatic costs and gender bias. Back before major industrialization, pink dye was inexpensive and easy to come by through natural sources. Blues were harder to come by and thus more expensive, and so it was seen as a good economic investment to only dress your son in blue, since when he married the family would receive a dowry anyway.

And sometimes the switch ins political. Even for non-Catholic motivated europeian societies, blue was reserved for girls as it was considered the paler, more dainty of the two colors, and pink was thought to be the stronger (akin to red; Indeed, the word pink has its roots in the phrase 'red').

It was not until WWII that the colors were reversed and pink was used for girls and blue for boys...probably because the Nazi forces! The yellow star of David is the best known symbol the Nazi forces used, in this case to identify the Jews. The German system was quite complicated, using various symbols an colors to identify criminals, political prisinors, an a whole range of other groups. They began using 'pink' in their specialized concentration camps to desimeniate openly or suspected homosexuals.

You can see why the switch in colors might be done as a form of resistance or non-association with the Nazi political movement.


In short? No one knows the FIRST origion of this association with color. But the good news is that this color association can, will, and does change. :)

Answer 3

Guys wear pink now and if we can get pink back from the girls there is still hope for getting rainbows back for hederos.

Answer 4

pink just seems a girly colour however i think blue is fine for girls or boys my little girl wears a lot of blue and people dont mistake her for a boy

Answer 5

no one knows for sure, but at one time, it was the opposite. pink was for boys and blue for girls.

Answer 6

It's just a cultural stereotype isn't it. Pink it supposed to be a feminine colour whilst blue is meant to be masculine. Bul**hit if you ask me.

Answer 7

Because pink looks pretty. No male wants to look pretty, unless they're gay. Blue is a nice color for boys. Girls want pink, because they want to look pretty.

Answer 8

Down here in the south it is camo for boys and pink camo for girls.

Answer 9

Tradition.

Answer 10

because when the war eras began blue signified power and courage=male, and pink comes from red, which was compared to blood in that time, meaning weak, am not a sexcist but lets face it, man is the most dominant one in terms of strenght.

Answer 11

bule is 4 boys cuz it keeps the demans away 4rm their bodys and pink 4 girls cuz it stands 4 a rose!