Pink or Blue--Does It Matter?

There was an article on Jezebel recently about the color pink and its ties to femininity. Reading through the comments was interesting, with some people absolutely hating pink and others embracing it. Does the environment that a person grows up in influence their color preference? I decided to analyze my sister and myself, since after all, we did grow up in the same house with the same parents.

My favorite color is pink (I mean, duh, just look at this blog). When I was little my parents told my sister and me that we could pick the color of carpet to go in our bedrooms; I chose pink, Alli chose blue. Our favorite colors haven't changed since we were small. Pink is traditionally associated with girly behavior (think Elle Woods in Legally Blond) and blue is deemed the appropriate color for boys since birth. Yet in my situation, I'd say that my blue loving sister is the more feminine.

I do like girly stuff such as having my nails painted and wearing perfume, and I put on make up when I have the time (that is, when I'm not in a hurry running to class). But generally I live in my jeans and Nikes, and I never do much to my hair besides throwing a headband on. Alli is the girl who spends plenty of time in front of a mirror every morning putting on her face and fixing her hair just so, and has a closetful of fancy shoes. We're different in other ways, too. I realized a big difference between us this past weekend when she was in one room watching Cold Mountain and I was in the other watching the NFL playoffs. She walked through the room when I was cheering the Giants because they got a safety, and I had to explain to her what that even meant.

Really, I think your favorite color isn't important. Just because I'm a girl who loves pink doesn't mean I can't hang with the boys, drinking beer and watching football. The concept of pink=girls and blue=boys is pretty useless, I'd say.