Pink is such a great color, but it gets a bad rap for being "girly" or "feminine," which I don't understand at all!
Pink happens to be my favorite color! It is associated with femininity, but its also associated with charm, politeness and childhood.
Hmm, why childhood? That's a new one. Don't think I've ever heard it being associated with childhood before.
as the name of hand-held scissors that cut a zig-zagged line to prevent fraying that are referred to as pinking shears.
History, art and fashion.
The color pink has been described in literature since ancient times. In the "Odyssey", written in approximately 800 BCE, Homer wrote "Then, when the child of morning, rosy-fingered dawn appeared..." Roman poets also described the color. "Roseus" is the Latin word meaning "rosy" or "pink."
culture.
Pink in symbolism and culture Common associations and popularity.
According to public opinion surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most associated with charm, politeness, sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, softness, childhood, the feminine, and the romantic. Although it did not have any strong negative associations in these surveys, few respondents chose pink as their favorite color. Pink was the favorite color of only two-percent of respondents, compared with forty-five-percent who chose blue. Pink