When Did Pink & Blue Become Gendered Colors?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ย. 2024
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Illustration and animation by @DannyBanner
Original research by @NicoleRudolph. Check out her full video on this topic here: • The Actual History of ...
[1] 1828 De Pelgrim der Nederlanden, 1775 Vaderlandsche Letter-Oefeningen, 1808 La Belle Assemblee
[2] The Washington Post. Sep 17 1905
[3] Godey's Lady's Book. Jul 1856.
[4] The American Chemist. Nov 1 1872 and Harper's Bazar Dec 27 1884
[5] Detroit Free Press. Dec 10 1895
[6] The Sun Aug 22 1916 and Detroit Free Press Apr 26 1896
[7] Women's Wear Nov 15 1922
[8] Women's Wear Sep 30 1925
[9] Ladies' Home Journal May 1892
[10] Detroit Free Press. Dec 10 1895
[11] Detroit Free Press Apr 26 1896
[12] San Francisco Chronicle Nov 3 1897
[13] Women's Wear Sep 22 1926
[14] Parents Magazine Sep 1929
[15] The Austin Statesman Aug 28 1977
[16] The Washington Post. Sep 17 1905
[17] Godey's Lady's Book. Jul 1856.
I love that animated Bernadette has the _floofiest_ Gibson Girl hair ever
Whether wearing white or dyed clothes, one thing remains certain: kids are always gonna get their clothes dirty way too quickly
Good work, Danny! When I see a street scene where side characters doing their things, not just standing still like mannequins, I feel the effort that was put into animation. Also, the style is so adorable!
This was enchanting and adorable! I love that even cartoon!Bernadette has her piggy portraits!
the portraits on the wall are amazing.
Given that this was animated by Bernadette's sibling, Danny, who MADE the piggy portraits, I'm kinda unsurprised they made an appearance lol.. Danny does have their own channel - Danny Banner - if you want to see more of their work! They're super cool too.
I love this little animation style for shorter form videos. It feels like I'm being told a tale from a storybook and the accompanying music is really lovely.
I'd be so happy if the current blue/pink dichotomy didn't last more than 100 years. Outside of the issue of needlessly gendering everything, it's just plain BORING.
I hate pink. I went out of my way to not buy anything pink for may daughter when she was a baby. She wore all the colours except pink.
I bought this cute light teal onesie when my son was only 5 months (it was Easter themed). He was so cute that an older lady at church asked what her name was ...I had to say "oh HIS name is...." It didn't help that he has beautiful long eyelashes too. 😅. Teal is a neutral color so I was so confused and it doesn't help how the girls section gets all the colors and the boys are just meh.
I remember having my babies (26 years ago) and not wanting to share their names or their chromosomes specifically because I HATED pink. Just pink. And the grandparents were all: "BUT HOW WILL WE KNOW WHAT KIND OF CLOTHES TO BUY!?" "Natural fibres, please. Not transparent. Green and yellow are nice colours. Oh, and no Disney or sportsing sportsies." I also bought a round crib because I have always been a li'l sh*t who never made anything easy for anyone. None of that stopped me from misgendering toddlers on Hallowe'en when their parents dressed them up in pink leopard onesies or lion manes. The binary is such a hard habit to break.
Pink is too fun a color to tell boys they can't enjoy it.
this is BRILLIANT
the time-traveller setting, the dozens of easter eggs ('tis peak clothing), the fabulous animation, the cape... everything
In the Netherlands we still have the tradition of putting up a sign, usually in the front yard if there is one, to announce the birth of a baby. It's a bit more elaborate nowadays though ^^
A large stork in most cases, not very imaginative though.
Some places in the US do that as well. It’s normally a signs that’s says “it’s a ____!” The signs kinda look like the political ones people stick in their yard lol I had a friend do that and it had the OPPOSITE effects as “stay away I’m tired” that was in the animation. Random people who she didn’t know (mostly older women) kept coming to her door to congratulate her and give her unsolicited advice.
In Italy we usually just put up a ribbon on the front door or garden fence, sometimes with the name of the baby
Some sources say this was settled by the 30s and some say not until the late 40s or early 50s. Disney's Peter Pan came out in 1953 and had Wendy in a blue gown and Michael in a pink sleeper. So I tend to think it wasn't fully settled until later.
...I never noticed this! XD
That’s a good point! 😮
Notable that Peter Pan *was* set during the late 1800s, so it may be the case that Disney was going for a sort of historical vibe with it.
It might also be that Michael is wearing Wendy's old onesie
I'm still amazed at how effectively (but artistically) the research images were illustrated!
I recognised the content before I clicked on the sources - I love love love that you have worked together on this! ❤❤
Interesting - when I researched the topic for a totally different (scientific) reason some years ago, I found another aspect which might be more relevant to the German/European part of the world but is a fun story, too:
Allegedly Emperor Wilhelm II (late 19th century) tried to boost the economy by supporting the growing of woad, which was the common plant for dying dark blue. He clothed the whole German marine this way (which was the blue marine uniform with the white square collar), which became in a "small" version fashionable to clothe young boys in. As not to put girls and boys in the same colour, girls were put in pink, a colour at that time (by richer people, obviously) more used for boys. It can also be seen in various old paintings of aristocratic boys, as it was the "small red", which was for a long time the most expensive colour, reserved for men and therefore used in Christian paintings for the coat of Jesus, while blue (as mentioned here) - was connected to Virgin Mary and thus in its "small" form often used for girls. But of course - FASHION.
I've read other explanations as well, but I liked this story. (I think it was from: Heller, Eva "Wie Farben wirken", 1999)
Edit: Oh, and - SO CUTE, the cartoon!
If the BBC is not waiting at your door with an offer soon, they do deserve to lose the TV license, because this is quality.
Oh, the animation is so cute! I love that you dipped into this style of video
This was absolutely perfect! So entertaining, full of easter eggs, and yet easy to understand and educational as always. Give Danny an award, the animation was awesome and the style is very cute! If this could turn into a series of videos it'd be incredible
I KNEW IT. I *knew* she was a Time Agent!
(Amazing animation, I love this format! Great job, Danny!)
She couldn't tell us, though. Spoilers.
She and Karolina, both of them are probably....
I love this format and premise. Please share more from this wardrobe department. :)
Cartoonish time traveling bernadette is not something i knew i needed until i watched this, loving this new style!!
The music, your voice, tempo, and topic, all perfection❤.
I hope this becomes a format you will repeat, because it was so well-made and fun to watch. Loved the animation style!
1:19 I really appreciate that Danny not only made beautiful pig portraits for Bernadette in real life but also added them into her animated time-traveling tower office.
My mom chose yellow and green for my siblings and me (2 girls, 1 boy). I was yellow. She's said she just thought yellow was a nice calming color for a baby
This is delightful! Kudos to all involved in making this.
As the only knitting great aunt in the family, I am working on two blankets for impending births. One gender has been revealed, and the parents requested pink. The other is unknown to me, but the parents stated preference is "pastels". The famous knitting guru Elizabeth Zimmerman posited that silvery grays and deep navy were beautiful colors for baby wear (50 years ago!), and I agree. But guess we're not quite ready for that change in the mass population. 🙄👶
Thank you for this topic! It’s awesome 👏🏽
P.S. This could be a great sister series of ‘Catherine DeMedici Time Travelling Society’.
This animation is absolutely adorable!!! Congrats to you and Danny
AMAZING animation!
Omg I love Danny's animation 😍
this is amazing, i love the almost storybook aesthetic :D would absolutely love to see more in the future!! excellent work danny!!
This is done so well and the art style is so beautiful
The animation is stunning ! I couldn't wait for the credits to see who was to thank, although I had great suspicions that Danny was behind it all
Danny did such a good job animating this! Also, your inner Whovian is showing, Bernadette, and I approve 👍.
Thanks for the video! My wife and I enjoyed it, especially because we're celebrating the recent birth of our daughter.
That's such a cute animation ! Thank you for all of the hard work !
this is AMAZING I need more!!!! I would binge a show in this style so hard
So cool! I would love to see more.
A whole series for the appropriately dressed time traveler would be amazing
This animation style is soo hecking cool! I love it!
This is such a delight! Danny did such a good job with the animation
This is the best thing I have seen come out of costube in years! I wish you guys could make a series!
Love the animation style!
This type of animated video is so wonderful. The theme of a magical time travel fashion school in a tree with Dr Who references hit so many of my nerd buttons 😂. I loved the portraits of the guinea pigs too❤.
That's amazing video! Hope it's get viral as it deserves.
I looooooooved the animation! Thank you for making my Saturday better, Bernadette! You are brilliant!
OMG I love the animation!!!!!!
What is this gorgeous animation!? I didn't even realized this video was yours until I heard your voice. This is such a beautiful and engaging presentation. I also like this time traveler persona you've created. A fun way to explore history. MORE! Oh, and the sketchiness and lack of smooth lines make the look handmade. Nice touch.
Love that reference at the very top and that it's a book which takes us through time! This was so enchanting, I've watched it three times already!
I loved the entire video, the no spoilers, the animation, all of it. I would happily watch more of these
This animation is amazing, especially with it based around history. It reminds me of when I used to watch those shows on PBS like Liberty Kids back when I was a kid. Also appreciate the effort and research put into your videos as always.
Love this format! The illustrations are beautiful!
Nice collaboration. Compliments to the artist in particular as I had seen less of Danny's work than yourself and Nicole's.
I love this video. Not just because it was really great to learn about the whole pink and blue debate. But also I love this style of video. I hope that you will try more videos like this. The animation was fantastic. And I really love the cheeky humor here. Great job.
oh my god??? Danny did an amazing job with the animation??? i love the colors they used, this is so cool!!!!!!!!
Wow! What a cool little new thing!!!! I love the idea of time traveling teaching us about fashion history. You could almost give this to kids.
I don't see why you couldn't give this to kids? I think it would be a good way to teach kids - in a very short video - about the arbitrary nature of gendered colors/clothing!
@@azuradawn5683 agreed! Just maybe a little simpler verbiage.
Excellent script and narration as always, Bernadette, but YAY @DannyBanner ! The animated illustration was awesome!
Love the art style!
Shout out to Danny, I absolutely LOVE the animation! And the storytelling is as wonderful as always, I enjoyed it so much ^^
More time travelers university classes, please!!!!! The spoilers line had me in stitches 😂 (though not the kind used to sew baby clothes.)
This brings me so much joy. I hope you continue making shorts in this style!
Oooo~ I love this change of style and pace. This video was well crafted and full of intriguing information. Love the animations and kudos to the artists and animators.😊
Great job on the animation, Danny! This is excellent. It's also the perfect length for an animated history lesson.
Okay but this is so cool!!! I love the animated idea and it’s such a nice compliment to your normal videos too!!!
I so wish you could do another hair tutorial, especially the one you had when doing the edwardian laundry. Its so pretty!
Danny the animation is the best! I love animated Bernadette hairs of course and real-life Bernadette's sass. Thank you so much for this. More! More!
The animation! The concept! The information!! 🙌
Oh my, this is perfection. I love the time-travel costume dept as much as the animation
I was about to get out of the car and go upstairs, but this is far more important, thus, I enjoy this artistic endeavor from the seat of my car 😂
LOVE this short-form animated style of video, and it's so cool that Bernadette was able to work with her sibling on it! I don't always have the time to watch some of the longer content on this channel, even though I love it, so this was the perfect bite!
This was so much fun! Love the Dr reference and style.
This is the loveliest thing good work Danny and Bernadette! ❤
fascinating, thank you!
The funny thing is, even as gendered colours for children expand beyond pinks and blues, it seems to be nowadays that bolder colours tend to be for older boys, while pastels and softer colours tend to be for girls or infants, and gender rules seem to be more strictly enforced for boys, in that while it may be considered completely within norms for a little girl to wear light blue or pastel green clothing, it is far rarer for a lttle boy to wear pink or dark purple clothing, and girls tend to wear both skirts and trousers, but outside of certain cases of cultural dress, you almost never see boys wearing skirts or dresses.
i love that it feels like your not from this time period and that your just visiting from some far distant time in the future or the past
This is an *adorable* format for short videos. I love it!
Love Danny’s art style!
THIS IS SO CUTE THERE ARE NO WORDS THAT CAN ENCAPSULATE MY LOVE FOR THIS I'M SO HAPPY YOU HAVE NO IDEA !!
I love this! The animation is perfect!
Marvelous! A terrific history lesson, and the animation is wonderful.
ADORABLE art style! Super informative! I'd love to see a whole series like this!!
This was fantastic. I loved every bit of this.
A Saturday morning cartoon about dress history? Uh, hell yes. The animation is incredible! :)
The twirls in the animation! So fluid! What a fun style of video. Great job to everyone that worked on it
This was so adorable. My hat's off to the animator
I love this! The art style was so cute and Bernadette’s voice is as soothing as always!
As soon as I realized it was animated I almost screamed! LOVE the animation, great job Danny!!!!! ❤❤❤
Enthralled again! I must share this one with our Animation teacher at school! Well done, Banner siblings!
Love this format when you're just explaining some historical facts about clothing and style.
When you're showing and explaining about historical sewing techniques, I prefer your usual format. 🤗💚
Now I am very curious about the history of dyes
Have a look at the fabulous book “ The Secret Lives of Colour” by Kassia St Clair. She covers the history of 75 different colours- artists colours as well as dyes. Fascinating read!
@@diannemh2250 Thanks for the recomendation, it sounds wonderful!!
While seeing Bernadette in videos always brings a smile to my face, I have to say this animated video was absolutely wonderful!
Oh man I love everything about this take on making videos
Omg Danny this is so beautifully done!! I hope y'all will make more of these - it's a very cute way to handle a smaller topic that doesn't need a full length usual video!
Great animation! I absolutely loved it and had to watch it twice, back-to-back. Thank you for all your hard work.
This was amazing!! I loved Bernadette's narration and Danny's Illustrations and Animations!!
“‘Tis Peak 1930s Clothing” is hilarious! This whole video is too! It should’ve been more obvious given how much I watch your channel that hand-sewing played a huge part in this, but I had never thought about it before; this was really interesting! Also, Dani did a fantastic job on all the animations! (I’m guessing she found some new software and wanted to play with it, ha ha!)
The animation is a top rate idea.
This was delightful! It reminded me of those animated ted-eds, and I do love Danny's art here. So cute! I hope there is more to come!
omg I love Danny's animation style!!!
This is such a fun way to present bite-sized informational content! 😍 I hope this is the start of a brand new series!
DANNY YOUR ART IS SO GREAT
I'm so here for animated burnadette!!!!!!!
This is absolutely amazing! Can't wait for more!
If this could be a continuous series, that would just be fantastic! I love this new animated content. :]
Oh gosh, this format was so fun! Very charming animation, and as much as I adore long videos filled with humor and knowledge it was very nice to be able to just watch this video as soon as I saw the thumbnail without accidentally forcing an overhaul of my schedule for the evening. Absolutely delightful! Very storybook and whimsical and, of course, very Bernadette!
Wow. Just wow. This is amazing! More please!