Have You Ever Wondered Why Girls Like Pink More than Boys?

Published on August 26, 2007 By foreverserenity In Misc

I read an article on time.com about a Study that was done by Anya Hurlbert and Yazhu Ling, neuroscientists at Newcastle University, where they found out that girls prefer pink to blue and why we do.

In the study, they polled 208 people, male and female; both genders liked blue, but the women preferred the redder shades of blues, i.e., reddish to purple or pinkish shades, while the men preferred the bluish-green hues.

They also did the study between Chinese and British individuals and there were the same gender preferences.

The two scientists are suggesting that perhaps our, (women’s) inclination to the redder shades was due to our role in society, because we were nurturers and had specific roles, being able to recognize when a child is ill and also when we were responsible for gathering fruits for feeding our families.

I don’t know about the nurturing part, although that’s a good point because most women are nurturers, however, I think we just think reds and pinks are much prettier shades to dress up in and put our little girls in!

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SanChonino

on Aug 28, 2007

As long as your favorite recording artist is not Pink...

I'm a Pink Floyd fan . . .

Jythier

on Aug 28, 2007

Floyd's alright, just not Pink.

Dr Guy

on Aug 29, 2007

think men like pink a lot. In Canada and the States, men don't wear pink clothes because it is seen as feminine. In Japan men wear more pink.

Actually, about 20 years ago, there was the PPT fad - Pink Power Tie. I do like pink (it is not my favorite), as it reminds us of the innocence of our daughters when they looked up to daddy - before they started looking at other boys with stars in their eyes.

foreverserenity

on Aug 30, 2007

as it reminds us of the innocence of our daughters when they looked up to daddy - before they started looking at other boys with stars in their eyes.

Don't remind me! oy!

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