Do women really buy into the pink everything thing?
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Both are EXACTLY the same...exactly.
The female is not drawn to pink just like the male is not drawn to any specific color....both are caving into to peer pressure as to fit into what that specific person wants to fit into.
The only reason we like the little girl is because it is all american, apple pie and all that jazz....and I hate to tell you this but in 8-10 years that little girls brain will fall clean out of her head....happens to all teens and the road will go wherever their hormones and whatnot will take them. I would not be shocked if a 10yr old picture of the bottom girl is as innocent at the top.
If the little kid on the top picked that for herself more power to her....however I bet on the well girls are barbie dolls and pink.
The female is not drawn to pink just like the male is not drawn to any specific color....both are caving into to peer pressure as to fit into what that specific person wants to fit into.
The only reason we like the little girl is because it is all american, apple pie and all that jazz....and I hate to tell you this but in 8-10 years that little girls brain will fall clean out of her head....happens to all teens and the road will go wherever their hormones and whatnot will take them. I would not be shocked if a 10yr old picture of the bottom girl is as innocent at the top.
If the little kid on the top picked that for herself more power to her....however I bet on the well girls are barbie dolls and pink.
There are worse colors for girls to be infatuated with. Which would you rather have?
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Do women really buy into the pink everything thing?
According to the women at the job I use to work at, Yes, yes they do.
Everything is pink and if its not pink then the only reason its not pink is the boss wouldn't allow it to be pink.
According to the women at the job I use to work at, Yes, yes they do.
Everything is pink and if its not pink then the only reason its not pink is the boss wouldn't allow it to be pink.
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My lady has a charter 38 that is partly pink. I like shooting it 
Her other guns are fun colors too: leopard SR22 (we cerakoted it), working on a silver and aqua AR. She not "into" pink, but likes fun style. I don't care as long as she enjoys it.
Her other guns are fun colors too: leopard SR22 (we cerakoted it), working on a silver and aqua AR. She not "into" pink, but likes fun style. I don't care as long as she enjoys it.
They make it because it sells so obviously there are people buying it.
My daughter's AR was a pink and purple with white and pink hearts custom. She was 8 at the time. By the time she was 13 she wanted what looked like Buzz Lightyear colors. 5 years later she doesn't care.
My daughter's AR was a pink and purple with white and pink hearts custom. She was 8 at the time. By the time she was 13 she wanted what looked like Buzz Lightyear colors. 5 years later she doesn't care.
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My wife is more like one of the "Guys". She said she would never buy a pink gun! Love her to death & some handguns she has purchased make others envious, including me!
morcey2
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I took my youngest daughter into a small gun store/gunsmith shop about 9 years ago when I was picking up a gun I was having worked on. We just got through the door when she caught sight of a pink camo shotgun. It was either a Mossberg 500 or Rem 870. She immediately let out a scream/squeal that was probably audible for miles around. I whipped around thinking that she had smashed her finger in the door or something like that. She then yells "IT'S PINK!!!!!!1!11!!" She wanted me to buy it for her because it was just her size. I didn't get it for her because it was about $100 more than the normal wood-stocked models. I ended up getting her a Mossberg 20 ga for Christmas a couple of year ago. Now she says that she's really glad I didn't get her the pink one.... mostly because my granddaughter (her niece) would have commandeered it from her because she's at the point that she thinks that all pink things belong to her.
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AirForceShooter
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My lovely daughter who is a NRA cert. RO once told me "Daddy if you ever buy me a pink gun I will beat you to death with it"
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My wife isn't into pink guns. But I bought several different colored handgun bags. I put hers in a pink bag. She doesn't mind that.
When I go alone to try out loads for her guns, she ask me if I'm worried about taking a pink bag to the range. Nah, it's all about what is on the inside that matters.
She probably would like one of them Bel-air Kimbers. But she mainly prefers stainless or black.
When I go alone to try out loads for her guns, she ask me if I'm worried about taking a pink bag to the range. Nah, it's all about what is on the inside that matters.
She probably would like one of them Bel-air Kimbers. But she mainly prefers stainless or black.
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My wife's first rifle was a Remington 597 in Pink Mossy Oak. I opened the gun cabinet to put a rifle away one day, and my four-year-old daughter caught sight of it for the first time. She said, "Gun! Pink! Camo! Miiiiiiinnnnnne."
It now sits in a different cabinet, the one reserved for the kids' guns when they grow into them.
Meaning the thought process. Not that I really subscribe that society has made girls like Barbie dolls and boys like fire trucks....but I do think it has some bit of truth to it.
All kids....and kids being teens go through a "stage"....I call it the brain falling out of their head. And that path will go where it goes. Depending on the kid it can have some pretty "shocking" outcomes.
Who is to say the bottom kid is not a good kid.....what is a good kid, just because she looks like that does not mean drugs, sleeping around or any of those other activities that cause fathers sleepless nights. If you do you have never dated a good Catholic girl.
No.....despite what I said in the first thread I do think we (western culture) does push boys one way and girls one way....and part of that is the pink everything.
That was a little high brow for a gun forum perhaps.
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Wow....all of us cro-magnon here, with drool running outta the corner of our mouths, are truly not worthy.
Culture pushes everyone into "fitting in". Doesn't matter what culture or what part of the world you are in. Girls may like pink and pink guns because they have been taught that pink defines femininity and they have also been taught, that being females they need to act feminine. Could be they just like pink like some of us like blue or red. Could be they like pink guns because their whole life guns have always been a "guy" thing and designed and colored to attract men. Now they have their own. I'm betting those that prefer Deep Blueing and fancy wood stocks have also been taught by peers and mentors that it is the only coloration for "real" guns. Just like some have been taught that deeply engraved guns and high priced watches give you status and folks that don't appreciate them, are just too poor to know any better......you know, too "low brow". Maybe some guys like the deep bluing because it's blue and we all know, ma painted his nursery blue. It can't be because it is the most effective method of preventing rust.....just one of the prettiest. Kinda like nickle. Or why folks polish their stainless with Mother's polish, and add custom wood grips. To make 'em pretty. Get over it men, girls ain't the only ones that like "pretty" guns. Don't be intimidated by pink guns because you don't think they're manly. You wife/daughter ain't no better than anyone else's wife/daughter because she likes/hates pink guns.
Arguing on the internet over what is and isn't the right "look" for a gun or a daughter is what's low brow......not the assumption of why folks prefer one from the other. Like what you like and appreciate the fact that others are different. It's not a blow to your manhood to be outshot by a pink gun.
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Some do. Some don't. One of my daughters has pink range earmuffs. The other daughter doesn't care what color her guns or accessories are.
Ed Ames
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Parents with pink clad daughters may want to skip this one, but...
I have seen reasonable arguments which call that into question. Specifically, there is evidence that a preference for pink or red is linked to estrus in cold climates. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931631/).
This would imply that the color preference is at lesst partly biological in origin, and not entirely cultural.
I thought it was red=vigor, blue=calm, purple=royalty, and the lighter shades like pink=non-colorfast dyes frequently washed, but yes trifling details aside it is also my understanding that the traditional gender colors did flip in the 20th century.
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Culture my push, but anymore it does not force people to fit in....well in a wide brush western culture. We are not talking about women wearing a garbage sack and covered head to toe.
Also you assume a bit too much. I think I would be safe to say that bluing is not the most effective of preventing rust....and as to watches, some of us like a fine machine just as much as a timex.
Yes we enjoy to modify things to our tastes.....everything from gunz to carz have a huge aftermarket so we can put big tires on our trucks and fancy grips on the gunz.
I am talking about young children.....where it all starts. And the female of the species is not drawn to pink in greater numbers then any other color.....it is the western culture that has said sugar and spice and everything nice.
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Men may do the actual purchasing, but enough girls and women prefer pink that it continues to sell. You have to admit that when you are in a big box store and everything else is black, brown, or camo - the pink color really sticks out. I'm not a psychologist, but most people want to buy personal items that are tailored for themselves or to make a statement about themselves. Men look at more of the functional features, like a handgun's adjustable grip panels, aftermarket night sights, the best holster, and which SD ammo is the "best." Something blue and rosewood signifies class. Something black with picatinny rails shows expertise and toughness (at least it used to!) Some of this is cultural (#MERICA), some of this is sentimental and environmental (memories of dad taking you shooting), and some of it is just popular (I better get one before it's banned).
I'm no expert, but I do know a few female shooters. In a way, guns can be intimidating. Anything much over 22LR takes significant grip and strength. For some women, it doesn't take much shooting for them to be done due to recoil. A poorly fit shotgun will bruise a person easily, even for a guy. You want them to have a positive experience so that they will want to continue and not just give up or think that it is only for men. Companies have opened up the market with pink items, but they have continued with "lite" cartridge loads in pink boxes and guns in nontraditional colors, like turquoise, purple, etc. While it is true that a good amount of these might end up with the "leftover liquidators," it has the ability to introduce women to firearms so that they can be proficient instead of just dismissing it as a guys thing. That said, companies make products to make sales, regardless of being a good product. So that pink mousegun may not be a good choice because she may not know how hard it is to aim or how hard it kicks, but a pink grip sleeve on a handgun that fits well might be (as seen above.)
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Purchased a pink laminate cricket for my oldest daughter when she was 4, she's 18 now. My next two daughters shot the same rifle. They grew out of that cricket the moment I introduced them to the "Triple-deuce" and prairie dogs. My middle daughter (14 y.o.) took control of my Del-ton mid-length AR, all black on an Anderson with a red-dot and quad-rail handguard. I ordered an Olympic rifle length upper for myself and my youngest daughter (10 y.o.) has commandeered it for her use, it sits atop a dark earth FMK poly lower, she likes the "tan" accessories. The wife said "before you get another AR, I want one in Muddy Girl," according to my count, I've built two and still don't have one for me...lol!!! I purchased a carbine length AR Stoner and pinned it on another Anderson and put the Muddy Girl furniture on it. Looks damn good if I say so myself, especially just after she gets outta the shower! For me it's whatever my "girls" want, keep the ladies in your life happy and you will be happy, otherwise it's dirty looks and "don't forget notes..." stuck all over the place and "did you do..." texts all day long.
For me it's whatever my "girls" want, keep the ladies in your life happy and you will be happy, otherwise it's dirty looks and "don't forget notes..." stuck all over the place and "did you do..." texts all day long.
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There are worse colors for girls to be infatuated with. Which would you rather have?
I have 6 grand daughters who would give all their baby teeth for a pink shooting outfit like that.
As a grandfather I am just thankful that none of my kids have decked up their daughters like the little one pictured below. That picture is a sign of something much worse for America....the death of the family. Heaven help us.
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