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[–] BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I never thought a picture of leaves could make me cry, but with your caption attached... 😭

I'm a bio-male whose favorite color has always been pink. Until a recent personal awakening, I kept that part of me hidden from most, only wearing pink "ironically" or because "chicks dig it."

I'm downloading this picture and turning it into my new wallpaper. Thank you. πŸ’–

[–] QuinceDaPence@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

only wearing pink β€œironically” or because β€œchicks dig it.”

As a straight guy who has several pink shirts and is, in fact, wearing one right now (I guess salmon is more acurate but still) you just gotta have it broken up because it's such a loud color, and in a style that works with it and you.

Example: the one I'm wearing now is a pink & gray plaid pearl-snap western shirt. The only comments anyone has ever made about it have been that it looks good on me, same thing with the purple shirts I've got.

Fishing shirts are another style that look good in vibrant colors and I've got a pink polo with gray stripes as well.

OTOH: a pink shirt with a very feminine cut (even if unintentional) or improperly sized isn't going to look good and will get a different response.

[–] BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

I appreciate the advice, and that sounds like a totes fab shirt you're wearing.

I think part of it is that early in life, I wore a pink tuxedo to a wedding. It was fabulous. But one of the "manly" men there made fun of me, and my gut reaction was to laugh it off and just say it was to impress the women. I think that experience put it into my mind that wearing pink wasn't for me; it was for the ladies. πŸ™„

Nowadays, the only person I try to impress with my clothes is myself.

[–] Ertebolle@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

FWIW there's an absolutely wonderful children's book on this subject:

https://www.amazon.com/Princess-Black-Prince-Pink/dp/1536209783

[–] BumpingFuglies@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Ooh, that looks like a great book to introduce to my little one. She already has Pink is for Boys by Robb Pearlman, but she's grown out of it, so The Princess in Black and the Prince in Pink looks like a great follow-up. Thanks for the recommendation! πŸ’–

[–] Bo7a@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

You are most welcome. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Nice pink leaves.

[–] richteratmosphere@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Someone said something similar recently. "Difference is beautiful."

[–] Bo7a@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago
[–] janus2@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Chlorophyll is so last season. Don your accessory pigments and be weeks ahead of the fashion curve!"

[–] Bo7a@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Hah! I dig it.

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