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[[File:pink aurora princess 1290.jpg|link=Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|frame|Beauty like a rose, adorned in rosy pink.]] |
[[File:pink aurora princess 1290.jpg|link=Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|frame|Beauty like a rose, adorned in rosy pink.]] |
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For many modern cultures, the color pink has become the color meaning femininity, in all its forms. This means that the more graceful and elegant a woman is, wearing pink is very likely to be paired with this in fiction. It's also why it's thought girls appreciate pink things more than other colors. |
For many modern cultures, the color pink has become the color meaning femininity, in all its forms. This means that the more graceful and elegant a woman is, wearing pink is very likely to be paired with this in fiction. It's also why it's thought girls appreciate pink things more than other colors. |
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Compare [[Long Hair Is Feminine]], [[Woman in White]], [[Lady in Red]], [[Girls Love Stuffed Animals]], [[Hair Decorations]], [[All Girls Like Ponies]], [[Pimped-Out Dress]], [[Princess Phase]]. |
Compare [[Long Hair Is Feminine]], [[Woman in White]], [[Lady in Red]], [[Girls Love Stuffed Animals]], [[Hair Decorations]], [[All Girls Like Ponies]], [[Pimped-Out Dress]], [[Princess Phase]]. |
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== Anime and Manga == |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* ''[[Wedding Peach]]'' has the color appearing in several places, from the weapons to [[Transformation Sequence]]s (and that's not even taking Momoko's [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|hair]] into account). |
* ''[[Wedding Peach]]'' has the color appearing in several places, from the weapons to [[Transformation Sequence]]s (and that's not even taking Momoko's [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|hair]] into account). |
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* Glinda's outfit in ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''. |
* Glinda's outfit in ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''. |
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* In ''[[Film/Suzie Q|Suzie Q]]'', Suzie wears a pink evening dress, and her mother comments that she finally got her daughter to wear fancy clothes. |
* In ''[[Film/Suzie Q|Suzie Q]]'', Suzie wears a pink evening dress, and her mother comments that she finally got her daughter to wear fancy clothes. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* The books of ''[[Angelina Ballerina]]'', and its cartoon adaptations, put Angelina in a pink tutu. |
* The books of ''[[Angelina Ballerina]]'', and its cartoon adaptations, put Angelina in a pink tutu. |
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* Cindy, Chris and Cathy's very girly adopted daughter in the [[V. C. Andrews|Dollanganger]] series, notes that "I love pink, really adore pink," and has a bathroom decorated in pink with gold and green accents. |
* Cindy, Chris and Cathy's very girly adopted daughter in the [[V. C. Andrews|Dollanganger]] series, notes that "I love pink, really adore pink," and has a bathroom decorated in pink with gold and green accents. |
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== Live-Action TV == |
== Live-Action TV == |
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** Played with in ''[[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]'', where Vida the Pink Ranger is about as un-feminine as you can get. |
** Played with in ''[[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]'', where Vida the Pink Ranger is about as un-feminine as you can get. |
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* In the ''[[Firefly]]'' episode "Shindig", Kaylee wears a pink [[Pimped-Out Dress]] as part of her [[Princess for a Day]]. |
* In the ''[[Firefly]]'' episode "Shindig", Kaylee wears a pink [[Pimped-Out Dress]] as part of her [[Princess for a Day]]. |
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== Professional Wrestling == |
== Professional Wrestling == |
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* In a way [[Natalya Neidheart]] defied this trope whenever she wore pink as it was a reference to her Hart family lineage, whose colours are pink and black. So Nattie never comes across as feminine when she's seen wearing pink ring gear. |
* In a way [[Natalya Neidheart]] defied this trope whenever she wore pink as it was a reference to her Hart family lineage, whose colours are pink and black. So Nattie never comes across as feminine when she's seen wearing pink ring gear. |
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* When they have to promote a Diva's match with a graphic, there's always some pink in the background and the text is normally pink as well. |
* When they have to promote a Diva's match with a graphic, there's always some pink in the background and the text is normally pink as well. |
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== Toys == |
== Toys == |
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* The body of the original toy release of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Princess Celestia]] in the Hasbro toy line was pink colored and not white as in the show, apparently to appeal to little girls. It was however changed when the bronies complained. |
* The body of the original toy release of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Princess Celestia]] in the Hasbro toy line was pink colored and not white as in the show, apparently to appeal to little girls. It was however changed when the bronies complained. |
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== Video Games == |
== Video Games == |
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** Alisa Bosconovitch's outfit is half pink half blue. |
** Alisa Bosconovitch's outfit is half pink half blue. |
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== Web Comics == |
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== Webcomics == |
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* In ''[[Wonderella]]'', Wonderita turns down an offer of a [[Ring of Power]] because [http://nonadventures.com/2011/06/18/we-cant-have-nice-rings/ it's not pink]. |
* In ''[[Wonderella]]'', Wonderita turns down an offer of a [[Ring of Power]] because [http://nonadventures.com/2011/06/18/we-cant-have-nice-rings/ it's not pink]. |
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* In ''[[Angel Moxie]]'', Alex's [[Mini-Dress of Power]] is primarily pink (with touches of white and light blue). |
* In ''[[Angel Moxie]]'', Alex's [[Mini-Dress of Power]] is primarily pink (with touches of white and light blue). |
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* This is true for Myari of ''[[Ears for Elves]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20141102055748/http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/610 along with hearts, swirls, flowers, and possibly a butterfly].<ref>Elon just wrote an essay.</ref> |
* This is true for Myari of ''[[Ears for Elves]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20141102055748/http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/610 along with hearts, swirls, flowers, and possibly a butterfly].<ref>Elon just wrote an essay.</ref> |
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== Web Original == |
== Web Original == |
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{{quote|"And she's paaaaaaaaaaaaaaank!"}} |
{{quote|"And she's paaaaaaaaaaaaaaank!"}} |
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* When [[The Nostalgia Critic]] was writing on his bed like a teenage girl, we saw for the first time that his bedroom has pink curtains. |
* When [[The Nostalgia Critic]] was writing on his bed like a teenage girl, we saw for the first time that his bedroom has pink curtains. |
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== Webcomics == |
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== Western Animation == |
== Western Animation == |
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* Clara from ''[[The Nutcracker Prince]]'' has a pink bow and pink [[Pretty in Mink|fur-trimmed]] winter coat. |
* Clara from ''[[The Nutcracker Prince]]'' has a pink bow and pink [[Pretty in Mink|fur-trimmed]] winter coat. |
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* Kim in ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]'' has a pink hair bow and sweater. |
* Kim in ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]'' has a pink hair bow and sweater. |
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== Real Life == |
== Real Life == |