Why Pink for girls and Blue for boys?

In color choice studies red comes out to be color widely chosen by anarchists. 

Gender bias? How can choice of colors be called bias?  I love pinks.. Pink is a feminine color that highlights  the soft qualities of womanhood beautifully. Men are indeed sadly stuck to a few colors ( though not all men)

Pink and blue are colors identified with specific genders, I agree. However, a decade (or more I guess) ago pink was the in color for men's shirts. Every party I attended men wore pink shirts or ties. It suddenly got an identity as a unisex color. I don't know if anyone here remembers this. 

Websters would define Bias as

 a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly

: a strong interest in something or ability to do something

Unfair colors.? ?? 

I love blue too.. sky blue is a favorite color of mine not just pink. 

It all amounts to one thing. Nothing will stay forever. Over a period the inevitable CHANGE wipes off old beliefs and brings in  new trends.

Wisdom lies in going along with the Change. I have no particular preference for colors. Whatever trendy an comfortable are my preferences.

People's choices and tastes are fickle.  

My little research shows that in 1900 pink was for boys and blue for girls. However after the second world war things changed and the norm became blue for boys and pink for girls. 

To put it in a nutshell  - The whole history of color coding was a gimmick of mass manufacturing. 

Read this  for more information  http://www.livescience.com/22037-pink-girls-blue-boys.html

That's the point. Color coding is not reliable when it comes to judging one's attitude.

rambabu wrote:

That's the point. Color coding is not reliable when it comes to judging one's attitude.

 

It doesn't mean anything but commercialism.  Marketing and ad men  will do anything to sell stuff. 

 

 

And you can add Gullible. Such concepts like color coding is a marketing strategy using gullible as the promoters.

The advertisement industry and marketing people always prey on the gullible nature of the buyers.  It is their strategy. And here we are arguing about  nonexistent bias.  Sounds funny to me. 

Funny indeed. Not only Advertising industry, even the Pseudo and self declared God men are thriving , prospering and flourishing in the Gullible.

rambabu wrote:

I fail to understand, how a few colors are going to pave the way for gender bias " Please elucidate.

Hello Rambabu, we are living in 21 century. I think colors have not any link with gender. Pink red color is popular in females. black, blue color are also using by females.

Exactly Anil.  the choice and preferences for different colors be it male or female vary with times. These color choices have nothing to do with gender bias.

There is really some gender differentiation with products and theur colors. The color for children men and women differ. Women try to look more glamorous and so use pink, orange etc.  Men will use white or other sober color. Howeverthis is not a matter of gender discrimination as such. 

Exactly. color preference cannot be attributed to gender bias.

Usually people say that pink is feminine but it seems the trend is changing and it looks fine. Though being a lady I simply avoid pink. I never go for pink attires rather blue attracts me a lot. Pink seems to be an eye catching shade and that is what I dislike about it.

rambabu wrote:

Funny indeed. Not only Advertising industry, even the Pseudo and self declared God men are thriving , prospering and flourishing in the Gullible.

 True indeed the color saffron is now the guise of many a criminal to prey on the gullible.

Color has nothing to do with bias. We seem to add menings where non exists. 

In the case of pink and blue it is not even a choice.. it has been trust upon us by clever scheming men to let their schemes make easy money for them. 

No color is bad as long as it's not distracting and dazzling. I prefer White, a combo of all the colors that is universally accepted and did not lose its value with the time.

White isn't actually a color.. to speak the facts.  However, your profile picture says that you use other colors to  enhance your attire. 

My profile picture also says that i wear whatever i like, provided you see my other pictures too. White is a combination of all the colors VIBGYOR. Some say it's a neutral color. It too suits me.

That is it, wear colors that suit you and your likes.. it is not a bias. Coming back to the subject of discussion. 

I love all colors. As an artist I should love and experiment with all the colors, Primary, secondary split complementary and many more. Not only pure colors. I love different hues and shades of colors. options, love and preferences of colors do not have even a remotest link with gender bias.