Isn't it fascinating how society can collectively decide on a whole new meaning for something as simple as a color? It says a lot about the power of culture and advertising, doesn't it? In the Victorian era, for instance, every color had all sorts of associations and symbolisms, and they’ve changed repeatedly throughout history. It's art, marketing, and sociology all wrapped into one.

People always act shocked by this, but it's just a great example of how arbitrary social 'norms' are. Wish we'd stop being surprised and just let colors be colors, not some weird gendered statement.

There's a fascinating article I've read by a professor of fashion, Jo B. Paoletti, called 'Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America'. It digs deep into how these color codes weren't really established until after WWII. There are ads from the early 1900s showing boys in pink to prove how ridiculous current norms are. Essentially, colors are just another thing society uses to box us into categories. Changes over time are super common!

I'm new to this whole history thing, but my grandma told me that during the Eisenhower era, people started buying into the 'pink is for girls' idea because celebs and ads were pushing it hard. Before that, her parents dressed boys and girls pretty interchangeably. She even has some old black and white family photos with the boys in white dresses. Strange!

Who cares? Colors are colors. This blue is for boys and pink is for girls stuff is all capitalist B.S. meant to sell more crap to different genders. Wake up sheeple, wear whatever color you want!

Silly right? It's all about perception. And perceptions change like the wind. Bet in a few decades we'll have new 'rules' for colors. Haha, wonder what they'll be.

yeah man, weird as heck. Read somewhere that blue was considered feminine because it was seen as softer and pink was like a lighter version of red, which is all aggressive and stuff. Different times, different norms I guess lol

Actually, this is true and part of the flip had to do with marketing strategies in the mid-20th century. Back in the day, pink being stronger was indeed the prevailing thought and blue was associated with the Virgin Mary in Christianity, hence 'delicate and pure'. It was the post-war consumerism boom that really solidified the switch; retailers and manufacturers decided it was time to settle on a standard to better market baby products, and for some reason, pink for girls and blue for boys caught on. Now it's so ingrained, feels like it's been this way forever.