Pink Prejudice

I have, much to my delight, been labelled "Goth" by many, many people, be they friends, cousins or neighbours. So, when I walked into school the other day, clad in a pink sari (No, I don't wear saris on an everyday basis. The occassion called for it.) I had high hopes of seeing boys' jaws drop. And oh, yes, they did... with fright. One boy in particular asked me whether this means I'm converting to Barbie-ism and am going to stop liking Floyd. WHAT? ARE YOU CONVERTING TO PERMANENT STUPIDITY? WHY WOULD ANY FLOYD FAN STOP LIKING FLOYD? Only, I didn't quite get what he was saying just then and asked, "What do you mean?" "I mean", he said, "That YOU are in PINK."
I, being my not-so-bright self stared at him dumbly. If my mouth had been open, I'd have looked liked Duh's twin sister. "Yeah, umm, I know.. It's not like I got dressed in the dark" and I snickered at my little joke. This was met with cold silence and a "You're not goth anymore, no? Damn. That sucks." That only further proved that the boy certainly had downed one too many colas/red bulls. Oh and yeah, I FINALLY understood what he was trying to get at. "Noooooo" I wailed like an ambulance siren (Think Vadivelu in Pammal K. Sambandham. Yes, I actually saw that movie!) "I've not renounced my being a goth!!! Why would you think THAT?" He was either in a hurry or too frustrated with me, but anyway, he stomped off.

A little while later, another senior asked me, "Oi, how come you're wearing PINK?" with such disgust you'd think she was talking about rotting corpses. "Why, do I look bad?" "No, it's just that...it's, y'know... pink!" It was my turn to stalk off. Only, like a twit, I stayed on and went, "Yeah, I KNOW... what's wrong with pink anyway?" "Nothing... only.... Paris Hilton... Britney..." Thank God for my fluctuating intelligence that was pretty much on then. "What?" Followed by a sharp intake of breath. I scared myself with that, actually. "No! No way!"
"Just saying, yaa... Pink, y'know...it's so...y'know..." No, I don't know. Enlighten me, oh pink-hater. "Chuck it." She said and walked away somewhere. Brilliant. I'm stupid because I like pink and I like pink so I'm a people- repellent. Pray tell, why is there such animosity for this colour? Has it eaten up your pet dog or given you a rash? Why the hate? Why?

All I am saying, is give pink a chance.