Pink is for everyone

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As a young girl I remember loving everything pink. From clothes, to hair accessories, to my bicycle, it was all pink. Despite my “girly” preference in color, I was not a girly-girl. I hated dresses, never brushed my hair, and would rather wear my docs than even attempt to wear heels.

As I reached my mid twenties, I started to embrace my femininity more, but for a solid decade or more I did not want to associate with anything girly. So for the longest time, I refused to buy or wear anything pink. Looking back it seems silly now, but back then I was actually embarrassed to admit I liked something so “girly”.

Now I embrace my love of pink with my whole heart. Once I realized that it was just a color, my whole thinking changed. Colors are not gender specific and when society attempts to assign them a gender it really is only a passing fad, and fads change all the time. It wasn’t so long along that baby boys were dressed in all pink. A Ladies Home Journal in 1918 wrote “The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and blue for the girls. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl.” 🤷‍♀️

See what I mean? Making colors gender specific has always been a fad. If you need me, I’ll be picking out my next shade of pink nail polish. After all, according to Ladies Home Journal only decided and strong people wear pink. 💅💪

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My journey into Social Media was an unconventional one. For four years I worked with gold-selling, internationally recognized punk band MxPx as their Social Media Manager when the title social media manager wasn’t really a thing. I help to create content to be used on the band's website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. I also assisted with event planning, public relations, web content management, and fan relations. I personally started dialogues with their fan base to find out how the band could better serve them. I also assisted with eCommerce, and I am a badass as merchandise selling at concerts. Most currently I was the Social Media and Content Creation Manager for Kugo Inc, which encompasses multiple consumer packaged goods. The eCommerce brands include luxury men’s grooming lines Zeus Beard and RoyalShave. I created and curated social media content, as well as monitored conversations surrounding all brands, evaluated analytics and consumer engagement, researched trends, assisted in product development, graphic design, and influencer relations. When I'm not pursuing my professional goals, I like to use my talents for good causes. I am a formally trained hair stylist and former educator, I like to use my skills to better my community. I have regularly organized teams for Relay for Life, routinely provided free haircuts to struggling members of my community, and organized hair-cut-athons with multiple stylists to support organizations like The Lambert House that provides help to LGBTQ teens who have no family support. How can I help you? punkrawkboss@gmail.com