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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Feb 17, 2007 21:58:07 GMT
I am anything but a 'pink person'. In fact, I very, very rarely wear the colour. So, why is it, when I look around my garden half of the plants are pink  . There is no pink anywhere in my home, I'm not a girlie girl, more of a tomboy so, WHY ARE THERE SO MANY PINK FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN! Could somebody please explain  S x |
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Post by Jonah on Feb 17, 2007 22:58:25 GMT
Funny you should say you are not a girly, I just got this off wikepedia..
At one point pink was considered more of a boy's color, (as a watered-down red, which is a fierce color) and blue was more for girls. The associate of pink with bold, dramatic red clearly affected its use for boys. An American newspaper in 1914 advised mothers, "If you like the color note on the little one's garments, use pink for the boy and blue for the girl, if you are a follower of convention." [The Sunday Sentinal, March 29, 1914.] "There has been a great diversity of opinion on the subject, but the generally accepted rule is pink for the boy and blue for the girl. The reason is that pink being a more decided and stronger color is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl." [Ladies Home Journal, June, 1918] Pink continued to be used for both boys' and girls' clothing through the early 1960s, though it is becoming more and more associated with femininity.
I'm not a girly either, but my garden is getting more pink!
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Feb 17, 2007 23:12:03 GMT
Fascinating bit of info Jonah...................makes you think!
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