Fucking pink

I fucking hate pink. And I fucking hate that the people that design sports clothing and running shoes put pink on all the women's stuff, assuming that all women want pink on all their stuff. They ruin perfectly good shoes and clothing with pink accents, soles, or heaven forbid entire products, as though women can't possibly wear anything that doesn't have pink. Or that all women even like pink.

Let me tell you something, designers: not all women like pink. I, for one, fucking hate pink. I might be allergic, even. And I am not alone in this.

And while I'm bitching about sports clothing, I also want to bitch that women's clothing is often designed for form rather than function - spandex, halter tops and bling sure bring out the athlete in me - and made from cotton rather than the technical fabrics even the cheapest men's sports clothing is made from.

Is this because of the pink? As soon as you girly something up (with pink, flowers or heaven forbid, bling), it looks less serious, so you take it less seriously - hence the cotton exercise shirts. Or perhaps the pink and the cotton are just both symptoms of the look-pretty-don't-sweat perception: because women are only supposed to look pretty and not sweat, their stuff should be pretty and pink and not made for sweating. Both of these ideas combine well with the ridiculous lion's share of white running shoes (with pink accents for women, obviously). Clearly, these are not meant for outdoor use. Because anyone running outside won't keep them white past the first puddle. Unless they aren't REALLY running. Just looking pretty, of course.

Regardless, the stuff is crap. Plain black running shoes would be a welcome change. No bling. No pink accents to show they're for women. Nothing shiny. Technical sports shirts (non-pink, no flowers) even from cheaper brands, and shorts that are not spandex or revealing any parts of the ass. Hmmm. It sounds like I want men's sports clothing, just made to fit a woman. What a crazy idea.