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bhouston • yesterday at 8:10 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

> the association you're describing has also reversed over time; i.e., pink was considered masculine and blue was considered feminine.

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gendered_associations_of_pink_...

Yeah, so what if it changed a long time ago? If it was back then, when these were reversed, I would suggest the then current stereotype coloring.

This is like telling me you cannot pronounce sounds in modern English because prior to the Great Vowel Shift, they sounded different.