The Nazis used pink triangles for homosexuals in camps. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_triangle and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:German_concentration_camp_chart_of_prisoner_markings.jpg
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Susan Carroll-Clark < [email protected]> wrote: > Lynn Downward wrote: >> >> Which came first, the pink outfit or the idea that men in the arts are >> often homosexual? >> > > Well, since pink wasn't a considered a "girl's colour" until into the 20th > century, I would expect that pink for music predates any associations of > pink with gay people. The academic costume colour code was adopted in the > US in 1895. > > Susan > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Carolyn Kayta Barrows -- Blank paper is God's way of saying it ain't so easy being God. -- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
