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Baby Blue in Human Culture

Gender

• The color is often used for clothing, decorations, and linen for baby boys in many Western cultures.
• Baby blue is generally seen as a color for baby boys; pastel Pink represents female infants.
• At one point pink was considered more of a boy's color, (as a

watered-down red, which is a fierce color) and blue was more for girls. The associate of pink with bold, dramatic red clearly affected its use for boys. An American newspaper in 1914 advised mothers, "If you like the color note on the little one's garments, use pink for the boy and blue for the girl, if you are a follower of convention." [The Sunday Sentinal, March 29, 1914.] Pink is a color often made by mixing red and white. ...

"There has been a great diversity of opinion on the subject, but the generally accepted rule is pink for the boy and blue for the girl. The reason is that pink being a more decided and stronger color is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl." [Ladies Home Journal, June, 1918]

Law Enforcement

• In the late 1960s, New Age philosopher Alan Watts, who lived in Sausalito, a suburb of San Francisco, suggested that police cars be painted baby blue and white instead of black and white. This proposal was implemented in San Francisco in the 1970s and 1980s (the police cars of the San Francisco Police Department have since been repainted the standard black and white). Watts also suggested that the police should wear baby blue uniforms (this was never implemented). The idea behind using baby blue intead of black to symbolize the police was, Watts suggested, that if the police were dressed in baby blue, they would be less likely to commit acts of police brutality.

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See also

• List of colors