Thoughts on Pink Shirt Day
I was instilled with a fear of Pink at a very early age, before I really knew what it was, because if I didn't clean my room, it was going to get painted pink (thanks mom). Later on, and now, I know what Pink is. It's a colour, it's Light Red. It's the colour of Private Donuts' Armor in Red vs Blue. And you know what.. I don't fear pink, but I certainly don't like it either.
Society has associated Pink with being soft and feminine. Which is confusing to me, because at the turn of the previous century (1900s), pink was a masculine colour and considered too strong to be worn by the "fairer" sex, who should be dressed in softer, gentler Blues. Now, the gender association is the other way around (is that considered a paradigm shift?) and it's damn annoying because I dislike my clothing choices for the kids being reduced to only certain colours for each of them (don't get me started equally disproportionate choices for available garments styles between the genders).
I don't buy pink shirts for the boys, not because they are boys, not because there are no pink shirts for them in the "boys" sections (though I haven't been in any children's clothing sections recently due to lack of funds). I don't buy pink shirts for the kids because I don't like the colour Pink. It's as simple as that. If I don't like the colour, I don't buy it. Now, as the kids get older and they express their own colour preferences and are with me when shopping for clothes for them, I'll certainly take their input (oh please, oh please M, grow out of liking the colour Pink), but on my own, yah no. I don't think so.
Now, in regards to Pink Shirt day. Why Pink? I don't understand the significance of Pink against Bullying.. is it because it is a Strong Colour and it can evoke a strong response, even if the person perceiving the colour is unaware of its effects? And the idea is to send a message that "we're Strong enough to stand against Bullying". *shrug* Not sure. I would have liked more information about it.
A and R certainly didn't say anything about it. M wanted me to put the Pink Chalk in her hair today, but she chose a black shirt with a teal faux-bolero to it. I guess it's not a big deal to us, because we stand against bullying everyday, regardless of what colour we're wearing.
Society has associated Pink with being soft and feminine. Which is confusing to me, because at the turn of the previous century (1900s), pink was a masculine colour and considered too strong to be worn by the "fairer" sex, who should be dressed in softer, gentler Blues. Now, the gender association is the other way around (is that considered a paradigm shift?) and it's damn annoying because I dislike my clothing choices for the kids being reduced to only certain colours for each of them (don't get me started equally disproportionate choices for available garments styles between the genders).
I don't buy pink shirts for the boys, not because they are boys, not because there are no pink shirts for them in the "boys" sections (though I haven't been in any children's clothing sections recently due to lack of funds). I don't buy pink shirts for the kids because I don't like the colour Pink. It's as simple as that. If I don't like the colour, I don't buy it. Now, as the kids get older and they express their own colour preferences and are with me when shopping for clothes for them, I'll certainly take their input (oh please, oh please M, grow out of liking the colour Pink), but on my own, yah no. I don't think so.
Now, in regards to Pink Shirt day. Why Pink? I don't understand the significance of Pink against Bullying.. is it because it is a Strong Colour and it can evoke a strong response, even if the person perceiving the colour is unaware of its effects? And the idea is to send a message that "we're Strong enough to stand against Bullying". *shrug* Not sure. I would have liked more information about it.
A and R certainly didn't say anything about it. M wanted me to put the Pink Chalk in her hair today, but she chose a black shirt with a teal faux-bolero to it. I guess it's not a big deal to us, because we stand against bullying everyday, regardless of what colour we're wearing.
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