Dressing girls in pink is 'damaging'

[loz]

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

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

But now,

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]

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.

[Earthworm Jim]

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.

[LFC_SL]

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]

Originally Posted by LFC_SL

Pink is very modern man

[Earthworm Jim]

Originally Posted by LFC_SL

Pink is very modern man

Not in my eyes its not!

[Iccz]

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

[Earthworm Jim]

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]

Originally Posted by jimthelegend

hahaha I agrizzle ma nizzle!!

Please, never do that again

[Earthworm Jim]

Originally Posted by Iccz

Please, never do that again

heh heh

[smelly]

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.