Have You Ever Wondered Why Girls Like Pink More than Boys?

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I read an article on time.com about a Study that was done by Anya Hurlbert and Yazhu Ling, neuroscientists at Newcastle University, where they found out that girls prefer pink to blue and why we do.

In the study, they polled 208 people, male and female; both genders liked blue, but the women preferred the redder shades of blues, i.e., reddish to purple or pinkish shades, while the men preferred the bluish-green hues.

They also did the study between Chinese and British individuals and there were the same gender preferences.

The two scientists are suggesting that perhaps our, (women’s) inclination to the redder shades was due to our role in society, because we were nurturers and had specific roles, being able to recognize when a child is ill and also when we were responsible for gathering fruits for feeding our families.

I don’t know about the nurturing part, although that’s a good point because most women are nurturers, however, I think we just think reds and pinks are much prettier shades to dress up in and put our little girls in!


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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
I think men like pink a lot. In Canada and the States, men don't wear pink clothes because it is seen as feminine. In Japan men wear more pink.

I know a lot of guys who LOVE it when women wear pink. If they have to buy clothes for a woman, they usually buy pink because they like the color not because she does.

In fact, I think my husband likes pink more than I do.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
I think men like pink a lot


I agree with you, some of them do but they don't like to admit it!!


In Japan men wear more pink.


Very bodacious of them!


In fact, I think my husband likes pink more than I do.


! I imagine you have a lot of pink clothing!
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
I imagine you have a lot of pink clothing!

\yep. It's a great negotiating tool. "Honey, it's not black!"
I have so many black clothes. it used to freak him out until i told him i don' t want to worry about matching in the morning
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
So basically, they put girls and boys in a room, figured out that they liked certain colors (which we already knew) and then said, "The girls like these because they're girls, the boys like these because they're boys."

Science is really going downhill, ever since we lost the gender distinctions we used to have. Yes, boys and girls are different. Everybody already knows that. Yet it's now groundbreaking to show it.
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Science is really going downhill, ever since we lost the gender distinctions we used to have. Yes, boys and girls are different. Everybody already knows that. Yet it's now groundbreaking to show it.


Ifeel your sarcasm!!
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
I imagine you have a lot of pink clothing!\yep. It's a great negotiating tool



lol!
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
Actually it's all culturally related. As part of the test they had a few Chinese kids. The boys chose more reds, the girls slightly lighter shades of red. Why? Red is considered lucky in China.

By the same token blue was considered effeminate in the early 20th century and pink, as a stronger colour, was seen as more masculine. Babies were dressed accordingly - home almanacs from WWI days reflected that by saying boys should be dressed in pink and girls blue "if you follow convention".

if you're wondering how I know this it was covered in the local paper today. The journo didn't have a lot of respect for the study authors' historical and cultural awareness.
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
Also just more proof of the degredation of science. We know boys like blue and girls like pink, but it didn't even address why. I assume it's because we've raised them in environments that lead them to like one over the other. If red is a lucky color, you're going to like it. If you have all blue stuff, you're going to like blue because it's tied psychologically to your favorite blue toy... etc.
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top
That's 'cuz you have fond memories of pink!
Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top
That's 'cuz you have fond memories of pink!


Not . . . gonna . . . deign . . . that . . . one . . . with . . . a . . . reply.

All too easy.
Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top
The ball is on the tee, you just have to swing...
Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
if you're wondering how I know this it was covered in the local paper today


Oh, thx for the info!


By the same token blue was considered effeminate in the early 20th century and pink, as a stronger colour, was seen as more masculine. Babies were dressed accordingly - home almanacs from WWI days reflected that by saying boys should be dressed in pink and girls blue "if you follow convention".


Not looking at the Study, I wonder how it came about the way it is now, with girls favoring pink and boys blue, if it was suggested back in those days that boys should be in pink and girls blue?


I assume it's because we've raised them in environments that lead them to like one over the other


That's a valid point!


I wear pink a lot.


That's so macho of you!! There's absolutely nothing wrong with that!





That's 'cuz you have fond memories of pink!Not . . . gonna . . . deign . . . that . . . one . . . with . . . a . . . reply.All too easy.


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The ball is on the tee, you just have to swing...


Oh you're asking for trouble!!
Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top
The ball is on the tee, you just have to swing...


Fine . . .

Of course I have fond memories of pink! My favorite places are pink, my favorite food is pink . . .
Reply #15 from JoeUser Forums Top
As long as your favorite recording artist is not Pink...
Reply #16 from JoeUser Forums Top
As long as your favorite recording artist is not Pink...


I'm a Pink Floyd fan . . .
Reply #17 from JoeUser Forums Top
Floyd's alright, just not Pink.
Reply #18 from JoeUser Forums Top

think men like pink a lot. In Canada and the States, men don't wear pink clothes because it is seen as feminine. In Japan men wear more pink.

Actually, about 20 years ago, there was the PPT fad - Pink Power Tie.  I do like pink (it is not my favorite), as it reminds us of the innocence of our daughters when they looked up to daddy - before they started looking at other boys with stars in their eyes.

Reply #19 from JoeUser Forums Top
as it reminds us of the innocence of our daughters when they looked up to daddy - before they started looking at other boys with stars in their eyes.


Don't remind me! oy!