I would also like to add while we're on the subject of sexism: "On the color pink, it should be noted that as late as the 1950's, it was still considered a "boy" colour. Pink was seen as a shade of red, which relates to manly concepts like blood and war. Blue was associated with the Virgin Mary and was seen as a more serene colour reserved for girls (in fact, the traditional colour for wedding dresses used to be blue before Queen Victoria popularized the white dress; all that remained of that is the line calling for "something blue" in the rhyme). Early in WWI, the French Army uniform included bright pink trousers. This was changed when the leaders realized it made them easy targets." -Tv Tropes http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealMenWearPink