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• In Western culture, the practice of assigning pink to an individual gender began in the 1920s.[5] From then until the 1940s, pink was considered appropriate for boys because being related to red it was the more masculine and decided color, while blue was considered appropriate for girls because it was the more delicate and dainty color, or related to the Virgin Mary.[6][7][8] Since the 1940s, the societal norm was inverted; pink became considered appropriate for girls and blue appropriate for boys, a practice that has continued into the 21st century.[9] • Though the color pink has sometimes been associated with negative gender stereotypes, some feminists have sought to 'reclaim' it. For example, the Swedish radical feminist party Feminist Initiative and the American activist women's group Code Pink: Women for Peace use pink as their color. • The pink ribbon is the international symbol of breast cancer awareness. Pink was chosen partially because it is so strongly associated with femininity.[10] • It has been suggested that females prefer pink because of a preference for reddish things like ripe fruits and healthy faces.[11] [edit] Pink in sexuality • Whereas Jewish people were forced to wear a yellow star of David under Nazi rule, and Roma people were forced to wear a black triangle, men imprisoned on accusations of homosexuality or same-sex sexual activity were forced to wear a pink triangle. Nowadays, the pink triangle is often worn with pride.[12] • A Dutch newsgroup about homosexuality is called nl.roze (roze being the Dutch word for pink), while in Britain, Pink News is a leading gay newspaper and online news service. There is a magazine called Pink for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) community which has different editions for various metropolitan areas.[13] In France Pink TV is an LGBT cable channel. • In business, the pink pound or pink dollar refers to the spending power of the LGBT community.[14] Advertising agencies sometimes call the gay market the pink economy. • In Japan the color cherry blossom pink is associated with the vagina, and therefore, in Japan, softcore pornographic films are called pink movies.[15] [edit] Pink in nature • The pink iguana is an iguana that was first identified in 1986 and first recognized as a distinct species in 2009. • Most flamingo species are pink in color due to pink pigments in their diet. • Cherry blossoms only have a pink color when they bloom in the springtime. • The so-called "white elephant" is revered in several countries in Southeast Asia and is naturally pink. |
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