INITIAL RESEARCH

P R E S E N TAT I O N ;

 GENDERED COLOURS

Ethan Brown
 WHY IS IT PINK FOR GIRLS AND BLUE FOR BOYS?
WHY IS THE COLOUR YELLOW SEEN AS GENDER
NEUTRAL?   
In my research I found that sexism in colours began in the 19th century when pastel colours started to become popularized
in babies. The reasonings for the colours blue and pink were chosen is in fact because of how they complimented hair and
eye colours. Blue was to go with blue eyes and/or blonde hair and for pink it was for brown eyes and/or brown hair.
Originally blue was the colour that was assigned to girls this was because it was seen as a dainty colour and pink were
assigned as a stronger colour therefore would be assigned to the boys. In my further research I found that it was the girls that
were assigned with the colour pink because it was found to be closer to red which was a more romantic colour as women
were seen as more emotional. I also found that researchers generally agree that this was a 20th century phenomenon after
World War II due to explosions of manufacturing and project choices therefore as a result rebellious parents tried to break
the blue/pink stereotype in the 1960s with more ambiguous colours but in the 1980s when parents longed the cuteness of the
pink/blue gendered colouration. Therefore, the gendered colour divide began once more. Yellow was named as gender
neutral because of in a situation where a parent (s) did not want to know their gender of their baby it would be a colour like
yellow that was timeless and it was found to a more gender- neutral colour as it's a happy, bright and vibrant colour therefore
was not linked to the blue/pink stereotype but a more neutral colour for parents who did not want to know the gender of their
baby before birth. 
 H O W W O U L D I TA K E T H I S R E S E A R C H
I N T O T H E R E H E A R S A L S PA C E ?  
Based on my research and looking at the 3rd scene of the play and the
research I gathered about the colour yellow and why it is seen as gender
neutral and in the 3rd scene the character ‘Pablo’ is questioning being non-
binary so maybe looking at having a yellow piece of clothing to symbolise
gender-neutrality within the character. Would be something that I would like
to explore in more detail within the rehearsal space. 
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