Story time: as a teenager, I used to hate the color pink. I was socialized to believe that “only vapid girls wear pink,” and I was very keen to prove I was not like those other girls.
I am happy to report that I recovered from that brainwashing. I now love pink (and purple!) and proudly wear it. I also don’t judge other women as “vapid,” especially for wearing a certain color.
All I can do is look at my younger self with compassion and tell her it will get better.
Same! I hated pink growing up and now my favorite every day jacket is pink. See also:
Insects/spiders
Playing in dirt and mud
Video games
Sports
All things that I was socialized into thinking were not things women enjoy. Turns out, a lot of other gals were under the same conditioning, I’ve found quite a few who like to talk about insects and spiders ☺️
Story time: as a teenager, I used to hate the color pink. I was socialized to believe that “only vapid girls wear pink,” and I was very keen to prove I was not like those other girls.
I am happy to report that I recovered from that brainwashing. I now love pink (and purple!) and proudly wear it. I also don’t judge other women as “vapid,” especially for wearing a certain color.
All I can do is look at my younger self with compassion and tell her it will get better.
Same! I hated pink growing up and now my favorite every day jacket is pink. See also:
All things that I was socialized into thinking were not things women enjoy. Turns out, a lot of other gals were under the same conditioning, I’ve found quite a few who like to talk about insects and spiders ☺️