What do you think of the color pink?

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I hate most pinks. But I'm sure I'm not the only one. I can tolerate some hot pink, but only in small dosages, and the thought that baby girls are exposed to it for a very long time in their infancy is repugnant.

Why can't they choose some other color for babies instead, like green, yellow, purple, orange or some other such color?

To me, baby blue and baby pink are the worst of the bunch. Those pastel colors which have been around what seems like forever is depressing. Babies LIKE bright colors! They don't need dull and dingy color pastels, they need something filled with life and verve!

Paint rainbows on their walls! Buy baby blankets with many colors! Buy outfits with other rich color, so that a child can see the world as a place to explore and enjoy!

And I wish the rumor that girls love pink more than all the other colors would go away, and reflect the truth. Stop forcing pink on helpless children!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I have never cared much for pink, especially that really bright shade

perpetrated by the manufacturers of toys and clothing for young girls. It's kind of like they are brainwashing little girls to believe that all their stuff has to be pink.

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3. Exactly!

And of course the inverse is also true--boys will grow up with mainly blues in their lives.

I think children should be exposed to all colors, and probably around the age of three, they will hone in on the color which will be their favorite for a long time. And I'll bet most of them will stay away from pink!

[Deep13]

2. Not a fan. nt

[redwitch]

4. It looks great on flowers.

:-)

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17. That is true

in many cases. Pink roses look to me, though, like immature red roses. Red is so positively oozing in emotion, and pink is just like a peck on the cheek!

[Arugula Latte]

5. I never bought my daughter pink clothes.

(We did get a lot of pink hand me downs, but, hey, they were free).

Pink makes me somewhat nauseous too. I never give pink baby clothes to little girl babies.

I painted/decorated her room in yellows, blues and greens, and her favorite color today (she's 10) is green.

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15. Mine is green as well

Though it probably took me awhile to chose it. I was an outdoors kid, and I realised that "life" was green--trees, grass, etc., and I loved nature.

[Kali]

6. not much

unfortunately it looks good on me (as it were) and so does mint green - two colors I am NOT overly fond of.

we did kids room in yellow. I like blues, but not into the baby boy blue and baby girl pink thang at all

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18. I think it was the mid 60s when I noticed they always paired up

hot pink to some shade of green. I didn't mind them together, though.

[Tikki]

7. I was always told.."Pink...Winks"...

It is suppose to be the color of flirting.


Tikki

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19. Ah. Well, I stopped flirting

a very long time ago!

I don't recall that meaning when I was growing up, I'm afraid.

[MiddleFingerMom]

8. I give it a 2 out of 3...

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[The Midway Rebel]

9. I like the color pink better than the flavor pink.

Except for strawberry ice cream.

What about the singer 'Pink'?

[The Midway Rebel]

10. delete double post

[hippywife]

11. I've known people who didn't like pink for a girl

who painted their nurseries other colors...like pale greens and yellows. No one says it HAS to be pink. It's not like a law or anything. LOL

:hi:

[hyphenate]

16. I'm quite glad that some people

defy tradition! ;)

I'd just love to get my hands around the neck of the person who picked out those colors to begin with!!

[Demoiselle]

12. I love pinks and corals as interior design colors. Pillows. Walls. Etc. Not on little girls.

Unless, of course, the little girl decides she wants to wear pink.

[hyphenate]

22. I can live with a few quick spots of pink

as long as the rest of the colors are present and everything is in balance.

I have been choosing my interior colors in a group of colors, as a theme. And most of the rooms tend to have some kind of green in them, someplace.

[Bennyboy]

13. I oloe pink and buy stuff that is pink just so

no other guys will steal it from me! This works especially well with Bic lighters.

I used to hate the color but then I read in Cosmo that men who are not afraid of pink are in touch with their sexuality...I thought, hey that's me, I touch my sexuality!

[hyphenate]

23. lol! eom

[qnr]

26. hahahah - great one - I know the feeling, I used to order my pizzas with anchovies & jalapenos

(which I happen to like a lot) to cut down on the mooch factor.

[quakerboy]

14. Lil girl pink sucks. Bright as possible neon pink... thats a whole nuther storie, there.

When I used to do online gaming, that was my color. Bright neon pink and black, on the biggest bruiser character I could get. Imagine Juggernaut, then put him in jail stripes of black and neon pink. If ya ever run into that online, theres at least a reasonable chance thats me, although given how many online persons there are, I doubt I have managed a lock on the look.

I have a t-shirt in that color, though it has faded some. I would get another If I could find it. Or a Polo. Or anything light and breezy. I have a salmon colored collared shirt, but that's as close as Ive been able to come. At my size, put me in bright clothing, and I do NOT get lost in any crowd. Its handy for anyone searching for me.

[Terra Alta]

20. I hate pink with a PASSION

Except maybe for hot pink, which I can tolerate. My favorite colors are green, purple, and blue. I don't plan on having any children, but if I were to ever have a little girl I would NOT be forcing pink upon her.. maybe purple, but not pink.

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24. A person after my own heart!

That's pretty much me, too. I like warm--red, orange and yellow, too, but I always point out that pink isn't even part of the visible spectrum!!

[Terra Alta]

27. I don't care much for red or orange

but I'll take either of them over pink any day. I like yellow; it's a very soothing color.

[kimi]

21. I like pink nail polish if my nails are short

When they're longer I go for mauve, blue, gray or duochromey colors.

Never had daughters, and my boys never chose to wear pink. But they aren't overly fond of blue either, except for jeans.

And I like Caspian Pink tomatoes. They're very nice.

[qnr]

25. It's a phase, it will pass. For many generations there was no real strict differentiation, and

prior to that, the colors were actually reversed. Pink was a boys color... bold. knights used red in their clothing because it was bright and bold and made blood less obvious - reds faded to pink. Blue was the color associated with the Virgin Mary.

At least that's what I've heard.

To answer your question, I don't have any particular problem with pink, it's just another color.

[Skittles]

28. I don't like any pastel colors

[Lindsey]

29. I can't stand the color pink. When I was a kid, my mom painted

my room pint and I threw a fit. I guess she was into little girl's rooms should be pink. My favorite color is blue. Go figure, I turned out to be a lesbian.:rofl:

[Skittles]

30. here's why I never got into girlie stuff

my bro's wouldn't let me :o

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32. 6 brothers?

OMG. I barely put up with the two I had! And I was the oldest!

[Skittles]

34. now get this

I was second - the first was 11 months older than me, the third was 11 months younger than me - and we were born in England/Illinois/Wisconsin

gap of 3 years then fourth, fifth and sixth were born in England, England, Wisconsin
:o

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33. that's funny!

I remember being handed a pinkish color once, and I wouldn't use it. I was old enough at that point to paint my own room. I ended up leaving it white.

[Flaxbee]

31. I like it. But I refused to wear it as a little girl. I like it

for home interiors, as well as clothes, but it has to be a good pink, not too "fluffy".

And I can tell you that if you're tired, or feeling a bit under the weather, or just need a visual pick-me-up, wearing pink, especially near your face (a softer pink, not a neon pink), will make you look 1000 times better. Get rid of black, grey, brown, or other dark and heavy colors like navy or purple near your face when you're tired or sick.

[XemaSab]

35. I don't care for it

probably because I associate it with little girls. :P

I like peach colors, and salmon and coral can be okay in small amounts.

[zanana1]

36. I'm sick to death of it! nt

[mikeytherat]

37. Real men wear pink

mikey_the_rat

[LaurenG]

38. I love pink in almost any hue

:hi:

[clyrc]

39. I love pink, absolutely love it

I like orange and red better, but I still love pink.