Probably because they're made of sugar and spice

[blue_succubus]

Today was my friend's baby shower, and she's having a girl. Now, I had to leave the party early, but I feel pretty confident in guessing that there were some cute dresses given as gifts. If not, then a great crime occurred, and I will rectify the situation later. Because seriously, how can you not bestow cute girly outfits on girl babies? I ask

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[the_third_day]

When I see a new born baby I tend to have a hard time deciding which gender the kid really is. I usually stick to a safe saying like "aww..your baby is so cute!" or "Look how adorable you are!". But if the parents dress their kid in blue or pink then I can feel safe in saying " She/He is so pretty".
Whereas when they are older, the boys have short hair, girls have long hair and so on. Their features are more defined so you don't need to dress them in certain colors to define their gender.

[amy34]

I'll agree with what others have said; it's because otherwise you can't tell by looking whether a baby is a girl or a boy, and people feel awkward when they don't know whether to call your baby "he" or "she." I think I've read that people respond differently to a baby depending on how it's dressed, so if it's dressed in pink they're more likely to praise the baby's looks, and if it's dressed in blue, maybe they'll comment on how big or strong the baby is. And that might be one reason some people choose gender-neutral colors like yellow. But babies don't understand a word of that stuff, so I doubt it makes any difference.

Well said

[raven_delajour]

I agree as well. I find it funny how seriously people take this.

[andyleggett]

Just like you said: it's fun to dress 'em up and that is about all you have to go on...

Personally, I like variety, so, should I one day have a child, girl or boy, being the crazy person that I am, I would prolly dress them in both at different times, and the other third of the time as neutral just to mess with everybody to get 'em guessing... (But then, God help those children of mine when I get around to the sex talk... which I prolly would, unable to restrain myself, when they were about six...)

[anguissette_02]

Did you know....

That until the turn of the century pink was considered the more masculine color? It was due to a painting "The Blue Boy" (if I'm remembering that title correctly...) Up to that point boys wore pink and girls wore blue because pink, as a derivitive of red, was seen as the stronger color and blue was supposed to be softer.

Seriously.

[marykate_gift]

ohh that's interesting I've never heard that before!