Is it just cultural that generally boys like blue and girls like pink, or is their more to it than that?
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cultural? perhaps. considered the norm? well, in general terms it would be the case. but i am female and my favourite colour is blue. \nand it isn't true, in that all girls and women like pink and boys and men like blue. even though people associate pink with girls and women and homosexual men because it does in some way connote female-like qualities and it is effeminate. but i am also sure that not all gay guys prefer pink. its just a general stereotype that people associate with them and (straight) women.
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According to the website "Gender Specific Colors," it would seem that assigning color to gender is mostly a 20th century trait.   It would\nalso seem that at one time, the color associations were reversed when color first came into use as a gender identifier.\n\nIn fact, this reversal of what we consider "normal" was considered conventional, even in the early 20th century.\n\n"At one point pink was considered more of a boy's color, (as a watered-down red, which is a fierce color) and blue was more forgirls. The associate of pink with bold, dramatic red clearly affected\nits use for boys. The reason is that pink being a more decided and stronger color is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty,is prettier for the girl." [Ladies Home Journal, June, 1918]\n\nhttp://histclo.hispeed.com/gender/color.html - "Gender Specific\nColors"\n\nAccording to Jo B. Paoletti and Carol Kregloh, "The Children's Department," in Claudia Brush Kidwell and Valerie Steele, ed., Men and Women:  Dressing the Part, (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989).  -\nIn the United States: "The current pink for girls and blue for boys wasn't uniform until the 1950's.\n\nIt would also seem that Nazi Germany had something to do with the association of pink with femininity:\n\n"Catholic traditions in Germany and neighboring countries reverse the current color coding, because of the strong association of blue with\nthe Virgin Mary...the NAZIs in their concentration camps use a pink triangle to identify homosexuals. (The yellow star of David is the best known symbol, used of course to identify Jews. The German system\nwas quite complicated, using various symbols an colors to identify criminals, political prisinors, an a whole range of other groups). The\nNAZI's choice of pink suggests that it by the 1930s was a color that in Germany had become associate with girls." - "Gender Specific Colors"\n\nWhile there are also myths and legends supporting both or either color for gender identification, those resources dealing with straight history date the identification of pink with femininity to the period of World War II or later.
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this is such a huge question. socialization takes place from when we are very young. when the parents ask "is it a boy or a girl?" then come the stereotypes ...if its a girl...the pink dresses n pretty bows...the lovely designs with flowers on it. if its a boy..its blue or some other dark color...and same with the shirts n other clothing...pictures of trucks n what-not. the room that the baby is put in usually has such a theme...if its a boy its blue n so on. then ethere's the toys...tonka trucks n buildin blocks for boys n dolls n tea sets for girls. look in a toy store n see if the toys are gendered...there's the guy section with all the gi joes n trucks then there's the girls sectionw ith pink dolls n tea sets n easy bake ovens. the answer goes on n on. its all about how we are raised.
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no they dont have faves the truth is boys demand more than girls your the middle child and your feelings are hurt because your not the baby and you arent the first born just remember your special ,your the only girl they cant top that WAY TO GO GIRL!!!!!!
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guys like lacy things...weather its bras or shirts! pink is probably a favorite color.
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Well, "lads" look at bums/legs/boobs becausethey find it sexualiy appealing. I myself prefer the boobs
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Purple is for oldies, pink is for hoes, blue is for gays, and green is for hippies. For baby blue, I don't know, sis.
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Yeah, I don't think that's a bad thing!  I'm les, but I know some girls find feminine guys cute (and if you're gay, some gay guys find feminine guys cute, so you're good to go either way :).  I enjoy hanging out with guys who are feminine more than the really beefy, "macho" guys.  Feminine and masculine are all kind of relative terms, anyway.  I mean, what do they really mean?  I wish more guys didn't mind being called feminine, because sometimes I see a little boy or a guy and I just want to say, "Oh, he's pretty!"  Because they are!  Like my little brother has these long, gorgeous eyelashes.  Congrats for being comfy with who you are and what you look like!  Do you mind being called "pretty"?
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most guys are only 'turned on' by the school girl uniform when it's britney spears esque, most people are disappointed to see the 'real' school girl uniform, because it downplays every aspect of the feminine sexuality.
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The reason that most of us boys wear Pampers(really nice brand name diapers) is a general laziness about using conventional bathrooms, and unless we are paired with a mate the attitude towards comfort and convenience becomes skewed in favor of watching more television without interuption or as in this format being able to answer or read more questions. Oh!! Pampered, my mistake. The reason boys are pampered more then girls is a bias towards the future that is held by some cultures in that the son of a family will not require the help of the family core but contribute to it, and should the nation become involved in conflict the males traditionally were the defenders of the nation. Thankfully these cultural idioms are becoming less pervasive as the world continues towards the global village status. I hope this helps and don't be shy asking about why boys in many cultures wear diapers, as this is an issue that should be explored. Thank you for your question.
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its a way of explaining that different ppl have different preferences, and that we dont all agree.usually used when talking about paintings. but, its like thig:  i might think that short girls with blond hair that wear pink are cute, but my brother might think that tall girls with black hair and dark skin are cute (and we'd both be right, lol) but theres not a "correct" answer. whats beautiful is for each person to decide for themselves. (and i think that all kinds of women are beautiful, thank god for variety).
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It's not just boys....
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The boys age or the girls's age?
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Personally I like girls to wear dresses, skirts, or anything that says girl. It seems lately that a lot of younger girls wear boys clothes including boys underwear and I just don't like that. I think girls should dress like girls but not like a slutty girl.
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You're right - for some reason most people favor blue over the other colors. The second favorite color people have is green I've noticed, btw. And when it comes to blue, it's baby blue that the majority like the most. Although I'm not certain as to why that is, I think it may be because so many good things are associated with the color blue - sky, ocean, eyes...and blue jeans =)
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I like it. Both for boys and girls.
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Most people feel more comfortable around people who are similar to themselves rather than associating with people who are different. Since white men are more similar to white women than black men, white women prefer the company of white men over black men. By the way, your question says "girls" rather than women and "men" rather than boys. More than a few women would consider this to be evidence of inherent chauvinism on your part.