The Power of... Pink
Posted 03-21-2008 at 09:58 AM by dragon wench
A friend reminded me recently that I hadn't updated my blog in a while, so I thought it was probably time 
A rather trivial topic, to be sure, but hey, it's the beginning of a long weekend, it's morning, and I'm only just getting started on my first cup of coffee.
Well, it's like this, for a long time I have eschewed the colour pink, even though it actually looks quite good on me. In part, there are some shades of pink I really dislike, hot pink and neon pink come to mind, for example. But also, it are the gender associations involved with pink.. baby girls get pink, baby boys get light blue, and on it goes through life, at least traditionally anyway. So, I've generally avoided pink, plus I don't really care for pastels all that much.
Some time ago my SO and I were having a conversation about pink, and he commented that the colour looks nice on me.. I said, "But, but.. it's well.. PINK." He replied.. "Well I wear it." I then said, "Yes, but that's perfectly OK, you're male, so it's fine for you to wear pink." And thus it went..
But then a few days ago, I was strolling around downtown...and something caught my eye..something very spring-like...something actually quite attractive... something... *gasp*... PINK!
There, in a neat little shop that sells an assortment of books, candles, jewelry and a little clothing.. hung a 3/4 sleeve Tshirt.. in a delicate shade of..pink. I paused, and went inside.. because what really grabbed me was the colour..combined with what was written across the chest.. "Stop Bitching, Start a Revolution."
I instantly loved it. the wonderful irony of a statement like that, written in stylized black letters upon a pink background..
Thus, I am now the proud owner of a yes.. PINK article of clothing..
A rather trivial topic, to be sure, but hey, it's the beginning of a long weekend, it's morning, and I'm only just getting started on my first cup of coffee.
Well, it's like this, for a long time I have eschewed the colour pink, even though it actually looks quite good on me. In part, there are some shades of pink I really dislike, hot pink and neon pink come to mind, for example. But also, it are the gender associations involved with pink.. baby girls get pink, baby boys get light blue, and on it goes through life, at least traditionally anyway. So, I've generally avoided pink, plus I don't really care for pastels all that much.
Some time ago my SO and I were having a conversation about pink, and he commented that the colour looks nice on me.. I said, "But, but.. it's well.. PINK." He replied.. "Well I wear it." I then said, "Yes, but that's perfectly OK, you're male, so it's fine for you to wear pink." And thus it went..
But then a few days ago, I was strolling around downtown...and something caught my eye..something very spring-like...something actually quite attractive... something... *gasp*... PINK!
There, in a neat little shop that sells an assortment of books, candles, jewelry and a little clothing.. hung a 3/4 sleeve Tshirt.. in a delicate shade of..pink. I paused, and went inside.. because what really grabbed me was the colour..combined with what was written across the chest.. "Stop Bitching, Start a Revolution."
I instantly loved it. the wonderful irony of a statement like that, written in stylized black letters upon a pink background..
Thus, I am now the proud owner of a yes.. PINK article of clothing..
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 | There are far too many ways to get myself in trouble here, so let me just say that I am tickled pink that you have found a way to integrate your love of wickedly subversive slogans with gender-appropriate apparel. |
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| | Go for it...girl! Took me quite awhile to gather up the nerve to wear my pink Chuck Taylor's....have over 15 pairs but always had second thoughts about the pink pair I got as a gift...finally said to myself..at my age..what the heck! |
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| | @Than, I had no idea you had such an aversion to getting yourself into hotspots...   Nonetheless, I'm most gratified at your appreciation of my efforts to change the world into a better place @BlueSky, well I have no idea what things are like in Kentucky, but my other half wears pink a great deal. Of course, we do live on the liberal, hippy West Coast... so a man getting in touch with his "pink side" isn't just accepted, it's pretty much expected... |
| Updated 03-23-2008 at 08:00 PM by dragon wench |
| | I hate pink as much as I hate Jerry. Sorry. |
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| | Funny you write this, just the other day I read an article in the newspaper about the colour pink as a feminist and social class marker and it has become a key sociocultural symbol in today's society PS I just bought a pink, well coral pink, top too, the first pink piece of clothing I've ever owned! And I've used it - at a conference even! DS |
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