I’m A Woman Who Loves Both Black And Pink & No, It Doesn’t Automatically Make Me ‘Girly’ Or ‘Gothic’

I have lost count of the times I have heard,“Ew, why are you looking like a gulaabo today?” each time I wear pink-colored clothes and, “Did someone die?” when I don black-hued tones. 

I mean, why can’t we wear both tones – according to our mood and choice – without being called names?

I remember when I was in college, my male friend was constantly picked on by our other classmates for wearing a light pink t-shirt. I never understood why pink is associated with women or makes a guy ‘less manly’. Sure, women can slay the shade, but so can men!

To be honest, while growing up, I disliked all pink tones and wouldn’t dare to wear or have accessories of the shade because people would call me gulaabo. However, as I grew older, I started liking it because I realized that the pink color is much more than just being a flagbearer of softness and femininity.

The shade black, on the other hand, is considered to be tom-boyish or a manly color. I would wear a black shirt with black pants and again, people would be like ‘kis baat ka gham hain?’

I mean?

I have always loved the black shade, for as long as I can remember. From my bedroom walls and my car to the clothes in my wardrobe, one would find it everywhere; and honestly, I’m proud of it because why not?

I want to ask – why can’t black and pink co-exist in someone’s life? Just because I’m a woman, I need to be more inclined towards the things that are pink, or because I like the shade pink, I can’t like black? 

It’s 2023 and it’s high time we stop categorizing colors on the basis of gender. As a woman, I can love both, pink and black colors and rock them!