In the US we call it "pink washing." It does attract some women. And then there are others who absolutely turned off by it.
I'll let you guess what category I fall into ;) On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Ryan Kaldari <rkald...@wikimedia.org>wrote: > While I personally don't mind the color pink, I have to say that the hot > pink globe logo makes me cry a little inside. > > Ryan Kaldari > > > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 5:04 AM, Russavia <russavia.wikipe...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> From: https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_for_kvinder in >> the info on WikiWednesday, part of what is done is: >> >> "Sladre om de andre brugere" >> >> Bwahahahahaha, if that's not reinforcing stereotypes, what is? :))))) >> >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Ole Palnatoke Andersen >> <o...@palnatoke.org> wrote: >> > You never know with allergies - it could be a recent development :-) >> > >> > More seriously: I guess pink is given the connotations of cutesy, >> > little-girl-donesn't-know-a-thing and such. >> > >> > -Ole >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Russavia <russavia.wikipe...@gmail.com >> > >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> And here is Sanne wearing pink badges -- >> >> >> >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/7405752@N06/2513156755/in/photolist-4Q5zWT-4Q9PEs >> >> >> >> And here is Sanne standing directly next to some big arsed pink >> >> balloons -- >> >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/7405752@N06/2513983346/in/photolist-4Q9PEs >> >> >> >> I am guessing that she isn't the one with the problem with pink? >> >> >> >> If so, *facepalm* >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Ole Palnatoke Andersen >> >> <o...@palnatoke.org> wrote: >> >> > Yesterday, stand up comedienne Sanne Søndergaard* ** noticed >> "Wikipedia >> >> > for >> >> > kvinder"***, dawiki's portal for women, and her reaction was >> "WTF?"**** >> >> > >> >> > The discussion on Facebook has had its ups and downs. One particular >> >> > down is >> >> > a lot of name-calling amongst the women in the discussion. It >> appears, >> >> > however, that some people are allergic to pink, and that some people >> >> > find >> >> > the text condescending and patronising. >> >> > >> >> > The kerfluffle has caused quite a lot of views on the portal - on >> >> > ordinary >> >> > days, it has ~20-30 hits; yesterday 5159. ***** >> >> > >> >> > Oh, and at WikiWednesday the day after tomorrow, we'll probably talk >> >> > about >> >> > pinkness and stuff.****** >> >> > >> >> > Regards, >> >> > Ole >> >> > >> >> > *) http://solosanne.dk/ >> >> > **) https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanne_S%C3%B8ndergaard >> >> > ***) https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_for_kvinder >> >> > ****) https://www.facebook.com/SanneSonder/posts/609718455741119 >> >> > *****) >> >> > http://stats.grok.se/da/latest90/Wikipedia:Wikipedia%20for%20kvinder >> >> > ******) >> >> > https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiWednesday/2013#Oktober >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > http://palnatoke.org * @palnatoke * +4522934588 >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Gendergap mailing list >> >> > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> > >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Gendergap mailing list >> >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > http://palnatoke.org * @palnatoke * +4522934588 >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Gendergap mailing list >> > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > -- -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedian* *www.sarahstierch.com*
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