http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/childrens-furnishings-decor/the-pink-blue-project-by-jeongmee-yoon-072471
this is called the "pink and blue project" that i learned about in my sociology of gender course. they are showing different children and their belongings and showing how much pink little girls own in their room and how much blue little boys have in their room.
In the United States, South Korea and many other places, most young girls love pink clothing, accessories and toys. is this because of their parents though? i think it is because how would they learn to love pink as a girl and love blue as a boy. This phenomenon is widespread among children of different ethnic groups no matter what their cultural background may be. maybe it is the influence of pervasive commercial advertisements aimed at little girls. If you look at the universally popular Barbie and Hello Kitty things that have developed into a trend of some sort . Girls train subconsciously and unconsciously to wear the color pink in order to look feminine.
So what is the point of this study? Obviously girls own more pink and boys own more blue. I also feel there is nothing wrong with girls loving pink and always being dressed in pink and the same for blue with boys. Maybe because these can lead to other negative effects and be the starting point?
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