Features of Pink

   Pink. I honestly don’t think I was ever really a pink kinda girl. Don’t get me wrong, I do like some things that are that color but again not on me. Maybe it depends on the shade. Come to think of it I do not have a piece of clothing that is pink. And especially the shocking pink shade it gives me creeps, the color as the background in the ‘Pink Panther’ cartoon and the girly rooms with pink wallpapers or the room painted pink completely. Oh! Dear Lord! Am I the only female like this? And so, I have been called a tomboy all my life.
   That is maybe because pink in many cultures has come to mean girl. It’s been attached to the logic that says ‘pink for girl’ and ‘blue for boy’. The exact historical occurrence of this seems to point to after World War II. The following quotes say more:
            
        "The preferred color to dress young boys in was pink! Blue was reserved for girls as it was considered the paler, more dainty of the two colors, and pink was thought to be the stronger (akin to red). It was not until WWII that the colors were reversed and pink was used for girls and blue for boys…"

   Weird much? Pink is also the color for romance and fantasy.               

    There’s a fact that the girl in pink is the perfect girl, the one selected for each dance and the one who stands out from the rest and so on.

    Pink has become a feminine color associated with pretty things and the glamorous things when used in stronger shades. In recent years pink has seen resurgence in male fashion but its associations still link back to more girly connotations. And as far as I think males should not wear pink. It is the culture not obligatory that pink is for females but we the Asian people are more like the ones who give the culture a lot of preference, sometimes even over the religion. Anyway, so the point is that having it stuck into our minds that pink is for a girl, seeing guys wear pink is eccentric. Pink always brings the word ‘Rosy’ to your mind, and then when you see a guy wearing pink shirts it disturbs you for a second. But now I guess it’s common and guys defend themselves happily if teased about wearing a girlish color. A guy would never look good in the bridal red/orange color likewise guys never look good in pink shades. Unless it’s an extremely light shade, seems to the eye nearly white or mixed with other hues dominating pink.

    Anyway, that is what I think. The culture, the built-in thoughts won’t change.

So now a little good about this color. As a color, pink is a softer and less harsh form of red - it means love worldwide. Wear pink when you want to present yourself as peaceful. ;]

By Sidra Muzaffar