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Old 06-20-2017, 10:52 AM
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We know it as Rapha Pink

And it suggests that the phenomenon of “millennial pink” — pink as a state of mind, or an idea, as opposed to a specific Pantone shade — has penetrated the sporting world.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/f...nial-pink.html
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Old 06-20-2017, 11:36 AM
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La Gazzetta dello Sport pink ATMO.
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Old 06-20-2017, 11:55 AM
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I'm ok with it generally, but then again I've got two daughters and all sorts of pink crap at home.

by extension it makes some sense that pink has infiltrated my life to some degree.
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Old 06-20-2017, 12:01 PM
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Pink is just a color—not some gender-manipulating invisible force that makes a person behave in any particular way.
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Old 06-20-2017, 12:02 PM
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We threw a splash o pink on our '17 kit in homage to the sport... "club pink" has always been classy. This ain't new.
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Old 07-14-2017, 08:39 AM
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I frequently tell my wife "Everybody loves a guy in a pink shirt"

Myself being a six foot, hyper-masculine, scrappy looking guy with a shaved head, I look a whole lot less threatening when rocking a pink shirt. It's disarming.

I never would've dreamed of wearing one in my younger days, but now, in middle age, it's a go-to.
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Old 07-14-2017, 09:04 AM
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Good luck wearing a pink dress shirt in a "suit and tie" business environment without instantly triggering stupid comments by middle-aged/older guys.
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Old 07-14-2017, 09:13 AM
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Walk downtown for 10 minutes and you'll find it's far more common than you think.
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Old 07-14-2017, 09:18 AM
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Walk downtown for 10 minutes and you'll find it's far more common than you think.
Glen Ellyn?
Yeah that's pretty hip.
Who am I to talk, Geneva.

I don't exit the burbs.
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Old 07-14-2017, 09:26 AM
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Pink is just a color—not some gender-manipulating invisible force that makes a person behave in any particular way.
You have it backwards.
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Old 07-14-2017, 09:27 AM
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That's BS. I'll leave it there. This is a stupid discussion.
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Old 07-14-2017, 09:31 AM
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I admit it. I own a few pink Rapha bits. First, I like pink. Second, I like Rapha stuff. Third, I like their hi-viz pink as a change of pace from hi-viz yellow or orange. No deeper meaning than that I like it.
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Old 07-14-2017, 09:32 AM
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That's BS. I'll leave it there. This is a stupid discussion.
Its a billion(S) dollar industry. Its not stupid. Lots of research and hours have gone into it by many very smart people. Do not be fooled by believing you cannot be fooled.
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Pink is just a color—not some gender-manipulating invisible force that makes a person behave in any particular way.
Yeah right, and Molteni Orange is just orange.


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Old 07-14-2017, 09:35 AM
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Good luck wearing a pink dress shirt in a "suit and tie" business environment without instantly triggering stupid comments by middle-aged/older guys.
I work in Finance in Boston (well...suburbs, nowadays)

I think you'd be surprised by the amount of 'peacocking' in business circles: meticulous shaving, hair coloring, cologne, hair gel, cufflinks, french cuffs, silk.
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