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I used to be against "pinkification", I am not against it after having children.

My kids knew what is "for girls" and "for boys" from around two and half - but I did not taught them that. They would actively ask in toys store what is for girls and what is for boys and then wanted only toys "for them". I lied a couple of times to test it and they stopped asking when they figured symbols. Also I have seen kids correct and sometimes mock each other about what is gender proper for who. They willing to have fun with "wrong toys" now, but I had to explain couple of times that it is ok. And also that they should not mock other kids for that.

It does not matter what of it is biological and what not. What matters is that when you paint car or box to pink, it becomes "for girls" for many kids and adults. It makes it not shameful to play with it and it makes them think it is something with potential for them.

I don't like pink, but it is symbol for "for girls" for many people. It is also pretty much any color that is not used used for pretty much anything smart. The association between pink and stupid is partly because that is how I remember it being used whole time while growing up.

The distaste of pinkification is partly because coloring something to pink makes third parties assume it is stupid, but we dont want tech to look stupid. I get that too, but it would be better to break association then ban color.