I've also heard that; that 100 years ago, pink was considered a man's colour because it was vibrant and active and stood out, whereas what we'd call baby-boy blue was considered a girl's colour because it was just kind of pale and wishy-washy and faded into the background, like women were expected to do back then.
(This from the person whose two favourite colours are warm green and bright violet, and who just considers themself as a soul in a body without worrying too much about trying to ascertain the gender of a soul. I like what I like, and that's generally a mixture of stuff that's considered 'masculine' and stuff that's considered 'feminine'; I try not to freak people out too much with what I like if I think they'll react poorly to it, and things generally work themselves out well.)
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Date: 2/13/13 18:57 (UTC)(This from the person whose two favourite colours are warm green and bright violet, and who just considers themself as a soul in a body without worrying too much about trying to ascertain the gender of a soul. I like what I like, and that's generally a mixture of stuff that's considered 'masculine' and stuff that's considered 'feminine'; I try not to freak people out too much with what I like if I think they'll react poorly to it, and things generally work themselves out well.)
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