Pink!
What's the deal with pink?? I don't understand why women like the color Pink so much! Wherever I look, I see women and girls—including tiny little ones—defiantly wearing pink. Tiny tots often insist on having everything pink: their toys, their food, their linen, their backpacks, everything in pink. I feel like screaming!
Just for the record, when I was a kid, my favorite color was green,—and let everyone know it, too. I have a suspicion that it was some guy who started this Let's assign pink for girls; that way they'll stay out of our stuff. They even make cars, and tools, and phones, all in pink for females. I've seen little girls walking around with pink hammers, 'Just like Daddy!' I bet daddy would rather die than be seen toting a pink hammer!
Since my pre-school years, I've taken a liking to Purple, which, to my eyes, has all the good characteristics of pink, but none of the negatives. Of course, I still love green, but purple offers lots of possibilities in the area of decorating. (But purple and green don't combine too well, a cause for regret.)
Sorry, Barbie, but whenever I see pink, I see the hand of the Patriarchy! I really do. I don't want to get into the 'Gender Wars,' but it does seem as if gender is maintained by guys.
Kay
