IanPink vs Blue
February 20th 2008 14:50
Why is it that we associate blue with baby boys and baby girls with pink?
Is it that females prefer pink because of an evolutionary preference for reddish things like ripe fruits and healthy faces, or just something that has become a societal norm in western culture for no apparent reason?
Whatever the reason, the little boys and girls below sure love their gender related colours!
Here's another theory:
In Anglo-Saxon Britain, in the 5th and 6th centuries, boy babies were more prized than girls. The belief spread that evil spirits would visit the cradle and harm or carry off a boy child. Blue, a power color representing the sky, would scare away an evil spirit. Later, in Germany, a widespread legend held that girl babies sprang from a pink rose and it became customary to dress baby girls in pink. That custom merged with the British one of dressing boys in blue.
*These pictures used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.
Is it that females prefer pink because of an evolutionary preference for reddish things like ripe fruits and healthy faces, or just something that has become a societal norm in western culture for no apparent reason?
Whatever the reason, the little boys and girls below sure love their gender related colours!
Here's another theory:
In Anglo-Saxon Britain, in the 5th and 6th centuries, boy babies were more prized than girls. The belief spread that evil spirits would visit the cradle and harm or carry off a boy child. Blue, a power color representing the sky, would scare away an evil spirit. Later, in Germany, a widespread legend held that girl babies sprang from a pink rose and it became customary to dress baby girls in pink. That custom merged with the British one of dressing boys in blue.
*These pictures used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.
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