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Prior to the 1940s, which color was commonly recommended in the U.S. as suitable for baby boys rather than girls?
Answer
Pink
Early 20th-century American parenting guides often described pink as a strong, decided color fit for boys, while blue was seen as delicate and better suited to girls.
💡 Did you know?
Pink was considered a masculine color for boys until the 1940s. Marketers flipped the gendering as a sales strategy post-WWII.
Other options people guess
- Blue
- Yellow
- Green
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- colors
- history
- gender
- marketing
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