Pink is for Girls!

Some time ago I was telling one of my girlfriends about the fact that pink really only came to be considered a “girls colour” about 1/2 century ago.  Before that it was strictly for the boys.  And if you go any further back, both boys and girls wore white dresses from birth until they were seven or eight years old.  The idea that pink was a gender specific colour meant only for girls is a fairly recent concept…  and honestly, it’s not based on ANYTHING really.

Back when blue was for girls, it was considered airy and light: feminine.  Pink was a diluted form of red, which is fierce and stern: masculine.  But, if you ask me… it doesn’t matter how you slice it.  Pink is just pretty, and damn it.  I like it.

It has nothing to do with it being girlie or feminine.  I just think it’s a pretty colour.  Pastel pink, light coral, even a salmon…  the colour just makes me feel good.

The idea that even colours have been paired off in this gender binary is so ridiculous in every possible way.  Quite honestly, I’d like to see us go back to the days when everyone dressed their children in dresses.  The white I’m not so crazy about…  Back then it was all about being able to toss them into a bucket of bleach water.  But the dresses?  Yep.  Makes sense to me.  Way easier to run around in.

Where am I going with this?  Honestly?  I have no idea.  I’m mostly just rambling.  LOL  I saw an article today that referenced this whole colour/gender thing and it just reminded me that I’d actually been talking about it not too long ago.  Soooo…  here’s the article I read today:  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/When-Did-Girls-Start-Wearing-Pink.html  But seriously, if it’s something you are interested in, there’s a ton of info out there about it.  And from a feminist/human rights stand point, it’s rather interesting.

Why can’t I seem to make an actual point today?  Well…  my brain is a little fried.  Working WAY too many hours.  Thinking about WAY too many things.  So, yeah.  Just feeling kinda rambly.  😉

Night all!

Building Blocks

Building blocks can refer to any number of things, especially in a metaphorical sense.  Anything you use to build up to something better is, essentially, a building block.  Today though I refer to them in the literal sense…  building blocks.

The wee girlie got sick last night at about 2:30 a.m. and hasn’t been well since.  No fever though, thank goodness.  But that’s meant that we’ve kept today really nice and low key.  In the afternoon we spent a couple hours sitting on the floor building with her mega blocks.  Something that she loves doing, but that doesn’t require much physical investment.

If you look closely, you’ll see Lily-Ann in the bokeh surrounding her block house.

Building Blocks

Here are a couple other shots of the house…  playing with my depth of field a little.

Itza and Kai Lan - hanging out.

Hanging in the block house