Eli5: Is there a scientific reason why many young girls like like pink more than any other colour?

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Eli5: Is there a scientific reason why many young girls like like pink more than any other colour?

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Answer 1

The reason is that they grow up in a culture that keeps telling them “girls like pink” and see that reinforced everywhere.

Girls = pink and boys = blue is a relatively recent idea, like the start of the 20th century. Before that, pink was seen as a masculine colour, and young girls having a fascination with pink wasn’t a thing