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-I can't recall hearing a time when men weren't allowed to wear pink, but someone can correct that if they like
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-can't recall a time men were banned from writing poetry (indeed, it's always been kind of an implied stereotype that women like men who can write lyrics and poetry)
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-men literally still wear wigs, they're usually toupees
Pretty much the only things here I can really see as being that different:
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-wearing stockings and carrying frilly handkerchiefs. Both are impractical and unnecessary and, depending on the type of "stockings" you're talking about, could actually have a negative impact on a guy's health
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-the first wristwatch was invented in 1868, and they were apparently largely decorative
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I can't find any confirmation that men were ever NOT part of beer brewing either. Merely that women were more dominant in the industry for a time, until eventually men apparently wanted to lessen the competition, and so allegedly had these women declared witches
I dont think they mean it was illegal/banned. I think they mean there was a point in recent history where it was not “manly” to wear pink or write poetry. In the past they’re referring to, it would’ve been the opposite. Men were the ones who wrote poetry and had handkerchiefs
I mean, pink isn't a "manly" color, which has nothing to do with preventing men from wearing it, and everything to do with the fact that girls tend to prefer it and associate with it, it's a "comfort" color iirc
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Can men wear it and still be "manly"? Sure. Why not. But the color itself is associated with the feminine overall
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I'm also pretty sure poetry and handkerchiefs are also things women had and did, so, again, I'm not seeing where either of these things now are "traditionally manly," or that it was even considered something "manly" back then, as opposed to just a thing men did sometimes
The pink thing relates to baby colors. In the 19th century, pink (a light red) was considered too strong for girls and thus a boy color. Blue was reserved for girls. At some point in the 21st century (or maybe late 20th) the preferred colors were swapped.
I personally don’t have any notions about what colors signify anything other than preference. Just adding a bit a color history since I would guess that is the reference this is making.
Yes, but I seem to recall reading studies where, when girls and boys who had not been exposed to color norms were asked to pick one, girls overall picked pink and boys picked blue
People get really offended when you question the narrative, and yet they don't seem willing (or able) to provide citations to back up their hurt feelings
From what I've read, there were pretty consistent differences in adults – both sexes like blue, but women tend to prefer a warmer, purplish shade, whereas men tend to prefer a greener color. (In other news apparently I'm a man, I love me a pale greenish blue, lol)
There are hypotheses about this being an evolutionary thing back from our hunter-gatherer times – with women being more likely to spot red berries and fruits, or being more drawn to pink because newborn babies are pink.
However, color preferences are also largely inconsistent in babies under 2 years of age, suggesting that it might be nurture rather than nature.
Quote: "But after the age of two the girls started to like pink and, by four, boys were determined in their rejection of pink. This is the precise time when toddlers start to become aware of their gender, to talk about it and even to look around them to see what defines boy and what defines a girl. But just like adults, even very small children show biases towards their own group.
This group bias was also seen another study where three-to-five-year-olds were given red or blue t-shirts to wear at nursery. For one group, the red and blue t-shirts were constantly referred to, and by the end of three weeks the children liked everything about their own colour group better. And that was just three weeks."
So yeah, it might be that the truth is somewhere in the middle – there might be slight evolutionary differences that got exacerbated by our cultural norms.
Don't forget high heels, originally made for men! So fellas, you better put dem stripper heels on if you want to be manly!
(Obviously kidding about the stripper heels, but if you want a bit more context and some lols, I recommend watching this /watch?v=roPQKEZK2X4 don't worry it's not a rickroll)
-I can't recall hearing a time when men weren't allowed to wear pink, but someone can correct that if they like
.
-can't recall a time men were banned from writing poetry (indeed, it's always been kind of an implied stereotype that women like men who can write lyrics and poetry)
.
-men literally still wear wigs, they're usually toupees
.
-wearing stockings and carrying frilly handkerchiefs. Both are impractical and unnecessary and, depending on the type of "stockings" you're talking about, could actually have a negative impact on a guy's health
.
-the first wristwatch was invented in 1868, and they were apparently largely decorative
.
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I can't find any confirmation that men were ever NOT part of beer brewing either. Merely that women were more dominant in the industry for a time, until eventually men apparently wanted to lessen the competition, and so allegedly had these women declared witches
.
Can men wear it and still be "manly"? Sure. Why not. But the color itself is associated with the feminine overall
.
I'm also pretty sure poetry and handkerchiefs are also things women had and did, so, again, I'm not seeing where either of these things now are "traditionally manly," or that it was even considered something "manly" back then, as opposed to just a thing men did sometimes
I personally don’t have any notions about what colors signify anything other than preference. Just adding a bit a color history since I would guess that is the reference this is making.
There are hypotheses about this being an evolutionary thing back from our hunter-gatherer times – with women being more likely to spot red berries and fruits, or being more drawn to pink because newborn babies are pink.
However, color preferences are also largely inconsistent in babies under 2 years of age, suggesting that it might be nurture rather than nature.
This group bias was also seen another study where three-to-five-year-olds were given red or blue t-shirts to wear at nursery. For one group, the red and blue t-shirts were constantly referred to, and by the end of three weeks the children liked everything about their own colour group better. And that was just three weeks."
So yeah, it might be that the truth is somewhere in the middle – there might be slight evolutionary differences that got exacerbated by our cultural norms.
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(Obviously kidding about the stripper heels, but if you want a bit more context and some lols, I recommend watching this /watch?v=roPQKEZK2X4 don't worry it's not a rickroll)