We label things because we think it adds order to our lives. It is all societal contructs, but without them our world would fall apart. As for feminine and masculine labels, these change over time. Long hair was once common for men and they use to wear skirts. Some cultures still do.
Pink for girls and blue for boys is a new thing. The theory is that it switched with the introduction of color photography. Blue was associated with girls because it is a softer color and was connected to the Virigin Mary. Pink is bold and similar to red which is associated with masculine traits. No reason to think these thing will not change again. But we really need to stop acting like one is better than the other. Nor can we act like they are the same.
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We label things because we think it adds order to our lives. It is all societal contructs, but without them our world would fall apart. As for feminine and masculine labels, these change over time. Long hair was once common for men and they use to wear skirts. Some cultures still do.
Pink for girls and blue for boys is a new thing. The theory is that it switched with the introduction of color photography. Blue was associated with girls because it is a softer color and was connected to the Virigin Mary. Pink is bold and similar to red which is associated with masculine traits. No reason to think these thing will not change again. But we really need to stop acting like one is better than the other. Nor can we act like they are the same.
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hahaha funny how history changes things.. 500 years ago i could beat my wife. does that make it ok today?