The color pink has beautiful meanings:
it takes all the passion and energy
of red and tempers it
with the purity of white,
leaving us with the color
of tenderness and affection.
Pink is definitively linked
to toning down aggression,
and its use in holding cells
for violent criminals has been effective.
Some sports teams
have even painted opposing teams
locker rooms pink
in an attempt to reduce aggression.
Pink is such an effective mood regulator
that too much of it
can by physically draining.
Dark pinks have effects similar to red –
heightened emotions,
while pale pinks are more soothing.
Pink symbolizes youth,
good health, and playfulness.
It’s the flush of first love
and stands for nurturing femininity.
It’s used as the symbolic color
of the movement to support
breast cancer research,
and we think of pink
as an innocent, cheerful color.
We associate pink
with the innocence of childhood
and unabashed play.
If giggles had a color,
it would be pink.
Pink can also be associated with passivity,
and an unwillingness
to take matters seriously.
We think of pink
as the color of inexperience
and associate it with weakness
and inhibitions.
Pink can also be associated
with timidity or a tendency
to be overly emotional.
The little finger is
often referred to
as the "pinky,"
and the origin goes back
to an obsolete meaning of "pink"
to refer to something small.
I find that the small, weak, pretty, emotional pink thing is quite lovely💗
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