Pink Is for Tropes



Ahh, pink. Variously defined as a lighter shade of red or a hue between red and purple, pink has become a fundamental color term in the English language. The symbolic use of pink is ubiquitous in modern culture, but many of its most deeply-ingrained meanings are not even Older Than Steam. Pink is usually associated with the female gender (especially the younger ones), sweetness, candy, love and Diabetes. Also associated in Japanese culture as a color of spring and death, as it is the color of blossoming cherry trees.

Tropes

 * Cherry Blossoms
 * Pink Elephants
 * Pink Girl Blue Boy
 * Pink Is for Sissies
 * Pink Means Feminine
 * Pink Mist
 * Pink Product Ploy
 * Princesses Prefer Pink
 * Rose Haired Girl