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Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by andrewshadura on Friday November 05, 2021 @02:20PM (#29122919)
Great app, however I'm not sure "pink for girls, blue for boys" should be the only colour combination. After all, just less than a hundred years ago the colours were reversed.
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Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by pmarreck on Friday November 05, 2021 @03:02PM (#29123443)
evidence for that last claim? because it is interesting
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Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by sergers on Friday November 05, 2021 @03:13PM (#29123578)
pink and blue were gender neutral.

pink was common for men, being associated as a shade of red to show masculinity

numerous articles and books on the subject (some other tidbits, FDR wore a dress when he was young as it was common for boys at the time until age 6/7)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/025300117X

https://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/08/pink-wasnt...

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-s...

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