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Pink; A divisive hue with an ability to arouse a spectrum of emotion. Inherently gendered, the colour evokes notions of femininity, fragility & the constraint of binaries. Pink prospered in the 16th century as a status symbol, with French royals finding affinity with the frivolity of the shade. With the rise of industry and the fickleness of trends, it has passed from sophisticated to cheap, vulgar and ironic. Pink is romantic, erotic, the colour of flesh. Pink is naive and irresponsible, carefree and optimistic. Soft as petals, hard as punk, solid as quartz. With wildly ranging …