Three month Edinburgh adventure: Pink Edinburgh

I have recently read a book which argued that nowadays girls are being bombarded with pinkness, and that choosing one dominant colour for everything from toys to clothes to furniture reinforces sexist stereotyping. I admit that her observations agree with my child-less view of the situation. Since I was little, I have been actively boycotting pink, aware of the connotations. Inspired by the book, I decided to hunt examples of pink-clad females of all ages to see if the author actually had a point.

Well, it's been fun, but it's been also much more difficult than I expected. It seems parents are much more immaginative than we give them credit for, and while pink did occur frequently as the colour of accessories, headbands, scooters etc., the actual clothing was varied and not dissimilar to the predominantly black and brown of an avarege Edinburghian. Arguably, I did not break into kindergardens or lurk around playgrounds; my hunting grounds were limited to the streets of the town centre. Arguably, when I did come accross children, they were probably born to middle class, stereotype-defying families. Nonetheless, I did really struggle to find examples of the full-blown pink princess type. I did, however, find some interesting pink adults. So, with no further ado, I bring to you - pink Edinburgh.