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I actually like pink and purple shirts myself, one time I worked a pink button down shirt to work and one of my coworkers (a boomer) commented that he didn’t like my shirt because it seemed “girly or gay”. I simply responded that if the color of my shirt made him question his own sexuality then that was his problem and not mine.
The senior partner of my former radiology practice wore pink dress shirts about once a month, more in October (breast cancer awareness month). He was 61 when I left 12 years ago. He’s definitely a Boomer but doesn’t act like these foolish asses.
Not all of us old farts fit all of the assigned slots, thank goodness. I hate reading about how so many of my fellow old folks behave so horribly. Where did my people go .....never mind, I know.
My old male teachers always wore pink dress shirts when I was growing up in the 90s. The class would poke fun at them and they would respond by saying that "It's SAL-mon"
I once has the pleasure of telling a boomer “I don’t know, the fact that the color pink makes you think of two dudes fucking seems pretty gay to me”. Pretty sure if he was carrying I would have been shot that day. 🤣
“If you think the color of a shirt is gonna make you wanna suck a dick, you were probably already leaning that way anyway” is another good response. Definitely seems like a great way to get shot tho 😂
Is there any other completely normal shit you’d like me to avoid so you don’t start thinking about cocks? Is it ok if I eat this turkey sandwich I brought for lunch? It doesn’t have pickles.
Oh man! I love pink and purple shirts along with other bright colors. It is so hard to find them in regular men's clothing stores. Got any suggestions? Looking for classy not too flamboyant but also not shy or plain.
Dilliards used to carry a line of button down short sleeve shirts that came in every color of the rainbow- and the fabric was so soft. Sorry I don’t remember the brand and we lost them all in a fire a few years ago. But try looking online. All solid colors And my 6’3 bald hubby could rock the pink and purples too. And after owning a printing company could rattle off great color names. Hey man, you wearing pink- no silly it’s Salmon 🤪
Last summer my partner and I were at a public swimming hole when a tourist boomer couple started chatting with us. Started out normal, but then the husband caught sight of a guy sitting in the river with a huge beard that was dyed pink. I literally watched the realization that there was someone who looked different through his facial expressions. Then he cuts off his wife mid sentence and goes “hey guys watch this”
He walks closer to the guy in the river and goes “hey Buddy, did you lose a bet?” Making a hand gesture to represent stroking a beard.
Guy in the river goes “my mom just got diagnosed with breast cancer.”
Moral of the story: mind your own gd business
I deal with this too. I'm a middle aged dude and I wear pink on Wednesdays because "on Wednesday's we wear pink". My coworkers are almost all 55 and up and they can't comprehend that a guy would wear pink
I even bought a pair of pink steel toes 😆
I got some socks from The Awesome Socks Club that are pink with magical circle designs on them. They remind me a lot of Cardcaptor Sakura.
I have only gotten positive comments about them so far, especially from a little girl who was shocked that a large bearded man was wearing pink socks. 😁
The ones I got are a light pink but they currently have a hot pink pair!
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But…it’s not like pink or purple (in various shades too) dress shirts and ties aren’t color options either for men either. I seem to remember seeing those in various stores that carry men’s clothes.
Human: we have a color named after you!
Salmon: really? is it silvery blue like my outsides?
Human: no, uh–
Salmon: wait why is it pink?
Human: ...
Salmon: WHY IS IT PINK
Yep. Pink is a great color for so many men and being willing to rock it is a turn on for a lot of women IME. Win fucking win. I love doing floral arrangements for fancy dress occasions, they get so many compliments from women. I really could care less what other dudes think of my appearance.
As a woman it’s definitely a turn on. First, I just love the color and it looks great on a lot of people and with a lot of things. But also when I see a man wearing colors or patterns that are not traditionally masculine, I know that he’s secure enough in what he likes and who he is that he’s not going to let some closed minded assholes make up random rules about what is appropriate. THAT is definitely a turn on.
I hate that the latter part is typically an even bigger turn on because fuck the societal bullshit that got us here. I just want to look good rocking some pretty flowers 😂 I made a gorgeous floral lapel with white, yellow, and pink roses for a benefit gala last week. I wish I could do that more often
This. I had depression all my life. During my last major depressive phase I latched onto the color hot pink because it just seemed like the happiest color and was so bright and cheery.
It took a long time to fully own into it, but now I have a pink hoodie, a pink pair of leggings, assorted other pink garb and my favorite sneakers rock hot pink laces. In my 40s, no fucks left to give. If we buy things, my wife will opt for hot pink just to make me giggle.
Do what you like people.
I love wearing my cinnamon-candy-pink tobasco hot sauce shirt. You can see the circuits shorting out looking at a 6’1 irish-american viking wearing it.
My two gay brothers could wear pink, but they were big guys, one of whom often sported a big beard. Nobody bothered them about it. One was formidable, but the two of them could run off a pack of hungry wolves.
It’s homophobia.
“I wouldn’t wear that! Someone might think I’m gay!”
That’s possible but gay dudes don’t want to get with a hateful old fat dude any more than women do.
I don't have any pink but I've got a few purple dress button downs that go really well with my grey suit, and a pastel green that just looks great, but they're by no means traditionally masculine. Not that it matters in my industry at all, because the niche of software I'm in is new enough that it hasn't had time to CARE about stereotypes like that. But I always break out those two shirts on vacations with my wife because they're fairly unexpected.
In my honest opinion, as a woman, men tend to look better in pink than women. I find it sad that toxic masculinity cuts so many men off from a color that compliments them and makes them act like AHs.
Sea of beige...
When I sold cars that's all they wanted. Gold/Champagne exterior with all tan interior... literally the most monotone combination on the planet. And we couldn't get enough of them to sell to these fools.
My grandmother (1992 champagne Dodge Spirit) told me back in the day it was because it was the color of dirt so she could go longer without taking it to the car wash.
I also remember the cigarette burns on the ceiling because she'd have her purse and lit cig in the same hand.
🤣 that was what my boomer dad said about his orange pink dress shirt 25 years ago. He is very republican and a closeted gay or closeted bi. (I know he keeps having affairs with men.) Honestly I wish he would just come out and be honest. I doubt he will though.
My friend's brother came to his graduation, and the only family "rule" that day was "do not comment on his brother's pink pants". We're all gay, and certainly very mature, why would that be more than a giggle?
Because his brother wanted to talk about them, and they were "Salmon". They were blazing neon pink. For the rest of the night just the word "Salmon" would make our eyes water and our friend shoot us the "don't you" look.
My boomer dad got a different colored T-shirt every year from some charity event he volunteered for. One year it was pink. And not even hot pink, just a nice dusty rose.
JFC the complaints they got. People were *outraged.* Threatened to pull their donations. My dad threw his shirt away in disgust (he kept all the others and wore them regularly.)
The next year and every year after the shirts were the most boring, ugly, neutral shade of navy blue on the planet.
What will really blow their minds is telling them that pink was actually the masculine color from the 1800s to about 1940’s..? I mean it’s a pretty big change in recent history given how far back the tradition goes..
As a millennial, I figure all them history buff bumfucks would easily know something so trivial to a generation so below them?
My great-great aunt told me that, years ago. Pink was the “boy” color when she had her kids, circa 1928-1936. Someone else told me it was because it was the softer version of red (obviously a very manly color) so it was the baby version. Idk how much truth there is in that last part.
...and even before that (in powdered wigs times) pink was considered manly because red was the color of primal insticts and sex.
So red was womanly and pink was manly, as it's a "civilized" and "cultured" red.
Isn't it lovely? Colors may change, but the sexism is forever 😀
My FIL is that guy. Literally thinks it would make him gay and I’m like, my man, if you think a pink shirt is gonna queer you up, wait until you try silk underwear.
Edit: Jesus people he washes his asshole. He’s a boomer homophobe not a coprophile. Yes, I am aware of the existence of septic masculinity but no, he is a clean person.
My dad told me that allowing my sons to wear pink is grooming and it makes me a sexual predator 🙃
He won't allow my mom to have pink pillow cases on *her* pillows because they touch his pillows on the bed. I got her a set of pink Egyptian cotton pillow cases a few years ago and he threw them away.
Pink on men and pink cases on touching pillows makes men gay apparently.
Sorry, you just triggered a memory from before my NC days lol.
My husband and I have a pink bed because he doesn’t give a shit what color he sleeps on and I find it pretty.
Also have a pink powder room and couch pillows.
He’s not gay yet but time will tell.
Same! One bathroom is pink, the other is powder blue. Our kitchen is pink too!
My husband has pink dress shirts and polos & looks great in them. He wouldn’t hesitate to wear a pink tee shirt, but doesn’t happen to own one. He does own & wear a couple of lilac tees though. He is not gay but strongly supports gay rights, as does our entire family.
The one thing he no longer wears though is his Cincinnati Reds ball caps. They are bright red and look too much like MAGA hats. He wears Detroit Tigers hats now among the many other hats he has.
To give you all a glimmer of hope, we are boomers!
Man, I'm bi and it's been proven that everyone's sexual preferences are on a spectrum. I have a strong feeling that all these men that get so bent out of shape about a fucking color have repressed their sexuality for so long that anything that makes them feel a little gay makes them have to implode. Like really dude? Pink? That's gonna make your already gay ass gay? No homie, you're kinda gay, who gives a shit other than shitty people? But let's be honest, every friend he has is probably a shitty person.
I would agree with most of that. Then again, even though I am one of the most exclusively heterosexual people I’ve ever met[tm], I think that most people are on a spectrum of bisexuality somewhere. I know I can have sexual thoughts about another man. in fact, I used to have a dude crush on Craig Kilbourne. the fact these guys can’t deal with that in a way that is compatible with having their sexuality being something that’s healthy and fun is sad. No, I am not looking for an opportunity to suck a dick, but if I was, who the fuck cares? These people are so broken.
I'm reminded of a video I saw where someone was doing man-on-the-street interviews at a baseball game, and he was asking some guy who he thought was the cutest player on the team. Poor dude couldn't handle it! It makes me wonder what would happen if you turned it upside down and asked him which player was ugliest (because it isn't gay to call a man ugly!) and then follow up with "So you think [player] is cuter than [ugly player]?". Might make his head explode haha
Had a Millennial coworker that was like that before Covid hit. I don’t know how many times we would show up with similar color polo shirts, so I decided screw it and bought one in pink, like carnation pink (no calling it salmon either!) as well as a greyish purple, almost lavender or lilac purple since I knew there was no way he would be caught dead in those colors. I do have a boomer coworker now who calls his pinkish shirt salmon, even though it is just paler shade of pink than my polo is.
Most of my work shirts are, dark green, grey, black, though I have a couple polos my Sister got me a Disney, one red and the other blue, the I have an almost bruise-ish maroon too. Any more, I’ll wear the purple and pink polos on the weekdays I go to the gym after work. Bought those when I was north of 500lbs, and got them DXL (Destination XL) due to my size at that time. I’m now around a much more solid yet still pretty “fluffy” 360lbs, they just look a bit loose on me now.
Daughter of an alcoholic. I'm *afraid* of even accidentally inflicting trauma on others, so I do my damnedest to listen, communicate well, and I learn from my mistakes.
A very large number of us seek to break the cycle.
I would mess with him about his “Pink fear.”
If he comes over for dinner give everyone pink napkins and then say “Sorry FIL, no napkins for you. We can’t have you morphing.”
I’m literally the most exclusively heterosexual person I have ever met, but the absence of a pigment that reflects red _and_ purple is all that stands between me and a life of unbounded gay excess. Today a pink tshirt, tomorrow? Oiling up a shaved chest while a small harem of twinks feed me mdma and bon-bons.
I know this isn't the point of this conversation, but should I try silk underwear? I'm happy with my cheap and cheerful ones, but if they're good enough to change my sexuality, I might spend a few pounds more.
I find them luxurious but they feel flimsy. I like the sexy men’s stuff from Savage x Fenty a lot though. My wife buys me underwear that shows off my junk there. And now you wish you hadn’t asked.
Broski if she still wants to see your junk, you're winning. I still wanna see my hubbys' stuff after over a decade, but the Internet and bitter old people have scared me into wondering if someday I won't lol
I had washable silk pajama bottoms and robes for a while. Washing the bottoms about once every 3 weeks (I had multiple pairs and I’d wear them for like 4 nights before washing) wore out the stitching in about a year. The robes are still in my closet (from idk, 2008?). I have washable silk pillowcases too, and they have to be replaced about once a year as well (again, I have about 6 of them).
Silk underwear feels amazing but it’s thoroughly impractical unless you’re willing to hand-wash. Start with a pillowcase; they’re cheaper and still feel luxurious!
"I'm so straight, just *wearing* pink would have me sucking back alley strays"
"OK, dad..."
"Do it...try it, I'll show you!"
"Yeah, we...we already got what you didn't realise you were saying dad"
/s
Is that you, husband?? 🤔🤔
(My spouse does the same damn thing, down to Mjolnir around his neck. But apparently looks scary enough, no one has ever questioned him on it. Lol)
I don't understand why people think it's the color of the shirt that does this when it's clearly the logo of the sports team on the shirt that does.
/s
And what gets me is men look so good in pink/coral/peach neon colored shirts too. It's a nice color that just pops. A bunch of dudes I work with who are completely straight married men wear these nice collared polo shirts in bright peachy pink colors or regular pink and it looks nice on them. It stands out compared to the traditional plain white polo or black polo.
Meanwhile boomers wearing their same button up flannel plaid shirt with their old work jeans are like OMG is that a pink shirt for sale for a man? Ewwww. Oh yeah the horror of man wearing a nice fun and flattering bright color that pops. How dare he. What a homosexual he must be for wearing that. Next he'll be wearing daisy dukes with his cheeks out apparently and pink cowboy boots with glitter on them. NOT.
My FIL made a comment about that because I was holding my wife's purse while she was in the bathroom.
Like, my guy -- I'm literally your son-in-law. I'm railing your daughter whenever the opportunity presents. What the fuck are you going on about?
Here's what I do if one of these old timers makes a beef about fruity colored shirts; I have a few pictures of Jimmy Buffett in red or pink bright island wear, show it to them, and inevitably there's a realization among boomers that "Oh crap, it was good enough for buffet. Maybe I've got a stick up my arse."
Works like half the time.
For my R&D group at work we paint our tools and stuff pink, also buy pink extension cords, ect. The contractors and facilities guys that come and go steal all the tools and stuff lying around, but you know what they wouldn’t be caught dead with? A pink hammer or extension cord.
Fragile masculinity for the win!
On my last(and final) job I, cis male and a good friend, lesbian, both knew we were on the list to be released. OK then. As our duties were reduced we were assigned to work on the uniform tool carts that were being mandated. Each set of tools was marked with identifying colors: blue and yellow, red and black you get the idea. We painted the shit pink and purple. Absolutely nobody in the shop wanted to use them. We took it as a victory.
Construction worker here. I started spray painting a pink line on my tools and they stopped growing legs and walking away on job sites. It was the most amazing coincidence.
When I worked at Trader Joe’s, one of the uniform shirts I was issued was Barbie pink. I’m a 6ft1 husky dude with a beard. I ALWAYS wore it for Sunday shifts. The boomers that came in with the church crowd never failed to get pissy about it.
Came here to say this. Pink, as a derivative of red, was considered a masculine, powerful color. Blue was associated with women largely due to religious depictions of the Virgin Mary showing her wearing a blue mantle.
My barely Boomer boyfriend (partner, whatever) is too pale to wear pink unless it’s going towards fuchsia. He also looks terrible in pale yellow and green. I think the only pastel he wears is blue, because somehow that DOES suit his complexion (maybe it’s a summer/winter/spring/fall thing). I’m pale too but not as much as he is; I can’t wear pastel yellow or lavender and sage green is AWFUL on me.
I’m best in jewel tones, but people need other options. There are many people who look terrible in jewel tones and best in yellows and oranges. That person is not me.
I love that we have so many color and style options to choose from these days!
I don’t know what it is about bigotry that feeds them like that ego fungus in futurama, but I can’t help but notice I’ve been more aggressively getting tailgated by pickup trucks since I put a pride sticker on my car. More so than usual anyway.
Same here!! It's absolutely ridiculous. I had a tow truck block me in my own parking spot because they didn't "like my stickers."
There was plenty of room for them to move and still tow. They did it on purpose and told me why. When I called their bosses, I was told "tough luck."
It's insane.
This is my favorite comment of all time! She called me the same slur once while eating cereal at the kitchen table. I must have been using the spoon wrong.
20 years ago i was working at a bank
needed post it notes asap
went to ask a boomer (at the time 40s) if she had any extra
she said yeah but i dont think youd want them they’re pink
i literally said idgaf what color they are i need POST ITS. are they post its?
then it dawned on me - gendered anything limits the shit out of people - so if i take the pink post its required for my job somehow that is a mark on my character hahah
i took the pink ones…im sure she is still doling out post its somewhere afraid to handle the blue ones cause that’d mean she’s a slut somehow
sad life
My dad was a boomer. He was also colorblind. All his shirts were some pastel. Like lavender or pink or salmon, etc… drove my mom crazy.
It’s funny they’re like this because they wore the “gayest” looking shit in the 60’s and 70’s all kinds of pink and purple and halter tops and fringed jean short shorts.
Half the clothes worn in the seventies by them make them look like they’re in the middle of a Pride Parade.
I have no idea how they went from “free love” to this nonsense. I mean, I guess Reagan, the rise of evangelicalism, and the toxic masculinity and greed of the 80’s, but still.
There’s a prevalent myth that a lot of boomers were counterculture/anti-war in the hippie era. Most of them weren’t, people would just recognize how shitty they are if they didn’t pretend they were pro civil rights. It was a very small group of people, who were mistreated at the time by these same boomers.
Bright pink suit on dark skin is 🔥.
But to add to that, old white people who don't ever leave their landlocked county. I've seen plenty of grandpas rocking a light pink button-up in vacation destinations.
Truth. Although I sort of feel like the Boomer Ethos is white USian. I'm not sure POCs who came up in that era in the US had the same privilege and entitlement, and I'm not sure non-USians have the same cultural touchstones.
That said, not all white USians act "Boomer" and there are definitely people in other demographics who do.
I wear all black head to toe and I am relentlessly commented on by boomers. “Hey, it’s Dracula” or “aren’t you hot?” A simple response of “I wear black to mirror my soul” tends to silence them. They are obsessed with any color that is somewhat out of the ordinary. They’re programmed to attack or ridicule “different”.
I’m a boomer and wear black everyday, love it. Love pink on guys. I like all people, don’t care what color you are, sex, it doesn’t matter to me. I just like nice people, even crabby people. I know what to expect lol
Sorry for the loss of your Dad, I lost my Dad in 2017, he was a good guy too. I may be a boomer but I think that my outlook is much different than the horrific things I read about boomers. My kids are 29 & 32, maybe they keep me young! Have a great day, be happy.
As a fellow Gen X, I get the exact same crap from boomers. I’m a bit of an asshole when they do it to me though. I generally just tell them to fuck off in a loud voice and I lean in when I do it.
I’m just soooo sick of the boomers and their bullshit.
How quickly boomers forget the decades of their youth. Exhibit 1: Don Johnson, born 1949. Now 74 years old.w
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watch any Miami Vice episode. One or the other of the leads, who were considered VERY cool and sexy men at the time btw, will probably be wearing pink, purple, turquoise or any other "girly" coded color now.
An ex-girlfriend got me into painting my nails as a guy nearly 2 decades ago.
I'm currently in a poly relationship, and one of my partners got me into extensions.
I rock 35mm extensions basically full-time, now. I absolutely *love* the way they look and feel. I get compliments every day. I do both of my other partner's nails, and they do, too.
The best part - the absolute best part - is how much is pisses off the boomers.
my dad (gen x, a straight man who is a former marine, the nothing but supportive father of a lesbian writing this post— not that it should matter) was kicked out of a gas station in alabama during the mid 90s for wearing a pink t-shirt. Violently kicked out for the literal color of his t shirt-
Pink clothing was the height of male fashion in the 1950s.
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Although, to be fair, it's almost certain that Elvis had loads and loads of same-sex attraction. It's probably how The Colonel controlled him.
I used to work at a place where the entire majority male IT department wore pink shirts every Wednesday. As a Mean Girls reference. Because they loved that movie
The basic psychology involved is that it makes them feel more “manly” to put down another man’s masculinity. Why do they care about their masculinity? Several reasons but (1)biologically men lose testosterone at that age so they literally feel and become less masculine; (2) they have seen women take their traditional leadership spaces in younger generations which makes their masculinity feel even more fragile. The “natural” pecking order they felt entitled to is changing so they lash out. They are retired, powerless, low T, and the world is changing so your pink shirt is an easy way to assert dominance and restore order to their world.
This reminds me of the scene in Repo Man where one guy says “John Wayne was a fag” and the other guys lose their mind about it. https://youtu.be/ewvHk1nM5u0?si=vkWYeuCliMQKE7Af
I had a pink T-shirt I wore constantly from the ages of like 23-28.
It was a white T-shirt that turned pink because I wore it to a GWAR concert. It was stained with (fake) blood. I loved both the memory of the staining, the story behind it and telling people the story of said staining.
The metal-ness of it made boomers angrier than if it were actually pink
I have a bright pink shirt and have had a boomer comment on it a few times and my standard response is to turn to them, move forward while tugging on my shirt and say mockingly, "Oh no! sCaRy cOLor!!! SCARY COLOR!!!! *SUPER SCARY COLOR!!!!†" And if they try to speak I just keep repeating, "Is this color scary? Colors are scary, aren't they!" Invariably they storm off in frustration.
I think it’s funny. Up until 60-70 years ago, pink was considered a masculine color and was considered most appropriate for young boys. It was considered a shade of red and thus symbolic of male passion and power.
It’s really interesting how cultural values and norms surrounding gender and color have shifted. Times change and values change with them. Whether it’s better or not is usually somewhat subjective, excepting some extreme examples. Slavery, for example was a norm for a very long time and was seen as just how the world worked. I would argue that it’s better to view slavery as an evil and thus be considers abhorrent by society.
I have a couple of pink shirts I purposely wear to work to set some annoying boomers off. Those are the ones I prefer not to return to my restaurant anyway.
I grew up in the 80s and regularly wore pink both because I liked the color and it absolutely boggled the Boomers even back then. My parents bought the clothes for me without comment (Mom thought it was snappy actually) and even my grandparents adapted to it quickly. But I lost count of how many Boomers would make snide or outright offensive comments. The times I was called gay dictating to wear pink as a guy were numerous. I kind of enjoyed getting them so upset sometimes. When I wore my pink shirt with a lighter pink t underneath along with my pink Chuck Taylors… Man, you would’ve thought I was setting the American flag on fire.
Nice to know they’ve never grown out of this crap, even 35 years down the road. The fun part is my Dad (82 years old) wears pink frequently. Proof that not every Boomer is a moron! Just way too many.
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I actually like pink and purple shirts myself, one time I worked a pink button down shirt to work and one of my coworkers (a boomer) commented that he didn’t like my shirt because it seemed “girly or gay”. I simply responded that if the color of my shirt made him question his own sexuality then that was his problem and not mine.
The senior partner of my former radiology practice wore pink dress shirts about once a month, more in October (breast cancer awareness month). He was 61 when I left 12 years ago. He’s definitely a Boomer but doesn’t act like these foolish asses.
Not all of us old farts fit all of the assigned slots, thank goodness. I hate reading about how so many of my fellow old folks behave so horribly. Where did my people go .....never mind, I know.
My old male teachers always wore pink dress shirts when I was growing up in the 90s. The class would poke fun at them and they would respond by saying that "It's SAL-mon"
I love your response!
It's the only correct response
Someone told me that my baby blue hoody was a "trans color", and I told him to point out where the penis was in blue. Dude had no clue how to respond.
I once has the pleasure of telling a boomer “I don’t know, the fact that the color pink makes you think of two dudes fucking seems pretty gay to me”. Pretty sure if he was carrying I would have been shot that day. 🤣
“If you think the color of a shirt is gonna make you wanna suck a dick, you were probably already leaning that way anyway” is another good response. Definitely seems like a great way to get shot tho 😂
Is there any other completely normal shit you’d like me to avoid so you don’t start thinking about cocks? Is it ok if I eat this turkey sandwich I brought for lunch? It doesn’t have pickles.
I like pink (though not on my clothes, as I think it clashes with my skin tone), and my (female) fiancée hates pink. Guess I'm gay 🤷🏻
Oh man! I love pink and purple shirts along with other bright colors. It is so hard to find them in regular men's clothing stores. Got any suggestions? Looking for classy not too flamboyant but also not shy or plain.
Dilliards used to carry a line of button down short sleeve shirts that came in every color of the rainbow- and the fabric was so soft. Sorry I don’t remember the brand and we lost them all in a fire a few years ago. But try looking online. All solid colors And my 6’3 bald hubby could rock the pink and purples too. And after owning a printing company could rattle off great color names. Hey man, you wearing pink- no silly it’s Salmon 🤪
Love to hit them with the “I’m sorry you’re so self conscious to feel wearing a specific colour determines your sexual identity”
Last summer my partner and I were at a public swimming hole when a tourist boomer couple started chatting with us. Started out normal, but then the husband caught sight of a guy sitting in the river with a huge beard that was dyed pink. I literally watched the realization that there was someone who looked different through his facial expressions. Then he cuts off his wife mid sentence and goes “hey guys watch this” He walks closer to the guy in the river and goes “hey Buddy, did you lose a bet?” Making a hand gesture to represent stroking a beard. Guy in the river goes “my mom just got diagnosed with breast cancer.” Moral of the story: mind your own gd business
I'll assume he didn't gain any awareness.
/r/traumatizeThemBack
to be fair the guy did achieve his goal of spreading breast cancer awareness
I deal with this too. I'm a middle aged dude and I wear pink on Wednesdays because "on Wednesday's we wear pink". My coworkers are almost all 55 and up and they can't comprehend that a guy would wear pink I even bought a pair of pink steel toes 😆
I like wearing pink dress socks!
I got some socks from The Awesome Socks Club that are pink with magical circle designs on them. They remind me a lot of Cardcaptor Sakura. I have only gotten positive comments about them so far, especially from a little girl who was shocked that a large bearded man was wearing pink socks. 😁
I'm sorry you have a pair of what? Where can I get them? Are they eye-jarring?
The ones I got are a light pink but they currently have a hot pink pair! https://preview.redd.it/a3pe6o68zz6d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=751561ffa7a2cf2cb9de73e78917dc3e9ecedd56
As a 52 year old dude who almost exclusively wears black I think those look kinda hot. I might have to pick up a pair of those for, well, anything.
So who's the Mean Girls fan in that office?
My old boss' assistant got all of us doing the pink on Wednesday thing including him. He even said the line
But…it’s not like pink or purple (in various shades too) dress shirts and ties aren’t color options either for men either. I seem to remember seeing those in various stores that carry men’s clothes.
They call it ‘salmon’ when they wear it.
Human: we have a color named after you! Salmon: really? is it silvery blue like my outsides? Human: no, uh– Salmon: wait why is it pink? Human: ... Salmon: WHY IS IT PINK
Human: Seems you already know
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Love your username. Appreciate any Breathed fans in the wild.
I’m playing the electric tongue!
Awesome. Just awesome.
I’m a dude, married. My wife loves my **pink** shirt LMAO Not wearing pink is small dick insecurity bs
Yep. Pink is a great color for so many men and being willing to rock it is a turn on for a lot of women IME. Win fucking win. I love doing floral arrangements for fancy dress occasions, they get so many compliments from women. I really could care less what other dudes think of my appearance.
As a woman it’s definitely a turn on. First, I just love the color and it looks great on a lot of people and with a lot of things. But also when I see a man wearing colors or patterns that are not traditionally masculine, I know that he’s secure enough in what he likes and who he is that he’s not going to let some closed minded assholes make up random rules about what is appropriate. THAT is definitely a turn on.
I hate that the latter part is typically an even bigger turn on because fuck the societal bullshit that got us here. I just want to look good rocking some pretty flowers 😂 I made a gorgeous floral lapel with white, yellow, and pink roses for a benefit gala last week. I wish I could do that more often
That sounds amazing. You should wear it everywhere. Restaurant? Floral lapel. Work? Floral lapel. Gym? Fucking floral lapel.
This. I had depression all my life. During my last major depressive phase I latched onto the color hot pink because it just seemed like the happiest color and was so bright and cheery. It took a long time to fully own into it, but now I have a pink hoodie, a pink pair of leggings, assorted other pink garb and my favorite sneakers rock hot pink laces. In my 40s, no fucks left to give. If we buy things, my wife will opt for hot pink just to make me giggle. Do what you like people.
120 years ago pink was the boys color and blue was the girls, so yes. Gender is a social construct.
I’m a dude married to a dude. He loves it when I wear pink. It’s funny how insecure some people are.
Fuck yeah homie we’re all married to a dude on this glorious day. Edit: Just called my wife “bro” and got no reaction. Its official.
Call her bruh, see if that one gets a reaction. My wife & I have begun calling each other that to make fun of the YouTube stuff our son watches...
OMG, that is solid parenting right there! Pro Tip! LOL! Love it!!!
My son calls me bruh all the time.
Try living in Hawaii lol. I’m pretty sure I heard my son calling a banana “bruh” just a few days ago.
My wife always says, I’m not your brah, pal.
Facts.😊❤️
I'm glad I wasn't taking a drink when I read that. Thanks for making me snort with amusement :D
Called my wife "bro" and she gave me the death stare 💀
I love wearing my cinnamon-candy-pink tobasco hot sauce shirt. You can see the circuits shorting out looking at a 6’1 irish-american viking wearing it.
My two gay brothers could wear pink, but they were big guys, one of whom often sported a big beard. Nobody bothered them about it. One was formidable, but the two of them could run off a pack of hungry wolves.
Could I meet your two big gay brothers? I have a pack of hungry wolves I need help with.
Username checks out.
As does yours 😂
It’s homophobia. “I wouldn’t wear that! Someone might think I’m gay!” That’s possible but gay dudes don’t want to get with a hateful old fat dude any more than women do.
I don't have any pink but I've got a few purple dress button downs that go really well with my grey suit, and a pastel green that just looks great, but they're by no means traditionally masculine. Not that it matters in my industry at all, because the niche of software I'm in is new enough that it hasn't had time to CARE about stereotypes like that. But I always break out those two shirts on vacations with my wife because they're fairly unexpected.
In my honest opinion, as a woman, men tend to look better in pink than women. I find it sad that toxic masculinity cuts so many men off from a color that compliments them and makes them act like AHs.
'Third base'
"it's champagne"
Ah yes. Champagne colored cars from the early 00s. Boomers *loved* that. I call it ‘Influenza Urine’
Boring beige.
Sea of beige... When I sold cars that's all they wanted. Gold/Champagne exterior with all tan interior... literally the most monotone combination on the planet. And we couldn't get enough of them to sell to these fools.
I want the outside to look like a porn couch and the inside to look like a hewlett packard.
My grandmother (1992 champagne Dodge Spirit) told me back in the day it was because it was the color of dirt so she could go longer without taking it to the car wash. I also remember the cigarette burns on the ceiling because she'd have her purse and lit cig in the same hand.
Salmon, salmon, it's obviously salmon.
🤣 that was what my boomer dad said about his orange pink dress shirt 25 years ago. He is very republican and a closeted gay or closeted bi. (I know he keeps having affairs with men.) Honestly I wish he would just come out and be honest. I doubt he will though.
dam that’s some hot tea! The older generations just can’t be honest
My friend's brother came to his graduation, and the only family "rule" that day was "do not comment on his brother's pink pants". We're all gay, and certainly very mature, why would that be more than a giggle? Because his brother wanted to talk about them, and they were "Salmon". They were blazing neon pink. For the rest of the night just the word "Salmon" would make our eyes water and our friend shoot us the "don't you" look.
My boomer dad got a different colored T-shirt every year from some charity event he volunteered for. One year it was pink. And not even hot pink, just a nice dusty rose. JFC the complaints they got. People were *outraged.* Threatened to pull their donations. My dad threw his shirt away in disgust (he kept all the others and wore them regularly.) The next year and every year after the shirts were the most boring, ugly, neutral shade of navy blue on the planet.
Purple doesn't seem to get the same reaction when I wear it.
What will really blow their minds is telling them that pink was actually the masculine color from the 1800s to about 1940’s..? I mean it’s a pretty big change in recent history given how far back the tradition goes.. As a millennial, I figure all them history buff bumfucks would easily know something so trivial to a generation so below them?
They would probably drop dead on the spot when they learn that there is a famous George Washington suit that is in all pink.
If only we had a portrait of Abe Lincoln dressed to the 9s in pink.
Yeah I was saying, my WWII veteran great grandpa would wear pink pajamas and dress shirts and think nothing of it.
My great-great aunt told me that, years ago. Pink was the “boy” color when she had her kids, circa 1928-1936. Someone else told me it was because it was the softer version of red (obviously a very manly color) so it was the baby version. Idk how much truth there is in that last part.
...and even before that (in powdered wigs times) pink was considered manly because red was the color of primal insticts and sex. So red was womanly and pink was manly, as it's a "civilized" and "cultured" red. Isn't it lovely? Colors may change, but the sexism is forever 😀
Pink was thought to be too strong a color for girls.
Try purple nail polish. People will grumble but I am fairly large so no one has said anything directly to me.
Boomers were wearing these in the 90's and earlier when I started in the work world.
My FIL is that guy. Literally thinks it would make him gay and I’m like, my man, if you think a pink shirt is gonna queer you up, wait until you try silk underwear. Edit: Jesus people he washes his asshole. He’s a boomer homophobe not a coprophile. Yes, I am aware of the existence of septic masculinity but no, he is a clean person.
My dad told me that allowing my sons to wear pink is grooming and it makes me a sexual predator 🙃 He won't allow my mom to have pink pillow cases on *her* pillows because they touch his pillows on the bed. I got her a set of pink Egyptian cotton pillow cases a few years ago and he threw them away. Pink on men and pink cases on touching pillows makes men gay apparently. Sorry, you just triggered a memory from before my NC days lol.
My husband and I have a pink bed because he doesn’t give a shit what color he sleeps on and I find it pretty. Also have a pink powder room and couch pillows. He’s not gay yet but time will tell.
What is more stereotypically masculine than not caring about the colours of stuffs?
Man, sleeping in a bed with your wife is so gay.
Same! One bathroom is pink, the other is powder blue. Our kitchen is pink too! My husband has pink dress shirts and polos & looks great in them. He wouldn’t hesitate to wear a pink tee shirt, but doesn’t happen to own one. He does own & wear a couple of lilac tees though. He is not gay but strongly supports gay rights, as does our entire family. The one thing he no longer wears though is his Cincinnati Reds ball caps. They are bright red and look too much like MAGA hats. He wears Detroit Tigers hats now among the many other hats he has. To give you all a glimmer of hope, we are boomers!
Man, I'm bi and it's been proven that everyone's sexual preferences are on a spectrum. I have a strong feeling that all these men that get so bent out of shape about a fucking color have repressed their sexuality for so long that anything that makes them feel a little gay makes them have to implode. Like really dude? Pink? That's gonna make your already gay ass gay? No homie, you're kinda gay, who gives a shit other than shitty people? But let's be honest, every friend he has is probably a shitty person.
I would agree with most of that. Then again, even though I am one of the most exclusively heterosexual people I’ve ever met[tm], I think that most people are on a spectrum of bisexuality somewhere. I know I can have sexual thoughts about another man. in fact, I used to have a dude crush on Craig Kilbourne. the fact these guys can’t deal with that in a way that is compatible with having their sexuality being something that’s healthy and fun is sad. No, I am not looking for an opportunity to suck a dick, but if I was, who the fuck cares? These people are so broken.
I'm reminded of a video I saw where someone was doing man-on-the-street interviews at a baseball game, and he was asking some guy who he thought was the cutest player on the team. Poor dude couldn't handle it! It makes me wonder what would happen if you turned it upside down and asked him which player was ugliest (because it isn't gay to call a man ugly!) and then follow up with "So you think [player] is cuter than [ugly player]?". Might make his head explode haha
Your dad seems like he has some serious mental health issues for which he should seek professional counseling.
Just imagine how insecure of your masculinity you have to be for a pink shirt to set you off.
Had a Millennial coworker that was like that before Covid hit. I don’t know how many times we would show up with similar color polo shirts, so I decided screw it and bought one in pink, like carnation pink (no calling it salmon either!) as well as a greyish purple, almost lavender or lilac purple since I knew there was no way he would be caught dead in those colors. I do have a boomer coworker now who calls his pinkish shirt salmon, even though it is just paler shade of pink than my polo is.
Purple and lilac are extremely my shit at the moment. Wish there was more variety in the men's section, it's always so goddamn drab in most shops.
Most of my work shirts are, dark green, grey, black, though I have a couple polos my Sister got me a Disney, one red and the other blue, the I have an almost bruise-ish maroon too. Any more, I’ll wear the purple and pink polos on the weekdays I go to the gym after work. Bought those when I was north of 500lbs, and got them DXL (Destination XL) due to my size at that time. I’m now around a much more solid yet still pretty “fluffy” 360lbs, they just look a bit loose on me now.
Hell yeah 🤜 good job on the weight loss too, that's hard work.
Thanks, been busting my tail at the local Planet Fitness the last 3 years (as of September)!
Son of an alcoholic. Trauma loves to make more trauma.
Daughter of an alcoholic. I'm *afraid* of even accidentally inflicting trauma on others, so I do my damnedest to listen, communicate well, and I learn from my mistakes. A very large number of us seek to break the cycle.
If that's all it takes, dude is repressing his desires every single day.
You’re thinking of my older brother.
I wasn't, but I am now....*unzips*
Oh Jesus I laughed too fucking hard at that. Thank you.
I would mess with him about his “Pink fear.” If he comes over for dinner give everyone pink napkins and then say “Sorry FIL, no napkins for you. We can’t have you morphing.”
I’m literally the most exclusively heterosexual person I have ever met, but the absence of a pigment that reflects red _and_ purple is all that stands between me and a life of unbounded gay excess. Today a pink tshirt, tomorrow? Oiling up a shaved chest while a small harem of twinks feed me mdma and bon-bons.
Let me know if you need more volunteers for tomorrow bro
I’ll put you on the mailing list.
That is such a specific scenario and I’m here for it.
I know this isn't the point of this conversation, but should I try silk underwear? I'm happy with my cheap and cheerful ones, but if they're good enough to change my sexuality, I might spend a few pounds more.
I find them luxurious but they feel flimsy. I like the sexy men’s stuff from Savage x Fenty a lot though. My wife buys me underwear that shows off my junk there. And now you wish you hadn’t asked.
Stupid sexy ~~Flanders~~ GeneralDumbtonics
Broski if she still wants to see your junk, you're winning. I still wanna see my hubbys' stuff after over a decade, but the Internet and bitter old people have scared me into wondering if someday I won't lol
I had washable silk pajama bottoms and robes for a while. Washing the bottoms about once every 3 weeks (I had multiple pairs and I’d wear them for like 4 nights before washing) wore out the stitching in about a year. The robes are still in my closet (from idk, 2008?). I have washable silk pillowcases too, and they have to be replaced about once a year as well (again, I have about 6 of them). Silk underwear feels amazing but it’s thoroughly impractical unless you’re willing to hand-wash. Start with a pillowcase; they’re cheaper and still feel luxurious!
"I'm so straight, just *wearing* pink would have me sucking back alley strays" "OK, dad..." "Do it...try it, I'll show you!" "Yeah, we...we already got what you didn't realise you were saying dad" /s
Try this to blow their mind, pink shirt, bald head, Thor necklace, and kilt. That will send so many different signals they might error out for good.
Is that you, husband?? 🤔🤔 (My spouse does the same damn thing, down to Mjolnir around his neck. But apparently looks scary enough, no one has ever questioned him on it. Lol)
Hahaha
I don't understand why people think it's the color of the shirt that does this when it's clearly the logo of the sports team on the shirt that does. /s
Yeah, if a particular color of shirt was the one thing keeping you from liking dick.. You already liked it.
I mean, I like _my_ dick. Had it for years.
One day he'll put on a pink shirt by accident, walk outside, see a dude, instantly get a boner and yell "Damn it!" and then he's gay
And what gets me is men look so good in pink/coral/peach neon colored shirts too. It's a nice color that just pops. A bunch of dudes I work with who are completely straight married men wear these nice collared polo shirts in bright peachy pink colors or regular pink and it looks nice on them. It stands out compared to the traditional plain white polo or black polo. Meanwhile boomers wearing their same button up flannel plaid shirt with their old work jeans are like OMG is that a pink shirt for sale for a man? Ewwww. Oh yeah the horror of man wearing a nice fun and flattering bright color that pops. How dare he. What a homosexual he must be for wearing that. Next he'll be wearing daisy dukes with his cheeks out apparently and pink cowboy boots with glitter on them. NOT.
your FIL is probably closeted if he thinks a nice shirt can quickly make him hungry for men.
My FIL made a comment about that because I was holding my wife's purse while she was in the bathroom. Like, my guy -- I'm literally your son-in-law. I'm railing your daughter whenever the opportunity presents. What the fuck are you going on about?
I think that the fact that I fuck his daughter on the reg has never really set in for him. 25 years on.
Here's what I do if one of these old timers makes a beef about fruity colored shirts; I have a few pictures of Jimmy Buffett in red or pink bright island wear, show it to them, and inevitably there's a realization among boomers that "Oh crap, it was good enough for buffet. Maybe I've got a stick up my arse." Works like half the time.
Or prostate stimulation during orgasm…shits gonna rock his world someday.
For my R&D group at work we paint our tools and stuff pink, also buy pink extension cords, ect. The contractors and facilities guys that come and go steal all the tools and stuff lying around, but you know what they wouldn’t be caught dead with? A pink hammer or extension cord. Fragile masculinity for the win!
On my last(and final) job I, cis male and a good friend, lesbian, both knew we were on the list to be released. OK then. As our duties were reduced we were assigned to work on the uniform tool carts that were being mandated. Each set of tools was marked with identifying colors: blue and yellow, red and black you get the idea. We painted the shit pink and purple. Absolutely nobody in the shop wanted to use them. We took it as a victory.
Construction worker here. I started spray painting a pink line on my tools and they stopped growing legs and walking away on job sites. It was the most amazing coincidence.
I love this! Also good to paint them so you don't have to pay the "pink tax" when buying them.
Did the same with my lighters for years, dudes will gladly steal a black lighter but god forbid they light a cancer stick with an feminine lighter.
Bonus, it's also an easy to see color, so you won't lose them.
When I worked at Trader Joe’s, one of the uniform shirts I was issued was Barbie pink. I’m a 6ft1 husky dude with a beard. I ALWAYS wore it for Sunday shifts. The boomers that came in with the church crowd never failed to get pissy about it.
My 6'1" son works at Joe's and rocks his hot pink at every opportunity. It's quite flattering on him, tbh
Fun fact, in the 18th century pink was regarded as a masculine color. Wear what you want.
And blue for women.
Hence why “something blue” is on the classic list of women’s wedding items.
Came here to say this. Pink, as a derivative of red, was considered a masculine, powerful color. Blue was associated with women largely due to religious depictions of the Virgin Mary showing her wearing a blue mantle.
The century of the "founding fathers" so... That's who they worship, right?
I came here to say exactly this.
A lot of us who have dark skin like wearing pink shirts, it contrasts nicely with our dark skin.
For real. Took me way too long to get into pastels with some gray/silver but glad I’m all in now.
Purple in dark skin is beautiful too
My barely Boomer boyfriend (partner, whatever) is too pale to wear pink unless it’s going towards fuchsia. He also looks terrible in pale yellow and green. I think the only pastel he wears is blue, because somehow that DOES suit his complexion (maybe it’s a summer/winter/spring/fall thing). I’m pale too but not as much as he is; I can’t wear pastel yellow or lavender and sage green is AWFUL on me. I’m best in jewel tones, but people need other options. There are many people who look terrible in jewel tones and best in yellows and oranges. That person is not me. I love that we have so many color and style options to choose from these days!
My husband has a hot pink shirt with a unicorn on it that says “alpha male” the number of incredulous boomer reactions is unreal.
Mine doesn't have a unicorn, but the Alpha Male is in the Barbie font. I freaking love that shirt.
I don’t know what it is about bigotry that feeds them like that ego fungus in futurama, but I can’t help but notice I’ve been more aggressively getting tailgated by pickup trucks since I put a pride sticker on my car. More so than usual anyway.
Same here!! It's absolutely ridiculous. I had a tow truck block me in my own parking spot because they didn't "like my stickers." There was plenty of room for them to move and still tow. They did it on purpose and told me why. When I called their bosses, I was told "tough luck." It's insane.
Should’ve recorded them giving the reason, that’s a police call and a possible lawsuit if I’ve ever heard one.
Dude! My mom would lose her shit if I wore any color besides navy blue, Grey, and black. She called me a faggot when she saw I had pink shorts
Holy shit! Wow.....
Yep. I was banned from wearing "girl colors," listening to "girl music," and any television show or movie that was about a woman.
Just let them know that makes you more gay.
I did end up marrying a trans woman. 🤣
Wow man I'd love to throw a hard boiled egg at your mother.
Brick, the word you are looking for is brick
This is my favorite comment of all time! She called me the same slur once while eating cereal at the kitchen table. I must have been using the spoon wrong.
I would not remove the shell, I need you to know that.
I grew a ponytail over Covid and dyed it bright pink. Your mom would love me.
What the fuck? Sorry dude
When I was a teen in the 80's my brother's go to insult was to call me a faggot. I'd just blow him a kiss in reply.
20 years ago i was working at a bank needed post it notes asap went to ask a boomer (at the time 40s) if she had any extra she said yeah but i dont think youd want them they’re pink i literally said idgaf what color they are i need POST ITS. are they post its? then it dawned on me - gendered anything limits the shit out of people - so if i take the pink post its required for my job somehow that is a mark on my character hahah i took the pink ones…im sure she is still doling out post its somewhere afraid to handle the blue ones cause that’d mean she’s a slut somehow sad life
My dad was a boomer. He was also colorblind. All his shirts were some pastel. Like lavender or pink or salmon, etc… drove my mom crazy. It’s funny they’re like this because they wore the “gayest” looking shit in the 60’s and 70’s all kinds of pink and purple and halter tops and fringed jean short shorts. Half the clothes worn in the seventies by them make them look like they’re in the middle of a Pride Parade. I have no idea how they went from “free love” to this nonsense. I mean, I guess Reagan, the rise of evangelicalism, and the toxic masculinity and greed of the 80’s, but still.
There’s a prevalent myth that a lot of boomers were counterculture/anti-war in the hippie era. Most of them weren’t, people would just recognize how shitty they are if they didn’t pretend they were pro civil rights. It was a very small group of people, who were mistreated at the time by these same boomers.
Let’s be clear. Older white people. Color is not verboten in communities of color.
Oh right...very good point!
Bright pink suit on dark skin is 🔥. But to add to that, old white people who don't ever leave their landlocked county. I've seen plenty of grandpas rocking a light pink button-up in vacation destinations.
Truth. Although I sort of feel like the Boomer Ethos is white USian. I'm not sure POCs who came up in that era in the US had the same privilege and entitlement, and I'm not sure non-USians have the same cultural touchstones. That said, not all white USians act "Boomer" and there are definitely people in other demographics who do.
I wear all black head to toe and I am relentlessly commented on by boomers. “Hey, it’s Dracula” or “aren’t you hot?” A simple response of “I wear black to mirror my soul” tends to silence them. They are obsessed with any color that is somewhat out of the ordinary. They’re programmed to attack or ridicule “different”.
I’m a boomer and wear black everyday, love it. Love pink on guys. I like all people, don’t care what color you are, sex, it doesn’t matter to me. I just like nice people, even crabby people. I know what to expect lol
My boomer father wore pink when he was still alive. I know there are some good ones out there 😋
Sorry for the loss of your Dad, I lost my Dad in 2017, he was a good guy too. I may be a boomer but I think that my outlook is much different than the horrific things I read about boomers. My kids are 29 & 32, maybe they keep me young! Have a great day, be happy.
As a fellow Gen X, I get the exact same crap from boomers. I’m a bit of an asshole when they do it to me though. I generally just tell them to fuck off in a loud voice and I lean in when I do it. I’m just soooo sick of the boomers and their bullshit.
I genuinely thought Covid was going to take out more of them.
Real men have the balls to wear whatever colour they want.
How quickly boomers forget the decades of their youth. Exhibit 1: Don Johnson, born 1949. Now 74 years old.w https://preview.redd.it/tiu4ukoaxz6d1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53441e3022a48d5e518360a47580d8a17901e311 watch any Miami Vice episode. One or the other of the leads, who were considered VERY cool and sexy men at the time btw, will probably be wearing pink, purple, turquoise or any other "girly" coded color now.
They have no filter, no tact, no self awareness and deep passionate love of drama/hate....🤷
An ex-girlfriend got me into painting my nails as a guy nearly 2 decades ago. I'm currently in a poly relationship, and one of my partners got me into extensions. I rock 35mm extensions basically full-time, now. I absolutely *love* the way they look and feel. I get compliments every day. I do both of my other partner's nails, and they do, too. The best part - the absolute best part - is how much is pisses off the boomers.
my dad (gen x, a straight man who is a former marine, the nothing but supportive father of a lesbian writing this post— not that it should matter) was kicked out of a gas station in alabama during the mid 90s for wearing a pink t-shirt. Violently kicked out for the literal color of his t shirt-
Pink clothing was the height of male fashion in the 1950s. https://preview.redd.it/wwanqcafnz6d1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc969c6f23391b95d687e3a218855425e5645f36 Although, to be fair, it's almost certain that Elvis had loads and loads of same-sex attraction. It's probably how The Colonel controlled him.
I used to work at a place where the entire majority male IT department wore pink shirts every Wednesday. As a Mean Girls reference. Because they loved that movie
Imagine their reaction to a grown man with black nail polish on his fingernails.... Priceless.
Just tell them it’s light red then walk away.
Pink on dudes is sexy, I don't care what dumb boomers say.
The basic psychology involved is that it makes them feel more “manly” to put down another man’s masculinity. Why do they care about their masculinity? Several reasons but (1)biologically men lose testosterone at that age so they literally feel and become less masculine; (2) they have seen women take their traditional leadership spaces in younger generations which makes their masculinity feel even more fragile. The “natural” pecking order they felt entitled to is changing so they lash out. They are retired, powerless, low T, and the world is changing so your pink shirt is an easy way to assert dominance and restore order to their world.
When we X's are the boomers age we will be kinder.
I hope so. And if not....just keep our opinions to ourselves.
This reminds me of the scene in Repo Man where one guy says “John Wayne was a fag” and the other guys lose their mind about it. https://youtu.be/ewvHk1nM5u0?si=vkWYeuCliMQKE7Af
Both sons (genZ) wear pink shirts and hoodies as they like the colour. My Boomer parents still freak out over it. Bizarre.
I have started painting my toes. I like it and I am secure in my own masculinity. I always say some of my favorite things are pink.
I had a pink T-shirt I wore constantly from the ages of like 23-28. It was a white T-shirt that turned pink because I wore it to a GWAR concert. It was stained with (fake) blood. I loved both the memory of the staining, the story behind it and telling people the story of said staining. The metal-ness of it made boomers angrier than if it were actually pink
I have a bright pink shirt and have had a boomer comment on it a few times and my standard response is to turn to them, move forward while tugging on my shirt and say mockingly, "Oh no! sCaRy cOLor!!! SCARY COLOR!!!! *SUPER SCARY COLOR!!!!†" And if they try to speak I just keep repeating, "Is this color scary? Colors are scary, aren't they!" Invariably they storm off in frustration.
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I find that so funny, they really can’t handle it. I actually don’t think twice when I see a man wearing pink now I think about it. But boomers…
I think it’s funny. Up until 60-70 years ago, pink was considered a masculine color and was considered most appropriate for young boys. It was considered a shade of red and thus symbolic of male passion and power. It’s really interesting how cultural values and norms surrounding gender and color have shifted. Times change and values change with them. Whether it’s better or not is usually somewhat subjective, excepting some extreme examples. Slavery, for example was a norm for a very long time and was seen as just how the world worked. I would argue that it’s better to view slavery as an evil and thus be considers abhorrent by society.
I have a couple of pink shirts I purposely wear to work to set some annoying boomers off. Those are the ones I prefer not to return to my restaurant anyway.
I grew up in the 80s and regularly wore pink both because I liked the color and it absolutely boggled the Boomers even back then. My parents bought the clothes for me without comment (Mom thought it was snappy actually) and even my grandparents adapted to it quickly. But I lost count of how many Boomers would make snide or outright offensive comments. The times I was called gay dictating to wear pink as a guy were numerous. I kind of enjoyed getting them so upset sometimes. When I wore my pink shirt with a lighter pink t underneath along with my pink Chuck Taylors… Man, you would’ve thought I was setting the American flag on fire. Nice to know they’ve never grown out of this crap, even 35 years down the road. The fun part is my Dad (82 years old) wears pink frequently. Proof that not every Boomer is a moron! Just way too many.