Pink 215567 225318651 2008-07-13T01:54:01Z 203.84.174.110 /* Pink in human culture */ {{Otheruses1|the color}} {{Infobox color | textcolor=black | title=Pink | pic=Image:Color icon pink.svg | symbolism= [[female]], [[love]], [[homosexuality|male homosexuality]], and [[bisexuality]] | hex=FFC0CB | r=255|g=192 |b=203|rgbspace=[[sRGB color space|sRGB]]| c= 0|m= 31|y= 7|k= 0| h=350|s= 25|v= 100 |source=[[Web colors#HTML color names|HTML/CSS]]<ref name="css3-color">[http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#html4 W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords]</ref> }} '''Pink''' is a pale [[red]] [[color]] that was first recorded in the 17th century to describe the pale red [[flower]]s of [[Dianthus|pinks]], [[flowering plant]]s in the genus ''[[Dianthus]].'' This color stands for beauty, grace and goodness. The color pink itself is a combination of [[red]] and [[white]]. Other [[tint]]s of pink may be combinations of [[rose (color)|rose]] and white, [[magenta]] and white, or [[orange (colour)|orange]] and white. '''''Roseus''''' is a [[Latin]] word meaning "[[Rose (color)|rosy]]" or "pink." [[Lucretius]] used the word to describe the [[dawn]] in his [[Epic poetry|epic poem]] ''[[On the Nature of Things]]'' (''De Rerum Natura''). <ref>[http://www.ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glossaryr.html CTCWeb Glossary: R (ratis to ruta)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The word is also used in the [[Binomial nomenclature|binomial names]] of several [[species]], such as the [[Rosy Starling]] (''Sturnus roseus'') and ''[[Catharanthus roseus]]''. == Pale pink == {{infobox color|title=Pale Pink|hex=FADADD| r=250|g=218|b=221| c=0|m= 13|y=12|k=2| h=354|s=13|v=98 |source=[http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=46435 BF2S Color Guide]}} At right is displayed the color '''pale pink''', a light, desaturated shade of pink. {{-}} == Pastel pink == {{infobox color|title=Pastel Pink|hex=FFD1DC| r=255|g=209|b=220| c=0|m= 18|y=14|k=0| h=346|s=18|v=97 |source=[http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=46435 BF2S Color Guide]}} At right is displayed the color Pastel pink. In Western culture, ''pastel pink'' is used to symbolize baby [[girl]]s just as [[baby blue]] is often used to symbolize baby [[boy]]s. See the section [[#Pink in gender|''Pink in gender'']], below. {{-}} == Web color pink == {{infobox color|title=Web color pink|hex=FFC0CB| r=255|g=192|b=203| h=350|s=100|v=88 |source=[[Web colors#X11 color list|X11]]<ref name=css3/>}} At right is displayed web color '''pink'''. This color is similar to the color [[Tamarisk (color)|Tamarisk]], the color of the flowers of the [[Tamarisk]] plant.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} {{-}} == Web color LightPink== {{infobox color|title=Web color LightPink|hex=ffb6c1| r=255|g=182|b= 193| h=351|s=100|v=86 |source=[[Web colors#X11 color list|X11]]<ref name=css3/>}} At right is displayed the color light pink, web color '''LightPink'''. Although this color is called “light pink”, as can be ascertained by inspecting its [[hex code]], it is actually a slightly deeper, not a lighter, [[tint]] of pink than the color pink itself. A more accurate name for it in terms of traditional color nomenclature would therefore be ''medium pink''. {{-}} == Cherry blossom pink == {{infobox color|title=Cherry Blossom Pink|hex=FFB7C5| r=255|g=183|b= 197| h=350|s=100|v=84 |source=[http://www.pbase.com/digipets/image/28352241 Internet]}} At right is displayed the color '''cherry blossom pink'''. Cherry blossom pink is an important color in [[Japanese culture]]. In the [[Spring (season)|spring]], the [[Japanese people]] gather to watch the [[cherry blossom]]s bloom during the [[Hanami]] festival. This custom has spread to the [[United States]] with the institution of the [[Cherry Blossom Festival]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. {{-}} == Nadeshiko pink == {{infobox color|title=Nadeshiko Pink|hex=F6ADC6| r=246|g=173|b= 198| h=339|s= 30|v= 96 |source=[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ピンク] Japanese Wikipedia}} At right is displayed the color '''nadeshiko pink''', called ''nadeshiko-iro'' (撫子色) in Japanese. It is named after the [[Dianthus caryophyllus|carnation]] flower (''nadeshiko'' 撫子). {{-}} == Web color hotpink == {{infobox color|title=Web color hotpink|hex=FF69B4| r=255|g=105|b= 180| h=330|s= 100|v=59 |source=[[Web colors#X11 color list|X11]]<ref name=css3/>}} At right is displayed the web color '''hotpink''' (no space). {{-}} == Web color deeppink == {{infobox color|title=Web color deeppink|hex=FF1493| r=255|g=20|b= 147| h=328|s= 100|v=54 |source=[[Web colors#X11 color list|X11]]<ref name=css3/>}} At right is displayed the web color '''deeppink''' (no space).<ref name=css3>{{cite web|url=http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#svg-color|title=SVG color Keywords, CSS3 color Module, W3C Candidate Recommendation 14 May 2003|author=W3C|accessdate=2007-01-06}}</ref> <br style="clear: both;"/> == Dark pink == {{infobox color|title= Dark Pink|hex=E75480| r=231|g= 84|b=128| c=0 |m= 36|y=48|k=9| h=342|s=64 |v=91 |source=[http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=46435 BF2S Color Guide]}} At right is displayed the color '''dark pink''', a darker, desaturated shade of pink. {{-}} == Bright pink == {{infobox color|title=Bright Pink|hex=FF0080| r=255|g=0|b=128| h=330|s=100|v=50 |source=[http://www.webdiner.com/annexe/hexcode/hexcode.htm Hexcode Color Chart]}} At right is displayed a neutral shade of '''bright pink'''. {{-}} == Shocking pink== {{infobox color|title=Shocking Pink|hex=FC0FC0| r=252|g= 15|b=192| c= 0|m= 94|y= 14|k= 0| h=315|s= 94|v= 99 |source=[http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=46435 BF2S Color Guide]}} '''Shocking pink''' (also called ''neon pink'') is bold and intense. It takes its name from the shade used on the box of the [[perfume]] called ''Shocking'',<ref name="Schiaparelli">{{Citation | last = | first = | author-link = | publication-date =2003-10-24 | date = | year =2003 | title =Chic value | periodical =Daily Telegraph | publication-place = London | place = | publisher = | volume = | issue = | pages = | url =http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/10/24/baschiap20.xml | issn = | doi = | oclc = | accessdate =2008-04-26 }}</ref> designed by [[Leonor Fini]] for the [[Surrealist]] fashion designer [[Elsa Schiaparelli]] in 1937. This in turn was inspired by the Tête de Belier (Ram's Head), a 17.27ct pink diamond from [[Cartier]] owned by heiress [[Daisy Fellowes]],<ref>{{Citation | last =Owens | first =Mitchell | author-link = | publication-date =1997-04-13 | date = | year = 1997 | title = Jewelry That Gleams With Wicked Memories | periodical = New York Times | volume = | issue = | pages = | url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03E4DA173CF930A25757C0A961958260 | issn = | doi = | oclc = | accessdate =2008-04-26 }}</ref> who was one of Schiaparelli's best clients. Shocking pink kept its name in British English,<ref name="Schiaparelli"/> whereas in North America "This intense [[magenta]] was called ''shocking pink'' in the 1930s, ''hot pink'' in the 1950s, and ''kinky pink'' in the 1960s...[it] has appeared in the vanguard of more than one youth revolution...to some it sings, to others it screams" <ref> Varley, Helen, editor ''Color'' London:1980--Marshall Editions, Ltd. ISBN 0-89535-037-8 Page 139</ref> It is sometimes used as a slang term to refer to the female genitalia, also called the vagina. This color is now again called "shocking pink" to distinguish it from the web color hot pink (shown above). Its appearance is more akin to magenta than it is to traditional pink. This color has always been popular among the [[avant-garde]]. [[NHRA]] drag racer [[Shirley Muldowney]] was famous for driving a shocking pink dragster. [[Image:Hot pink in nature.jpg|thumb|200px|left|A bougainvillea with shocking pink flowers]] On its way into the [[German language]], shocking pink lost the "shocking" and is called only "Pink", while the [[English language|English]] color "pink" is referred to as "Rosa". Meanwhile in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] one of its nomenclatures arrived intact becoming "cor-de-rosa choque" ("shocking pink") used more frequently in [[Brazil]]. It's also called "çingene pembesi" (Gypsy pink) in [[Turkish language|Turkish]]. {{-}} ==Pink in gender== [[Image:Pink knitting in front of pink sweatshirt.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Person in a pink sweatshirt knitting a pink scarf]] * In Western culture, the practice of assigning pink to an individual gender began in the 1920s<ref>{{cite book | last = Zucker, Kenneth J. and Bradley, Susan J. | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Gender Identity Disorder and Psychosexual Problems in Children and Adolescents | publisher = Guilford Press | date = 1995 | location = | pages = 203 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=atfTHGjjVeIC&pg=PA203&vq=pink+or+blue&sig=9wAt47m2KdAGR6QQ7BOwIkMa_-E | doi = | id = | isbn = 0898622662}}</ref>. From then until the 1940s, pink was considered appropriate for boys because it was the more masculine and decided color while blue was considered appropriate for girls because it was the more delicate and dainty color<ref>[[Daphne Merkin|Merkin, Daphne]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/style/tmagazine/t_m_1180_1182_devendra_.html "Gender Trouble"], ''The New York Times Style Magazine'', [[12 March]] [[2006]], retrieved [[10 December]] [[2007]].</ref><ref>[[Peggy Orenstein|Orenstein, Peggy]]. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/magazine/24princess.t.html?pagewanted=all "What's Wrong With Cinderella?"], ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'', [[24 December]] [[2006]], retrieved [[10 December]] [[2007]]. Orenstein writes: "When colors were first introduced to the nursery in the early part of the 20th century, pink was considered the more masculine hue, a pastel version of red. Blue, with its intimations of the Virgin Mary, constancy and faithfulness, was thought to be dainty. Why or when that switched is not clear, but as late as the 1930s a significant percentage of adults in one national survey held to that split."</ref>. Since the 1940s, the societal norm apparently inverted so that pink became appropriate for girls and [[Baby blue|blue]] appropriate for boys, a practice that has continued into the 21st century<ref>[http://www.springerlink.com/content/w77382423043083r/ SpringerLink - Journal Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. * Though the color pink has sometimes been associated with gender stereotypes, some feminists have sought to reclaim it. For example, the Swedish radical feminist party [[Feminist Initiative (Sweden)|Feminist Initiative]] uses pink as its color. * Pink is the color of the Breast Cancer Awareness ribbon. Pink was chosen partially because it is so strongly associated with femininity. <ref>[http://www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org/Pages/PrettyInPink.html Pink Ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness:]</ref> *It has been suggested that females prefer pink because of an [[Evolutionary biology|evolutionary]] preference for reddish things like ripe fruits and healthy faces.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/sc_nm/colour_gender_dc</ref><ref>[http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12512-women-may-be-hardwired-to-prefer-pink.html Women may be hardwired to prefer pink - being-human - 20 August 2007 - New Scientist<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This suggestion, however, has been criticized as unsubstantiated. <ref>[http://www.badscience.net/?p=518 Bad Science » Pink, pink, pink, pink. Pink moan<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==Pink in sexuality== * Whereas [[Jewish]] [[people]] were forced to wear the [[yellow]] [[star of David|stars of David]] under [[Nazi]] rule, and [[Roma people]] were forced to wear a black triangle, men imprisoned on accusations of [[homosexuality]] or same-sex sexual activity were forced to wear a [[pink triangle]]. Nowadays, the pink triangle is often worn with [[gay pride parades|pride]]. <ref>''The Pink Triangle: The Nazi War Against Homosexuals'' (1986) by Richard Plant (New Republic Books). ISBN 0-8050-0600-1.</ref> * A [[Netherlands|Dutch]] newsgroup about homosexuality is called ''nl.roze'' (''roze'' being the Dutch word for pink), while in [[UK|Britain]], [[Pink News]] is a leading gay newspaper and online news service. There is a magazine called ''Pink'' for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual (GLBT) community which has different editions for various [[metropolitan area]]s. <ref> [http://www.pinkmag.com/sanfrancisco.html Website of Pink magazine:]</ref> In France [[Pink TV]] is a LGBT cable channel. * In business, ''the pink pound'' or ''pink dollar'' refers to the spending power of the GBLT communities. <ref>[http://www.securian.com/pdf/Opportunities2005.pdf Opportunities in the Pink Economy of the United Kingdom:] </ref> [[Advertising|Advertising agencies]] sometimes call the gay market the ''pink economy''. * In [[Japan]] the color [[Pink#Cherry blossom pink|Cherry Blossom Pink]] is associated with a woman's [[vagina]], and therefore, in Japan, [[softcore]] [[pornographic films]] are called [[Pink film|pink movies]]. <ref>{{cite book |last=Weisser|first=Thomas|coauthors=Yuko Mihara Weisser|title=Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films|year=1998|publisher=Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications|location=Miami|isbn=1-889288-52-7|pages=p.20}}</ref> * In the [[bandana code]] of the [[gay]] [[leather subculture]], wearing a pink [[bandana]] means that one is into the [[Sexual fetish|fetish]] of playing with [[dildo]]s. Wearing a dark pink bandana means that one is into [[tit torture]].<ref> Card showing list of bandana colors and their meanings, available at Image Leather, 2199 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94114 </ref> <ref> [http://www.GayCityUSA.com/hankycodes.htm Gay City USA Hanky Code:] </ref> ==Pink in human culture== {{trivia|date=July 2008}} [[Image:Pink tulips closed.jpg|thumb|Pink [[tulip]]s.]] =====''Thinking about pink/Pink in pop culture''===== '''[[Alcoholic beverages|Alcoholic Beverages]]''' * [[Seeing pink elephants]] is a [[euphemism]] for [[hallucination]]s caused by [[delirium tremens]]. <ref>[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000766.htm Medline Encyclopedia: Delirium Tremens]</ref> The concept was used in the Disney animated film ''[[Dumbo]]'' when the title character accidentally becomes drunk and sees a parade of pink elephants. * A ''pink lady'' is an alcoholic beverage made with [[gin]] and [[grenadine syrup]] and may include other ingredients. [http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink5902.html] [http://supercocktails.com/690/Pink-Lady] A ''pink squirrel'' is made of white [[creme de cacao]], [[creme de noyaux]] and cream. [http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink5920.html] '''[[Art]]''' * In [[1993]], artist [[Gioia Fonda]] created a conceptual piece in the form of a week long holiday called ''pink week''. The intention of pink week is to liberate the color pink from all dogma and simply celebrate the color pink as a color. <ref> [http://www.pinkweek.org Pink Week--when Pink means Pink:] </ref> * ''Bubblegum Pink'' is an installation by the artist duo Bigert & Bergstrom which "confronted [the viewer] with three different mental climates" <ref>{{cite book | last = Nemitz | first = Barbara | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Pink The Exposed Color in Contemporary Art and Culture | publisher = Hatje Cantz | date = | location = | pages = 88 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = }}</ref> involving large amounts of pink. This mirrors the use of the color in American prisons to calm aggressive prisoners. It features a pink cell and a carpet worn by repetitive pacing. <ref>{{cite book | last = Nemitz | first = Barbara | title = Pink The Exposed Color in Contemporary Art and Culture | publisher = Hatje Cantz | pages = 88 | }}</ref> * [[Christo and Jeanne-Claude]]'s ''Surrounded Islands'' wrapped wooded islands in Miami's [[Biscayne Bay]] with {{convert|6500000|sqft|m2}} of bright pink fabric. <ref>{{cite news | first=Walter | last=Goodman | title=Film: Christo, in 'Islands' | date=[[1987-10-16]] | url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEEDD133EF935A25753C1A961948260 | work =The New York Times | accessdate = 2007-10-05 | }}</ref> Thomas von Taschitzki has said that "the monochrome pink wrappings"..."form a counterpoint to the small green wooded islands". <ref>{{cite book | last = Nemitz | first = Barbara | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Pink The Exposed Color in Contemporary Art and Culture | publisher = Hatje Cantz | date = | location = | pages = 68 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = }}</ref> * Many of Franz West's [[aluminium]] sculptures were often painted a bright pink, for example ''Sexualitatssymbol (Symbol of Sexuality)''. West has said that the pink was intended as an "outcry to nature" and has alluded to phallic associations <ref>{{cite book | last = Nemitz | first = Barbara | title = Pink The Exposed Color in Contemporary Art and Culture | publisher = Hatje Cantz | pages = 69 }}</ref>. '''[[Calendar]]s''' * In [[Thailand]], pink is associated with Tuesday on the [[Thai solar calendar]]. Anyone may wear pink on Tuesdays, and anyone born on a Tuesday may adopt pink as their color. '''[[Clothing]]''' * ''Pink'' is a line of loungeware clothing carried by [[Victoria's Secret]]. <ref> [http://www.vspink.com Victoria's Secret Pink:] </ref> '''[[Cosmetics]]''' * [[Mary Kay]] in 1968, Mary Kay Ash, purchased the first Pink Cadillac, which eventually became the trademark of her company. '''[[Education]]''' * At the Miraloma [[Elementary school|Elementary School]] in [[San Francisco, California]], on [[6 September]] [[2007]], the principal, Ron Machado, got a pink [[Mohawk hairstyle|Mohawk haircut]] , as he had agreed to do if the students raised the school’s [[Academic Performance Index]] by at least 55 points. They raised it by 67 points. <ref> [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/09/07/BA94S0KIO.DTL&type=printable Principal Finds Test Scores Hair-Razing:] </ref> '''[[Film]]''' *[[Pretty In Pink]] has the color named in the title * [[Softcore]] [[Pornographic film|adult film]]s in Japan are often called [[Pink film|pink movies]] because the color ''cherry blossom pink'' (shown above) is associated in Japan with the [[vagina]]. <ref> * {{cite web |last=Domenig|first=Roland|url=http://194.21.179.166/cecudine/fe_2002/eng/PinkEiga2002.htm|title=Vital flesh: the mysterious world of Pink Eiga|accessdate=2007-02-19|date= |year=2002|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20041118094603/http://194.21.179.166/cecudine/fe_2002/eng/PinkEiga2002.htm|archivedate=2004-11-18}}</ref> * The [[Pink Panther (character)|Pink Panther]] is a popular [[cartoon]] character. * [[Pink Cadillac (film)|Pink Cadillac]] was a 1989 movie starring Clint Eastwood. * Pink Ladies was the name of Betty Rizzo's ([[Stockard Channing]]) gang in the film, [[Grease (film)]]. '''[[Finance]]''' * Since 1893 the London ''[[Financial Times]]'' newspaper has used a distinctive [[salmon pink]] color for its newsprint, mainly as a way to distinguish itself from competitors. In other countries, the ''salmon press'' identifies economic newspapers or economics sections in "white" newspapers. '''[[Gender]]''' * The color pink is often used to represent ''[[women]]'' (See discussion above in section on ''Pink in gender and sexuality''.). '''[[Geography]]''' * Pink (or [[red]]) is traditionally used on maps for territory ruled by the [[British Empire]] or for members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. '''[[Gun politics in the United States|Gun Rights]]''' * The [[Pink Pistols]] are a [[gay]] [[Gun politics in the United States|gun rights]] organization in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. '''[[Health]]''' * [http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/in-the-pink.html '''In the pink'''] is an English [[idiomatic expression]] for ''in good condition'' or ''in good health''. * [[Thailand]]'s much-revered King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]], 79, left [[Bangkok]]'s [[Siriraj Hospital]] Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, wearing a pink [[blazer]], shirt and [[tie]], to the great confusion of HM's yellow-shirted subjects: as noted above under ''Calendars'', pink is associated with Tuesday on the [[Thai solar calendar]], while [[yellow]] is associated with Monday, the day on which HM was born. The [[English language|English]] [[phrase]] '''in the pink''' is largely unknown. Coverage by the [[Bangkok Post]] noted that "Thais believe that pink is an auspicious colour for those who were born in the [[Year of the Rabbit]] ...[and] the King..."was born under that sign." Whatever the reason for HM's choice, it has caused an upsurge in the [http://nationmultimedia.com/2007/11/09/headlines/headlines_30055434.php sale of pink shirts] (published on November 9, 2007). '''[[Literature]]''' * In [[Spanish language|Spanish]], a ''novela rosa'' ("pink novel") is a [[Sentimentality|sentimental]] novel marketed to women. '''[[Music]]''' * [[P!nk]] is an [[United States|American]] singer-songwriter whose real name is [[Alecia Moore]]. <ref> [http://www.pinkspage.com/ Official site of singer Pink:]</ref> * "[[Pink (song)|Pink]]" is a song by [[Aerosmith]]. * [[Under The Pink]] is an album by [[Tori Amos]]. * [[Pink Floyd]] is a British [[progressive rock]] band. ** [[Pink Anderson]], an American blues musician who served as part of the inspiration for the name of Pink Floyd. * [[Pink Fairies]] is a British [[hard rock]] band; one of the founding members, [[Twink (musician)|Twink]] released a solo album called ''Think Pink''. * "Think Pink!" is a song from ''[[Funny Face]]''. * [[Pink Cadillac (song)]] is a 1984 humorous rockabilly song by Bruce Springsteen * [[Elvis Presley]] owned what is the most famous [http://www.soultones.com/elvis2.html Pink Cadillac] in the world * Japanese stoner/drone band [[Boris (band)|Boris]] have a 2005 album called Pink. * [[Pink Lady]] was a [[Japan]]ese female [[pop music]] duo of the late 1970s and early 1980s, featuring [[Mitsuyo Nemoto]] ("Mie") and [[Keiko Masuda]] ("Kei"). * [[Pinky Suicide|Pinky]] was a [[Japan]]ese [[punk rock]] performer in the early 1990s. * [[Shocking Blue]] – whose name may be a gender-reversing play on ''shocking pink'' – was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Rock music|rock]] [[Musical ensemble|band]] that was founded in the late 1960s. * [[The Pink Spiders]], an American power pop band. * [[The Flaming Lips]], an alternative/psychedelic band, produced the album [[Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots]]. '''[[Parapsychology]]''' * It has been asserted that people with pink [[aura (paranormal)|aura]]s are those who strongly desire [[Romance (love)|romantic relationships]].<ref> Oslie, Pamalie ''Life Colors: What the Colors in Your Aura Reveal'' Novato, California:2000--New World Library Page 342 </ref> '''[[Politics]]''' * Pink, being a 'watered-down' red, is sometimes used in a derogatory way to describe a person with mild [[communism|communist]] or [[socialism|socialist]] beliefs (see [[Pinko]]). * In maps of political parties in [[Portugal]], pink is used to represent the [[Socialist Party (Portugal)|Socialist Party]]. * The [[Casa Rosada|Pink House]] is the residence of the President of [[Argentina]]. * [[Code Pink]] is an [[anti-war]] organization co-founded in 2002 by anti-[[corporation|corporate]] [[globalization]] activist [[Medea Benjamin]] of the [[NGO]] [[Global Exchange]] in [[San Francisco]]. <ref>[http://www.globalexchange.org/war_peace_democracy/codepink/ Code Pink: Women for Peace] on the site of [[Global Exchange]]. Accessed 31 January 2007.</ref> * The term ''[[pink revolution]]'' may be used to refer to the overthrow of President [[Askar Akayev]] and his government in the [[Central Asian]] republic of [[Kyrgyzstan]] after the [[Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, 2005|parliamentary elections]] of [[February 27]] and of [[March 13]] [[2005]], although it is more commonly called the ''[[tulip revolution]]''. '''[[Religion]]''' * In [[Catholicism]], pink (called [[rose (color)|rose]] by the Catholic Church) symbolizes joy and happiness. It is used for the Third Sunday of [[Advent]] and the Fourth Sunday of [[Lent]] to mark the halfway point in these seasons of penance. However, in some Protestant denominations, the pink candle is sometimes lit on the Fourth Sunday of [[Advent]], the Sunday of Love. * Pink is the color most associated with Indian spirtual leader [[Meher Baba]], who often were pink coats to please his closest female follower, Mehera Irani, and today pink remains an important color, symbolizing love, to Baba's followers. * The [[Invisible Pink Unicorn]] is the [[goddess]] of a [[parody religion]], a [[rhetoric]]al tool intended to [[satire|satirize]] the contradictory properties often attributed to [[deity|deities]]. '''[[Sexuality]]''' * Pink (especially [[Pink#Hot Pink|Hot Pink]]) is often used to represent ''[[homosexuality]]'' (See discussion above in section on ''Pink in gender and sexuality''.). '''[[Audio engineering|Sonics]]''' * [[Pink noise]] ({{audio|Pink noise.ogg|sample}}), also known as 1/f noise, is a signal or process with a frequency spectrum such that the power spectral density is proportional to the reciprocal of the frequency. '''[[Sports]]''' * Pink can mean the [[Scarlet (color)|scarlet]] coat worn in [[fox hunting]] (a.k.a. "riding to hounds"). One legend about the origin of this meaning refers to a tailor named Pink (or Pinke, or Pinque). * The leader in the [[Giro d'Italia]] [[road bicycle racing|cycle race]] wears a pink jersey (''maglia rosa''); this reflects the distinctive pink-colored newsprint of the sponsoring [[Italy|Italian]] ''[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]'' [[newspaper]]. * The [[University of Iowa]]'s Kinnick Stadium visitors' [[locker room]] is painted pink. The decor has sparked controversy, perceived by some people as suggesting [[sexism]] and [[homophobia]]. <ref> [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2174828 Controversy regarding pink University of Iowa locker room:]</ref> '''[[Television]]''' *In the TV series ''[[Power Rangers]]'' and its [[Japanese]] counterpart, ''[[Super Sentai]]'', pink is a ranger color. The pink rangers are usually the airheaded, though the ''[[Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive]]'', pink rangers are the smart ones of the team. They are always female, and are interchangeable with [[white]]. '''[[Toys]]''' *[[Mattel]]'s [[Barbie]] line often displays pink prominently on packaging and other goods. '''[[Transportation planning|Transportation Planning]]''' * The [[Chicago Transit Authority]] recently debuted the [[Pink Line (Chicago Transit Authority)|Pink Line]] light rail service. * In the [[London Underground]] system, [[Hammersmith & City Line]], running from [[Hammersmith]] to [[Barking]] is assigned the color pink on the [[tube map]]. '''[[Other]]''' *Pink is one of the colors in [[MMDA]], the other one is [[blue]]. Also, pink was painted in the streets of Manila. == See also == {{wiktionary|in the pink}} * [[List of colors]] * [[Fuchsia (color)|Hollywood Cerise]] * [[Fuchsia (color)|Fuchsia Pink]] * [[Magenta]] * [[Rose (color)|Rose]] * [[Pink (singer)]] * [[Pink noise]] * [[Pink Panther]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=238733 Google Answers &ndash; Pink, Why Feminine?] * [http://www.sensationalcolor.com/content/view/1060/144/ All About The color Pink] * [http://www.para.com/EN/pages/color/history.htm The History of Color - "Paint the Town Pink"] * [http://www.alapink.com a la pink ~ everything pink] * [http://www.pinkjunction.co.uk Pink Junction ~ a blog of pink things] {{shades of pink|*}} {{shades of red|*}} [[Category:LGBT terms]] [[gn:Pytãngy]] [[ay:Pantila]] [[ba:Ал]] [[ca:Rosa (color)]] [[cs:Růžová]] [[de:Rosa (Farbe)]] [[el:Ροζ]] [[es:Rosa (color)]] [[eo:Roza]] [[eu:Arrosa kolore]] [[fr:Rose (couleur)]] [[gd:Bàn-dhearg]] [[gl:Rosa (cor)]] [[ko:분홍색]] [[id:Merah jambu]] [[it:Rosa (colore)]] [[he:ורוד]] [[jv:Jambon]] [[ht:Woz (koulè)]] [[la:Puniceus]] [[lt:Rausva]] [[ln:Rose]] [[nl:Roze]] [[ja:ピンク]] [[ce:Беса-цIениг]] [[no:Rosa]] [[nn:Rosa]] [[pl:Barwa różowa]] [[pt:Cor-de-rosa]] [[qu:Llanqha]] [[ru:Розовый цвет]] [[simple:Pink]] [[fi:Vaaleanpunainen]] [[sv:Rosa (färg)]] [[th:สีชมพู]] [[vi:Hồng (màu)]] [[tr:Pembe]] [[ur:گلابی]] [[zh:粉红色]]