Would you wear a pink shirt?

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Wycoff
No, I wouldn't. Pink shirts are too preppy / yuppie.

That is pretty much my sentiment, and I just don't like the colour, I consider it to be too garish...the association is both chav and Barbara Cartland...neither of which are too favourable...

[Flubber]

Oh and we dress our newborn baby girl almost exclusively in pink. Mostly its because its what people gave us. The fact that it helps people know immediately that she's a girl is just a bonus ( With a clothed newborn it is tough to tell otherwise)

[Asher]

Originally posted by Caligastia
Pink is still widely associated with femininity. It's not some ancient stereotype that is now widely ignored. Now you're trying to insult me because you have no logical reply. How pathetic.

I have no logical reply? Considering that the vast majority of men who wear pink these days are not gay (in fact, many are married professionals) should tip you off that it's perhaps not logical to cling to that old idealogies.

Yes, blue is a boy color and pink is a girl color by tradition. That doesn't mean grown men wearing a pink dress shirt with a suit, for instance, is feminine -- nor does it mean a girl wearing a blue dress is masculine.

You stated earlier that a real man is not concerned about what is masculine or not, yet you brag about how deep your voice is, how much you work out, and what you wear.

Those are traits that are considered masculine and run counter to your impression that femininity = homosexuality.

They're not something I actively do to maintain a stereotypically masculine appearance, which is the main difference between me and you. I'm masculine by just who I am, while you clearly need to make efforts to be masculine by avoiding colors you think may counter that. Make of that what you will.

All I said was that I found pink to be too feminine for my tastes, yet according to you, you are more of a man than I'll ever be.

Because you're insecure of your masculinity, which says a lot. If you're secure with your masculinity you can see that a simple color stereotype won't make you feminine.

[MrFun]

So has anyone else seen the type of pink shirt I mentioned?

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by MOBIUS
I have a Pink shirt, it's blue and a ***** to iron.

You lost me.
If it's a pink shirt, it should be pink.
If it's blue, then it's a blue shirt.

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by MOBIUS
I have a Pink shirt, it's blue and a ***** to iron.

I'm surrounded by idiots.

[Asher]

Pink is capitalized. Think about it.

[LordShiva]

@ Sloww

(click the smilie )

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by Asher

I have no logical reply? Considering that the vast majority of men who wear pink these days are not gay (in fact, many are married professionals) should tip you off that it's perhaps not logical to cling to that old idealogies.

Who said that wearing pink meant you were gay? Not me.

The illogical part comes in when you say that dresses are feminine, but pink is not.

Yes, blue is a boy color and pink is a girl color by tradition. That doesn't mean grown men wearing a pink dress shirt with a suit, for instance, is feminine -- nor does it mean a girl wearing a blue dress is masculine.

Wearing pink makes you look more feminine than if you aren't wearing it because pink is associated with femininity.

They're not something I actively do to maintain a stereotypically masculine appearance, which is the main difference between me and you. I'm masculine by just who I am, while you clearly need to make efforts to be masculine by avoiding colors you think may counter that. Make of that what you will.

Yes, not wearing pink is such an effort! Do you find it difficult to resist wearing pink? Give in to your femininity Asher.

Because you're insecure of your masculinity, which says a lot. If you're secure with your masculinity you can see that a simple color stereotype won't make you feminine.

So far you've bragged about your deep voice, about working out, about your attire, and you've challenged other posters to arm-wrestling matches...and I'm the one who's insecure about his masculinity?

[Caligastia]

Secure in his masculinity:

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Caligastia
Secure in his masculinity:

Is that you?

Congrats that you can take it easy

[SlowwHand]

What about plaid pants? Pink or not.

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
What about plaid pants?

Plaid pants (trousers, over here) mean that the wearer is a golfer.

[SlowwHand]

Oh goody. A mental image of Ming and RAH on the golf course with plaid TROUSERS, pink shirt, and a little cap like Payne Stewart.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Caligastia
Who said that wearing pink meant you were gay? Not me.

The illogical part comes in when you say that dresses are feminine, but pink is not.

Dresses are, by design, a female piece of clothing. Not all dresses are feminine -- kilts, for instance, are not feminine either.

But wearing a women's ball gown is feminine.

Wearing a men's shirt in any given color is not feminine. It's a men's shirt.

I don't see what's illogical here. Men's clothing -> not feminine. Women's clothing -> feminine.

I can see what you're going to try to argue -- that pink is a woman's color while blue is a man's color. But this is false as well -- women can wear blue without being masculine, men can wear pink without being feminine.

Yes, not wearing pink is such an effort! Do you find it difficult to resist wearing pink? Give in to your femininity Asher.

So far you've bragged about your deep voice, about working out, about your attire, and you've challenged other posters to arm-wrestling matches...and I'm the one who's insecure about his masculinity?

I'd reckon it's the person freaking out over the very topic they were so curious about, they started a thread on it.

I'm very secure about my masculinity because I'm masculine. Period. It's not to brag (I think there's absolutely nothing wrong with men being feminine), it's just how it is. The comment about armwrestling was made in jest to a person insinuating I'm feminine (who, by the way, was also joking) -- you may be vaguely familiar with the concept of humour.