How Pink Was Once A Boy Color
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- The gender colors of pink and blue actually used to mean the opposite. How did they flip? Why do we use these colors in the first place?
Art by Tyler Franklin
Music by
Charmed Encounter 3- Gavin Luke
Danse Des Miriltons- Traditional
Wives Club 1- Gunnar Johnsen
Family Life 5- Gunnar Johnsen
Crazy Party 5 - Magnus Ringblom
Special Thanks to Tigerstar for the idea
The last "Reveal party" I went to had a green cake. She shouted "IT'S A LIZARD!" once the cake was cut and showed us her new pet iguana. ...My friends are weird.
Sounds fun tbh
You mean they are part of the secret reptilian race that rules over us :0
they sound cool
Your friends are cool
Did you eat the iguana?
The first image that came to my mind when hearing "girl" was, surprisingly, a girl.
I do and do not want to know the context behind this statement simultaneously.
I am so shocked
There was no fucking gendered clothing prior to the late 19th century/early 20th century, and even during these periods, the colour pink was not considered specifically a male colour when it was supposedly popularized. I will now say the adjective small, which is the magnitude of people that suggested this at the time with their piss poor interpretation of manhood, in different amount of ways to get it through your head, some, a few, a minority, a small amount, a minute proportion. A SMALL minority of people suggested pink. You are just revising/misinterpreting history. I know you have have an agenda to dessiminate. Here's a historian's deconstruction of this myth:
"The idea that pink was one a specifically male color is a misconception, which most likely came about because pop sources reporting on Jo Paoletti's Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America either misread the book or found it more interesting to tell a story of standards switching. In actuality, there was no concept of a "boy color" or "girl color" until the early 20th century.
You can read a previous answer of mine which discusses the shift toward more gendered clothing for young children at length here, but the gist is that prior to the late 19th century, infants and toddlers were all dressed the same, typically in white gowns; as the boys got closer to the age of "breeching" (being put into breeches/trousers), their gowns would often take on more masculine styling and start to be made in soberer colors, but they were still gowns. In the 1880s/1890s, the wild popularity of Frances Hodgson Burnett's Little Lord Fauntleroy led mothers to grow out their sons' hair into ringlets past the age of breeching, and dress them in velvet suits with big ruffly lace collars. This spurred a backlash and a rise of interest in stronger gender differentiation for children, which led in part to magazines and catalogues switching from making color suggestions based on infants' hair and complexions to ones based on gender. And this is where the "the colors have switched!" misconception comes from, because a few suggested pink for boys and blue for girls - since there was no hard-and-fast concept of gendered colors (except in general terms, e.g. lighter colors are for girls and darker ones for boys, once we start to differentiate them), the people writing the suggestions could make up any combinations and justifications they wanted. Blue may have won out as the "boy color" because it could be made darker, even if it's typically a pastel for babies, or it may have just been historical happenstance that we don't today have evolutionary psychologists arguing that girls are inherently attracted to the color blue."
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Yup
Timmy Turner would argue differently.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner thought they were having a baby girl, which explains the pink shirt and pink hat.
Justin Hill I know, I was just trying to be funny.
For some reason he pulls it off pretty well
Adrian Pietkiewicz it's probably because his clothes are barely pink.
@@Justin-Hill-1987
If the story takes place in 1918, they would know that they're going to have a son and he would be wearing pink. I understand the story was from the 21st century, so let's not petition the concept.
Imagine Arnold Schwarzenegger in a pink dress
Flame Beats Wheres JOHN CONA
Go watch AVGN's video on NES Predator
imagine having your masculinity being linked to a colour.
Ngl that sounds nornal
thatd be cute
When I first read the title, I thought it said "How Pink Was Once A Boy."
Weasel Bro interesting
Weasel Bro I gotcha
Weasel Bro wait pink the singer right?
I thought this was a documentary of a transsexual woman named pink
Same as me
"In the US, the answer lies in capitalism, mass markets and World War II."
Kind of a common thread, eh.
Pink Guy made pink for men cool again.
Yessss
Oh hey there Bunta
Eraser is a male and he is pink.
*hey bossss*
I always think pink guy is filthy frank
The only thing I will remember next week from this video: FDR dressed up as a girl when he was young.
Fuckin transtrenders /s
He did look like a girl, especially with the long-hair.
FDR, when we thought he couldn’t be more iconic, he is now found to have been the first TRUE trans icon. Haha
He wasn't dressed as a girl, he was dressed as a child.
That's placing modern day views on a different culture, which doesn't work to anyone's benefit but to show your lack of knowledge and understanding.
As the video states, that was how toddlers were dressed much like how we dress up children. It was pretty much the dinosaur onesie of his age.
Jeiko Hunter I understand. It’s just fun to mess with others that don’t understand that.
Hey Cody, remember the flag contest?
l RojoFern l
Pepperidge farm remembers
The Crystal Gem you beat me to it
We're going to make this a new meme, aren't we?
Jack McDonald PLEASE!
Pepperidge never forgets. Y’all best go back where ya came from.
I love using pink
A color doesn't determinate my manliness
Purple is my fav color
That reminds me of when my brother refused to do the dishes because he "was not a girl". My mother just stared at him and said "well, kid, you ARE going to do the dishes for a week now, and you might be surprised but your dick is not going to fall, so I guess this is NOT just for girls". She had a... particular definition of gender politics. lol
I love pink and purple I’m a girl
_jeff _ But his brother was saying that only girls clean basically
Mom's are like that. Nothing to do with feminism. Rather brutal childhood and bad marriage.
Make Pink Manly Again XD
It has never stopped being manly.
MPMA
"XD"
feminists will say that is ‘empowering men’
Red Blaze good luck having that taken the right way
I remember an ongoing trend that happened during my middle and high schools years were the boys, mostly the ones who were involved in sports, starting wearing pink T-shirts. I don't know how it started and I never jumped in on it, mostly because I didn't follow trends or fads that much during that time.
ginnrollins211 maybe it was for Breast Cancer Awareness. My club at school is having us wear pink shirts to support it.
ginnrollins211 They were trying to act edgy. It happened at my school too.
Nib Playz I never heard anything about them doing it for breast cancer awareness, but it would've been awesome if it was.
ginnrollins211 only the cool ones wear pink the dorky ones stay way from pink as it makes them even dorkier.
ginnrollins211 it happens at my school to
Pink represented the furry of the fire, but it began as baby set because red was color for adults. So babies and kids used to wear pink. Don't be afraid to wear pink, it's a strong *masculine* color. It represents fire. Clothes don't make men, men makes clothes! Btw pink will make you look good, you will stand out more and ladies will notice you better. If you are buff guy you should wear pink and become an alpha 💪
A man who actively avoids wearing pink is (in most cases) just broadcasting their insecurities/a man who actively avoids wearing purple (in most cases) is just someone who knows they lack the melanin/ingenuity/audacity to pull it off successfully.
EDIT:just realized I’m literally wearing a flannel that’s at least half comprised of different shades of purple, just gonna point to the “(in most cases)” as I start slowly backing up and Homer Simpson-ing my way toward the nearest piece of dense foliage.
“Let’s keep this PG.”
Good call, Cody.
It might have started in the 50s but it really took off in the 80s. Even my parents were dressed in various colors in the 50s. But in the early 70s and 80s gender toys took off. These toys were sometimes only different by color. The effect is that there are no pictures of me or my cousins or male siblings in light color clothing. Oddly my kids 04-08 had more gender neutral colors in clothing(pink in boys, blue and green in girls) and toys. We may be seeing this on its way out.
Long story short, its just a fad and could change or end at any time.
shshsisiejssi
“Annoying Gender Reveal Parties”
*California Has Left The Chat*
I don't know how it was in other countries but in old Turkish culture it was the opposite. Pink was recommended for boys, blue was recommended for girls.
Nuri Kaan Topaloğlu they probably copied the west of europe then since they liked to do that later on in ottoman history and it was the same in the west
So this where *blue's clues* GOT IT FROM!
right?
The4044inc™ that's the point
When I read this comment I heard an agreed I've voice, I don't know why probably because the profile picture.
Yeah whether if I was born male or female, blue would still be my favorite color. Blue to me represents calmness and resiliency. I usually see blue associated with math and that's my favorite subject.
I actually never understood why blue was a stereotypical boy color since it's a calming color.
"A century ago, pink was for boys and blue was for girls..."
Me: *thinks back to ww1 and remembers the French uniforms* yea that explains A lot actually.
Edit: man I usually suck at fishing but a lot are _taking the bait_
Crocosaure aside from them having French females on the front lines(either as nurses and I think in a few cases snipers) I was also in general making fun of the French.
Crocosaure French uniforms were blue, his is implying that French were pussies.
Vitalis correct
Sir white alot of white knighting
C O M E D Y G E N I U S
Sir white alot of white knighting what about the red trousers?
Last time i was this early Yugoslavia still existed
Last time I was this early the only Korea was Best Korea
AekGir last time i was this early, i was still alive
last time i was early, Cody used the old animation style.
Last time i was this early Pangea still existed
Last time i was this early
The first second passed
lmao "Let's keep this PG-13"
“When you think of girl, what do you think of”
Now do you really want me putting that in your comments.
“Let’s keep it pg”
That’s what I thought.
I really love your more experimental animations in this video. I think it helped me visualize these abstract concepts a bit better than just regular imagery! Keep it up man!
EVERY SINGLE INSTANCE OF "PINK" IN THIS VIDEO IS IN FACT MAGENTA. THIS BOTHERS ME GREATLY.
Magenta is a subset of pink according to me, and I matter.
HaHaHA no you dont
noone cares
Preach it, Tim, preach it!
this is every fucking girl ever
Purity of white - Cody 2017
Artic Wolf is he wrong?
Samuel J. Stuhlinger no
Cody is White Supremacist confirmed.
I See your usernames Inncorect Its ARCTIC Wolf Not ARTIC Wolf
Chrisb112 Me?
"But what if a told you" THE WORLD IS GONNA ROLL YOU, YOU AIN'T THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED
"Pink was seen as a light red." ... ah, no. Light red is seen as light red.
exactly
Pink is a boy color and girl color.
Let’s keep away both the sjw posts and anti-sjw posts this time. No more to the irrelevant political rants in educational videos. We can do it, right guys?
No SJWs and stuff things.
Stop telling my what to do, you're not even my real mom.
Good luck with that.
I bet this is the only video on UA-cam where the FIRST comment is a call to stop unrelated debates.
Nah, a guy like you would probably prefer white supremacists, misogynists, Neo-Nazis, and environment haters to exist instead. #sarcasm
I’m a man and I don’t belive in this manliness crap. Why do men have to be strong and tough? I would rather be smart and weak than be stupid and strong
Now the replies don’t make sense.
Joystick Animation bad day?
Joystick Animation who hurt you
Hey a girl bear me shitless during an improv class.
Joystick Animation Tits?
"Lunch money" Pathetic!!
6:02 When the LSD kicks in
I LOVED the art style of this video!!!
*when I say girl what are a few images that pop into your head*
Me: *A fEmInIsT bEaTiNg Up AnOtHeR fEmInIsT*
It's ya boi
Fenrir God You're first, muh nigga.
Fenrir God
P I N K
Fenrir God GUZMA
Big Money Salvia
Fenrir God skinny penis
God this is a dusturbing image to me 6:03
cace26 kekekekeke
cace26 wow
cace26 LMAO
Dude the animations were super good. Trippy, but at the same time, calming.
Very helpful analysis. This always perplexed me.
sghjdiddj
Real men only wear pink.
Godzilla 123 damn it I'm gay
This Nigga
It's okay,I sexually identify as a crab whale.
Wearing any other color is an abomination and will not be tolerated
Real Patricians were THE PURPLE any one who disagrees is either a dirty plebian,slave or an unhygienic barbarian.
zakback99 *sniff sniff*, only white is of the finest garment, and anyone who does not think so is either a unhygienic Roman or a petty Byzantine
That's why I like green.
Boi same.
That's why I like black.
@@kornaes same
That's why i like red
I'm male and my Aura color Is Pink and green.
I had always known that they had been the other way around at some point in time, but I never came across why the meaning of the colors shifted. Good video, I enjoyed it.
:) I enjoy any video you put out!
"Let's keep this Pg" stop reading my mind
My dude that's magenta...
Rebecca Johnson how many crayons can you name?
The box of 8 are the only colors I can name.
My bruh that's taffy..
Akmon Ra you are the type of person we need more of.
Rebecca Johnson Yes and no, color preception is subjective, hell gender alone makes color completely different as women and men see colors differently to an extent.
And so far there is only a woman who has the ability to see millions of colors more then most of us can (( one documented woman, there are likely more, impossible for her to explain how she sees colors though )).
If you take 10 random people and ask them what color certain hues are, you will get different answers, that is just how human vision works, there is no shared perception of colors for everyone.
Funny thing is, human eyes are pretty garbage when it comes to seeing color overall ^^;
Also funny fact, pink does not actually exist as a color, it is literally just something the human brain sees, and other animals likely see something else.
Love the channel man! Could u maybe do a video on the Boer Wars? Like how they started, what they were about etc. Would be really interesting as they aren’t taught in history class during high school. Cheers bro
Nice animation! Good job!
What the hell is a gender reveal party(6:53)? Do people in the US really celebrate the knowledge of their baby's gender?
Friendly Neighborhood Neocon So that means yes! Good to know ~
(joke)
A gender reveal party is a new trend in the U.S., dating back only a year. It is odd and unnecessary, especially when you could just tell everyone the gender and have a baby shower.
Tyler L. Reid I thought a gender reveal party was another way of saying baby shower. That's really fucking stupid to have a party just to reveal the gender instead of a baby shower and reveal the gender there.
it's not a new thing and it's not an uncommon thing, they're fairly popular and people would know this if they werent angsty 14 year old male virgins online who try to force the fact that they only believe in 2 genders down everybody's throats
Except they're right
Well, this comment section is cancer.
8::::::::D-------
Your totally right
Aren't they all?
UA-cam comment section is always cancer.
And thus, this is why all of my children will be wearing yellow until they can choose clothes for themselves. 😂
Hey Cody just wanted to say your editing has gotten a lot better. Keep ot up!
Being colorblind, this video was painfully difficult to watch and understand.
yep
Being blind, this comment was painfully difficult to read and understand
@@Victor-Baxter Being dead , this comment was painfully difficult to watch and understand
Never having existed this comment was painfully difficult to read.
pain
To be honest, boys look great in pink.
holy shit. The animations are amazing, good job
wow really cool animation for this video!
Very interesting topic.
Pink is the manliest colour
*CHANCE MY MIND*
500,000 subs congrates
Who edited this video, because I'm hypnotized!
Wouldn't have minded a longer video exploring different countries.
I wear pink all the damn time! it's just a color
Inbred Alice lmao this coming from an Internet troll. if u was to say this to my face you would be picking up your teeth but hey that's the reason why you only troll on the internet forms
paris lawless
Lol ur so fucking gay
Inbred Alice no I'm a mma fighter and kickboxer from the San Francisco Bay Area and my fight colors happen to be pink and black so keep trolling kid!
paris lawless If you don't like trolls the internet isn't the best place for you
paris lawless OHHHH SHIT BOIS THIS GUY GRADUATED TOP OF HIS CLASS IN THE MMA! HE GOT OVER 10,000 CONFIRMED K.O.S LOOK OUT Y’ALL HE ALSO WEARS PINK SO YOU KNOW HE IS A BADASS
The Americans really put that *UNO REVERSE* on them British.
I've never really thought about this, but I grew up in a very old house in Connecticut, and lots of the wallpaper was either green or pink, and there were at least 4 or 5 pink chairs.
It's kind of similar with the color Purple. Purple today is usually seen as the secont most girly color after pink. but back in the Roman Empire purple was one of, if not, the most desired colors among both genders
While at a office baby shower, I insisted on buying a green outfit for a girl, because everybody else was going pink. I got so much flack for not buying something pink I swore to never attend one of these again. A few months later, the baby girl... was born a boy. Yep, the test to establish fetal gender... was wrong. Suddenly the only thing not pink was my outfit. It's this sort of entropy that I just love, and heck, for once these suburbanites were forced to toss the color identifiers out the window for the next few months. The entire issue wouldn't have mattered though if we just didn't give a flying heck as to what color we put our babies in.
When I hear girls, I think of the fact I'm single
Interesting that something we give such little thought on a day-to-day basis has such a long history
I actually had this conversation with one of my best friends like 10 years ago hahahah, thanks for answering our questions!
It's kind of funny, actually. My mum insists she looks horrible in pink, so before I was born, she always wore blue, and for some reason, my family thought I would be a boy because she wore blue instead of pink almost all the time, the same with my little sister. Imagine their surprise when instead of at least one little boy, they got two girls as nieces/granddaughters/cousins. The closest they get to either of us being a boy is me being extremely tomboyish.
qoIden-knife Wow. Your family seriously believed your mother was trying to hint at her babies' gender with her dress color?
I can answer the first question
Sandwiches
This was the trippiest thing I've ever watched.
6:03 had me laughing way harder than I think was necessary
I honestly laughed when he said
When you think of girls what do you think after
Let’s keep this PG
I laughed already doing to be a great video LOL
Hi
Kael Lim Dy hi (sorry for my bad english)
No
Kael Lim Dy pie
Hi
HikariKouno21
rly?
Love your vids
Hey Cody, when’s the next alternate country competition?
What if China colonised some of oregon and fight a war with Spain over California
Do a video on this ideas it would be pretty interesting
Top10Animation Work on your English first so he understands what you're saying
Top10Animation interesting
what? why? no!
‘M moving outta CA now
EmperorTigerstarAlt made a video about that.
Same as how cheerleading used to be an all men's sport. These days, most male cheerleaders are used for the lifting and support. And men are turned off from doing actual routines.
Damn, these trippy visuals
Back in 6th grade my school tried to get boys to wear pink saying that only real men wear pink, and it started the whole "Real men wear pink" Trend that continues to this day.
3:02
Oh boy, the SJW’s are gonna have a field day with that.
Oh boy, the anti-SJWs wont shut up about SJWs. It is like they have become SJWs themselves.
Burg Skeletal they are 2 sides of the same coin. 2 extremes between pc and anti-pc
Burg Skeletal Holy shit, this is the first comment I’ve seen mentioning an SJW. Jokes exist, I don’t think you’ve here seen or heard one before.
Franklin Delano Donut No it isnt that. I'm just used to dealing with guys who are serious about this and act all mental about it.
It's a bit hard to tell when it is a joke with the way people are on here.
Fair point, I see what you mean.
I only see cyan and magenta..... :|
Cyan Is a subset of blue.
Magenta is a subset of pink.
right... and pink is a subset of red.... or I see it generic or I see it specific... I do understand them being related to blue and pink but most of the video it isn't really blue or pink, it's cyan and magenta.
no
George Washington had a complete pink suit
It's still based on something within us just which part we decide to focus on until it sticks. Blue is calming therefore give it to girls who are expected to be more gentle while boys get a light passionate red, switch it up later for a darker blue to fit with the trends of military, still bold and masculine and pink can be for baby girls, innocent+loving. Same color but different shades and different interpretations became more common.
Pink is a manly colour, anyone who says otherwise is incorrect.
A Complete Dipshit purple is the most royal color
you're a complete dipshit. What do you know
Teal is the ultimate manly color, don't even play.
Says the complete dipsh*t.
I prefer green. But I like pink.
This was a nice informative video.
I think there's something else to be said here about why pink is girly and blue is boy...y. Blue is seen as cool-headed and logical, whereas pink is a non-aggressive warm color, and one that denotes sweetness and is a very common flower color.
Back when the colors were switched, it was primarily LIGHT blue for girls, which is much softer and delicate shade than the medium or dark blue used for boys today. And back then, pink was for boys because it was derived from light red. By which I mean, their 'pink' didn't come from MAGENTA, like the pink that is used for girls today.
this makes sense. see that? we can shift the viewpoint without a flame war!
*crickets from social media*
shshsisiejssi
This video was pretty colorful.
Dresses are honestly the smartest thing to dress small kids in, especially before they know how to use a toilet, and dresses are easy to sew and repair.
When I was 7 I was the most emo girl ever I loved black and darkness and death
Let's keep this pg guys
I would wear a blush pink hoodie tbf
Did you get a new editing tool? You seem to be having a lot of fun with those Geometric patterns and they look great
DID YOU JUST ASSUME MY COLOUR?!!!!
yes
Two points I wanted to mention.
1.A dress is a lot easier to work with when taking off diapers than pants on a kid. That's one of the reasons why all kids wore dresses. Also kids grow out of clothes really fast, and pants are a little more limited in what you can wear long or short.
2. For a long time, blue was associated with the Virgin Mary, one more reason blue was seen as feminine.
there’s another funny thing about blue, for most of human civilisation in and around the Indian subcontinent to western europe; “blue” wasn’t really distinguished from green.
they’re very close on the light spectrum, and even today green isn’t necessarily seen as a primary color, but with yellow in its stead.
that’s why things like turquoise is seen as blue/green today, when back in the day it was _just_ “blue-ish enough famalam”.
it wasn’t really until blue wode dye production northern Europe was industrialised that “blue” became a distinct color in and of itself.
Vox channel recently had a whole episode about how cultures view colors. You might find it quite interesting.
Jeremy Fridy fuck vox
eeeeeeill
“When I say the word girl what are a few images that pop into your head? Let’s keep this PG...”
What are you, inside my head or something?
In which Cody makes abstract art out of shapes for 10 minutes
Personally, I am loath to wear pink, and know many women who feel the same, yet find it very attractive when men wear it. Gender stereotypes are stupid.
Well, actually, given the existence of hermaphrodites, I think it's quite hard to argue definitively for just 2 genders. However, I don't think it's so much the number, as it is the emphasis on stereotyping and adhering to what a 'man' or a 'woman' should be, act like, and look. I think this emphasis is probably partly why we have, now, so many people choosing to identify with the opposite to their biological gender.
Pablo Mármol good for him. ^_^
There's a difference between sex and gender
But whatever
Josh D I agree with that, if you are agree God doesnt exist and all religions are forms of brainwashing
(Looks at video title)
I..........
WOT?
In a parallel dimension, it's yellow and turquoise.
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