Beyond Fushcia and Teal

Posted by helenboyd – April 16, 2011

I love this.

Because honestly, didn’t we all grow up with Crayola? So when is it that boys are taught not to care about the finer differences in color?

4 Comments on Beyond Fushcia and Teal

  1. Kimberly Kael says:
    April 16, 2011 at 5:29 pm

    While I’ve seen this claimed on a regular basis I found it fascinating that it doesn’t appear to stand up under scrutiny barring some really amusing edge cases.

  2. VeronicaMoonlit says:
    April 16, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    From what I can tell the issue is a “gendered language” issue and not a colors issue. Boys KNOW the names, but also know that admitting they know the names or using the names, but that “having good vocabulary, being verbose, and being well spoken” is thought of belonging to women (and to a lesser extent, gay men) so they don’t.

    As for when? It probably starts at school.

  3. AshleyP says:
    April 16, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    It is most likely just lack of interest more than “gender” issues. Most boys and more than a few women don’t really follow fashion and style. If you’re interested in style, colors and decor, you will develop a color sense. It’s somewhat akin to having the vocabulary of a specific occupation.

  4. Ingeborg says:
    April 17, 2011 at 1:23 am

    And I thought that there was a difference along gender lines in the anatomy of the eye. As a result men have better black/white vision and women differentiate more colours.

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