Pink was considered a masculine color in settler-colonial North Amerikkka until the late 1800s. And all the presidents before Truman all wore dresses until they were toddlers in a socialized process called breeching where boys wouldn't wear male-gendered clothing until they were potty-trained and able to walk and talk.
Into the 1920s IIRC. Although IIRC none of the colors were gendered at all, and the idea only showed up in the early 20th century or very late 19th century with pink as the "masculine" (because it's the more "violent" color) and pale blue as the "feminine" color (because it's "gentler") before that was reversed a few decades later.
Pink was considered a masculine color in settler-colonial North Amerikkka until the late 1800s. And all the presidents before Truman all wore dresses until they were toddlers in a socialized process called breeching where boys wouldn't wear male-gendered clothing until they were potty-trained and able to walk and talk.
Into the 1920s IIRC. Although IIRC none of the colors were gendered at all, and the idea only showed up in the early 20th century or very late 19th century with pink as the "masculine" (because it's the more "violent" color) and pale blue as the "feminine" color (because it's "gentler") before that was reversed a few decades later.
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thanks for the correction