Pink consumer products... sexist?

[bjrcboy]

Originally Posted by redeuphoria

Yeah... its annoying sure. I mean it certainly isn't the most sexist thing going on these days in popular culture, but I see your point. Few people realize that sexism is interwoven very deeply into our society so much that most people don't even notice it. Racism is thought to be unacceptable but sexism is really quite well accepted. Hardly anyone looks at this kinda stuff and goes, "what if I'm a chick but I don't WANT to fit this stereotype?" Whatever that stereotype may be. And very truthfully, most people wouldn't take a statement like the one you are making very seriously.

Oh I'm not doubting people would take my opinions on this subject seriously. Its just nice to know if there are other like minded individuals out there.. Nice to know that not all of society is blind. Or maybe I'm just delusional

[Derly]

Originally Posted by Chicago

it seems like it's kinda come back. i never see guys wearing pink anymore and i've never seen a guy with a pink cell phone.



those are the best kind. i wear shirts, shoes, dresses, and jeans until my mom goes through my stuff and throws them away. and even then i bitch about it because shopping can be such a pain in the ass unless i'm in the mood.

You've never seen a guy with a pink cellphone? I don't have one, but I see it every so often. In fact, I'd rock one if my cellphone came in pink when I got it. I always wanted to rock pink when I played paintball, but never got around to buying new gear (shit's expensive and it gets ruined, so wear it to shreds first).

I'm not gay or anything, I'll rock pink gadgets just because other people don't. I've posted it before, but I love my pink inovas! My first piece of kandi that I made was all pink pony beads and said CUNT, and some girl actually wanted that piece from me at Monster Massive.

I'm not overly masculine or feminine but it's fun to have something pink just to grab attention. You get friends and aquantainces to ask, "Hey, you have a pink ____?" Of course it's yours and you tell them yes. "Wow, thats pretty cool actually." Even if they don't like it you still get some laughs and it's not like they're gonna do anything about it.

[{mac} the girl]

Originally Posted by Klover

Scene Kids

(I'm aware i look a lot like a 'scene kid' sometimes)

are we talking about the scene kids who wear tight straight legs and wear bandanas in theyre back pockets and hair? or is there another type of scene kid that im missing...
ive always been called a scene kid. and according to lexi (mystery) me & hypo are the scene kids of raving.

[**Mandi**]

you assuming that girl's buy things because they are pink is sexiest. in the end it's all marketing and many of the pink items are breast cancer items and some proceeds go to breast cancer research.


as for chicks liking pink i actually know way more guys that love pink over females.


personally yellow and green are my favorite colors.

[Nigee]

Marketing something in pink that is directed towards women who in general seem to lik ethe color pink is not sexist, its jsut advertising.
Whne you think about it there are not many sexist things in the world, but i cant hink of a few that are: Feminists, guys who wont hit girls, and people who believe that jsut becuz they have/ dont have a penis they are better than another.

No there is no such thing as stereotypical Gay. Things that are truly gay: sexual preference. There is no behavioral difference between gay people and non-gays, there is no such thing as gay food, clothing ext.
And as for being a raver, there is being gay, then there is being raver gay.

[flipstik]

Actually...i know a lot of people that would buy a phone if it was covered in rice. LOL.

[Nigee]

I am also down for a deep fried laptop, it would make for interesting conversations

[Chris104327]

Originally Posted by Nigee

I am also down for a deep fried laptop, it would make for interesting conversations

It'd be a delicious 800$.

[Derly]

Originally Posted by Nigee

I am also down for a deep fried laptop, it would make for interesting conversations

Do you know what Line-X is? It's special coating made for the beds of pick up trucks and other such applications. Like a Kawasaki mule bed or anything you might want to have a durable lining. One of my friends had his SP Ion Line-X'd back when I used to play. Cheap gun otherwise I would have been like WHY THE FUCK?

I've always wanted to get a pink to silver fade gun and then get it laser imprinted with the playboy bunny. I've seen that once, but it was only a pink annodizing not pink to silver fade, which IMO would look epic with the lasering.

[hello lover]

Originally Posted by 800m

O no I totally get you. The only time I ever wear pink is at a rave cause of that fact.

BTW, you're the Berkeley girl right? I'll be looking for you at pop

Am I the Berkeley girl?!? That would make me happy =)
You're confused because I'm also in Vibes' picture hehe
We are supposed to find each other at POP! haha it's going to be so impossible with 15,000 people.
Maybe we'll actually make it to the ravelinks meet up this time rather than getting lost and forgetting like we did at How Sweet haha.



ANYWAY back to what Gerald was saying...
maybe it's really sexist to think that the pink coloring is only meant to be for girls?... are you saying boys can't like pink?
I think everything should just be made in every color, then we can all choose whatever we want. =)

[prematurecstasyboi]

wats sexist abt buying a pink phone? its just sexist that u wudnt buy a pink phone since ur a boy

i actually just bought a pink phone, and i love it lmao

[redeuphoria]

Originally Posted by bjrcboy

Oh I'm not doubting people would take my opinions on this subject seriously. Its just nice to know if there are other like minded individuals out there.. Nice to know that not all of society is blind. Or maybe I'm just delusional

Yeah, no offense meant. Just saying that any claim that something is sexist is usually gone unnoticed, but it seems like you know that. People would rather believe that nothing is wrong with the world. It requires them to think a lot less. The small scale stuff is truly a reflection of the larger scale stuff.

And on the other hand, I think it sucks that girl's attire is so varied and fun and guy's attire can be really boring. Not a lot of styles to choose from, eccetera. It's like if we're gonna spend so much time on how we look, why should it be only a girl's thing? Sometimes I feel like I get all dressed up to go out with a guy and what is he wearing? Something really boring and plain lol