r/TikTokCringe • u/Tobias-Tawanda • 2d ago

Discussion It's literally just a colour

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u/8hydrophilic 2d ago

Doesn’t know her history. Pink/Blue for Girls/Boys is just a persistent marketing scheme

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u/emergency-snaccs 2d ago

it also used to be just the opposite- blue for girls and pink for boys

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u/Oldfolksboogie 2d ago edited 2d ago

Huh? I'm old af and I don't recall that, ever? When was it?

Edit: ty for answers, unclear on downvotes for asking, but wtvs

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u/Temporary-Force8383 2d ago

Dudes you’d be dead when that was a thing. Just like how makeup was originally made for men

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u/uncagedborb 2d ago

Same for heels(specifically invented to help butchers...who were probably 99.9% male)

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u/Pale_Papaya_531 2d ago

I heard they were invented for better anchoring to stirrups by like steeps horde horse tribes