Dressing girls in pink is 'damaging'

loz · 08-01-2009, 1:58 PM

BBC NEWS | Magazine | Should we not dress girls in pink?

Aparently it used to be pink for boys, blue for girls.

But now,

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some commentators now believe pink dominates the upbringing of little girls, and this may be damaging.

Sue Palmer, author of Toxic Childhood, says the "total obsession" with pink stunts girls' personalities. "I am very worried about it. You can't find girls over the age of three who aren't obsessed with the colour. It's under their skin from a very early age and severely limits choices, and decisions.

Expect the government to pass a law soon outlawing the colour pink...

**Iccz** · 08-01-2009, 1:59 PM

Is an obsession with a colour such a bad thing?

I'd much rather see girls in pink as opposed to brown.

Let's be honest, it's not harming anyone is it...

Besides I know plenty of girls who aren't obsessed with it and some who don't even like it...
Anything to get your name in the news. Maybe this will increase her book sales.

KhalJimbo · 08-01-2009, 2:01 PM

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Originally Posted by loz

Aparently it used to be pink for boys, blue for girls.

Could still be pink for boys, judging by the amount or bright pink jersey wearing guys where I work.

**Steven** · 08-01-2009, 2:08 PM

Book promotion yes, though whether the BBC know it...

Pink is very modern man

And I would imagine most children regardless of the colours their parents foist upon them at a young age will get to their teenage years and be able for themselves to form an opinion on the colours they like

*oakie* · 08-01-2009, 2:17 PM

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Originally Posted by LFC_SL

Pink is very modern man

KhalJimbo · 08-01-2009, 2:22 PM

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Originally Posted by LFC_SL

Pink is very modern man

Not in my eyes its not!

**Iccz** · 08-01-2009, 2:26 PM

Pink can work on men in some cases, the pic posted is an example of when it doesn't.

KhalJimbo · 08-01-2009, 2:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Iccz

Pink can work on men in some cases, the pic posted is an example of when it doesn't.

hahaha I agrizzle ma nizzle!!

**Iccz** · 08-01-2009, 2:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jimthelegend

hahaha I agrizzle ma nizzle!!

Please, never do that again

KhalJimbo · 08-01-2009, 2:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Iccz

Please, never do that again

heh heh

smelly · 08-01-2009, 2:36 PM

I had pink dresses....and dolls and I read Twinkle magazine (all when I was under 10 you understand

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But I was also taken to football by my grandad, given a love of cars from my Dad, was allowed (and encouraged) to read everything, ask questions and form my own opinion.

Which as soon as I was old enough meant no more pink....

I would suggest its slightly more than a ''total obsession with pink'' that stunts girls personalities ...

**Iccz** · 08-01-2009, 2:41 PM

Let's dress the kids in black, see if it leads to an obsession with black and turns them into being "goths" when they grow up...
Or put girls in blue to see if when they grow up they show tendancies towards being more "tomboy-ish"

I really don't think the colour has that much of an impact, sure give kids a choice when they're old enough, but is the colour of clothing really going to make a huge impact on someones life?

If i was forced to wear colours through childhood, the rebel in me would make me hate the colour and strike out against it when I had the chance... I don't think it'd become an obsession...

I believe that t's more general upbringing than anything...

Just my thoughts.

Dony · 08-01-2009, 2:44 PM

I've always been amazed at how my children associate pink for girls and blue for boys from such a young age.

My daughter, who is just 3, would not wear jeans because they were "boys" (blue). Thankfully she seems to have gotten over that now, as long as she can wear her pink wellies!!

My son would run a mile if we tried dressing him in anything pink!

fizzi · 08-01-2009, 2:45 PM

I'm a girl and I loathe pink!

This morning I was trying to buy womens ankle socks for work in Tesco - apart from plain black - everything else I saw had pink all over them.

Ditto for womens trainers!

Why is just assumed that females love pink?

**Iccz** · 08-01-2009, 2:48 PM

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Originally Posted by fizzi

I'm a girl and I loathe pink!

This morning I was trying to buy womens ankle socks for work in Tesco - apart from plain black - everything else I saw had pink all over them.

Ditto for womens trainers!

Why is just assumed that females love pink?

Because it's a statement of how "girly" you are... apparently

Only "real girly-girls" wear pink, or something.

Never really understood it myself to be honest, i'm a guy and I own a pink tee, doesn't bother me to wear it as long as it goes with what I wear.
Colours are colours, i'd much rather see a guy in pink whos outfit works than a guy in a terribly unmatching outfit, same goes for girls.

fizzi · 08-01-2009, 2:56 PM

I suppose it's a matter of wearing the colours you like.

I have to say I also hate pink on blokes too.

smallclanger · 08-01-2009, 2:56 PM

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Originally Posted by fizzi

I suppose it's a matter of wearing the colours you like.

I have to say I also hate pink on blokes too.

Iccz, you've blown it

**Iccz** · 08-01-2009, 2:58 PM

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Iccz, you've blown it

wouldn't be the first time!

mjn · 08-01-2009, 3:03 PM

Damaging? Stunting growth? Another non-story!

KhalJimbo · 08-01-2009, 3:05 PM

Happens to the best of us m8.

Back on topic, it is a sign of how girly (sometimes chavvy) a girl is by wearing the most pink.

**Iccz** · 08-01-2009, 3:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mjn

Damaging? Stunting growth? Another non-story!

Stunting growth?
Anyone who wears pink will be small?

I think the implication is that personalities are impacted by the obession with pink, implying we'll be swamped with more Paris Hilton's and girls acting like that... when really it's all blown well out of proportion just to sell a few more books. Hopefully that'll just make everyone think shes an idiot and not actually buy her book

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Happens to the best of us m8.

Back on topic, it is a sign of how girly (sometimes chavvy) a girl is by wearing the most pink.

Is it not the style of clothing and dress sense as opposed to the colour.
Sure you can get Pink or Baby Blue trackies that look dreadful and are sported by a lot of "chavs" but that's not just down to the colour, it's the style also.

A pretty pink dress for example is not chavvy.
A pink top isn't chavvy unless worn in a certain fashion.

eric pisch · 08-01-2009, 4:03 PM

Jordon or Katie or whatever IT calls itself now loves pink and has everything she can in pink.

So if you want your daughters to grow up into vacuous bimbo sluts dress them in pink

mine only wears black, got a full length matrix style coat atm ....

KhalJimbo · 08-01-2009, 4:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Iccz

Is it not the style of clothing and dress sense as opposed to the colour.
Sure you can get Pink or Baby Blue trackies that look dreadful and are sported by a lot of "chavs" but that's not just down to the colour, it's the style also.

A pretty pink dress for example is not chavvy.
A pink top isn't chavvy unless worn in a certain fashion.

Could be true, but when last did you see a girl in pink walking the high street that is not a chav?

Sals · 08-01-2009, 5:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jimthelegend

Not in my eyes its not!

Takes a real man to wear pink you know!!

Incidentally I don't think a colour can be chavvy. I wear pink alot and many other colours and I am sooooo not chavvy! To be a chav surely its about the way you dress, the labels you wear (and how many are fake) your hairstyle, the amount of black eyeliner you use, the plastic nails you stick on and of course the amount of gold hoops you hang from your ears or gold clowns you hang from your neck?? All of these things can be done wearing any colour! Just coz Katie price likes pink does not make it a 'chavvy' colour!

**Iccz** · 08-01-2009, 5:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jimthelegend

Could be true, but when last did you see a girl in pink walking the high street that is not a chav?

A few days ago when I was walking down the high street with her also wearing my pink tee

eric pisch · 09-01-2009, 9:38 AM

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Incidentally I don't think a colour can be chavvy.

You want to rethink that?

YouTube - Chavs in me burberry

**Iccz** · 09-01-2009, 10:27 AM

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You want to rethink that?

YouTube - Chavs in me burberry

Burberry is a brand, which make clothing in a style...

Sure the Burberry pattern has got a rep now because of it, but they do make stuff that isn't just in the tartan style stuff. Again, it's the style not the colour.

So....
If you wear a black suit, if so you must be a goth - after all goths wear black... the stereotype says so.
If you wear tracksuits, if so you must be a chav - it's another thing chavs wear...

Colours do not make statements to what kind of "group" you fall into, only if you're ignorant and really want to throw someone under a stereotype on the basis of the colour of garments they wear.
Even some brands like Burberry can make good stuff to be honest, it's not just a cheap chav brand.

It's all down to stereotyping and how much you actually believe in that kind of thing...

KhalJimbo · 09-01-2009, 10:40 AM

I'm not talking about 1 pink item of clothing, I'm talking about wearing everything pink, EVERYTHING. Like a pink track suit with a pink shirt and pink stripes on the shoes and pink hair bands with pink lip stick................is definately chav!

I hear what you saying about a colour not being a fashion, but how you were it makes it the fashion IMO.

smelly · 09-01-2009, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jimthelegend

I'm not talking about 1 pink item of clothing, I'm talking about wearing everything pink, EVERYTHING. Like a pink track suit with a pink shirt and pink stripes on the shoes and pink hair bands with pink lip stick................is definately chav!

I hear what you saying about a colour not being a fashion, but how you were it makes it the fashion IMO.

Case in point....

KhalJimbo · 09-01-2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by smelly

Case in point....

hehe nice one smelly