Sheril KirshenbaumNov 30, 2022

Ever wonder why we assign ideas about masculinity & femininity to certain colors & styles?

Until the 1940s, pink was considered a strong color most suitable for boys. Ultimately, retailers decided to associate specific colors to gender to sell more stuff... which, in reality, is kind of a scam.

Boys also used to wear dresses until age 6 or 7. They were considered gender neutral until someone dictated how we should perceive them.

This cutie is former president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1885 ⬇️

Show threadauntie_beans / howlinmamaNov 30, 2022
@Sheril At the beginning of the 1900s little girls used to wear baby blue because blue was the color assoc with the Virgin Mary. Little boys wore pink bec it was lighter form of the red assoc with Jesus.
Show threadRican🇵🇷Vinny

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@Sheril

This makes so much sense as to why my #Indigenous MIL hates gendered colored garments, in a deeply visceral way and her whole family does as well. I imagine the #colonization process for them was as jarring for them as ot was for us in #Boriken . I would've never made the connection if it wasn't for this comment.

Dec 1, 2022 at 1:35amWeb