Atheists & Agnostics

onager

(9,356 posts)

11. Knew some ot that, thanks...

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 07:31 AM

Sep 2015

Here's an article that doesn't name Hallmark specifically. But does mention that manufacturers, esp. of kid clothes, pushed the pink/blue thing for a very good reason - if parents had a boy and a girl, they needed to buy 2 sets of new clothes etc. Where they formerly got away with only buying one set, and the younger kid got hand-me-downs regardless of its gender.

Interesting quote in here from a 1918 trade journal, suggesting pink for boys and blue for girls. Because pink is a "stronger" color, being related to red. And blue is "daintier."

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/10/pink-used-common-color-boys-blue-girls/

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

14 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

POLL: Meme of the Week – August 31st [View all] NeoGreen Aug 2015 OP

Free Will! onager Aug 2015 #1

Gotta agree. bvf Aug 2015 #5

Gah! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #2

Have to go with Douglas Adams. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #3

I went with Mr. Adams but I am also reminded of those evil atheist heathens as shown below..... nil desperandum Aug 2015 #4

Imagine a Fundie mentally processing that pic... onager Aug 2015 #6

Did you know.... AlbertCat Aug 2015 #7

Knew some ot that, thanks... onager Sep 2015 #11

Interesting article AlbertCat Sep 2015 #12

Sure would have saved the Duggars from a lot of trouble. nt PassingFair Sep 2015 #14

gotta go with the puddle Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 #8

gotta go with the puddle AlbertCat Sep 2015 #13

I thought this would be an easy one Lordquinton Aug 2015 #9

Gah! tiger_lily99 Aug 2015 #10