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I always figured blue/boys pink/girls came from Gainsborough's portraits

Posted by z's replacement droid (aka zeitgeist) Apr 15 '11, 13:24

But from my days as a kiddie pix photog in the 70's, parents were always adamant about making sure I said he or she even when it was a swaddled face in a blanket

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I thought his portraits usually had kids in white. -- nm - loosilu Apr 15, 13:35 1
- I think your average person would only recognize "blue boy" -- nm - z's replacement droid Apr 15, 13:37
what else would you say except he or she? -- nm - Andie Apr 15, 13:25 4
- "Move it over into the light." -- nm - Amy Apr 15, 13:27 3
  - Brits say, or used to say, "it" for kids all the time. -- nm - mara Apr 15, 13:43
  - often it was an SNL "Pat" skit -- nm - z's replacement droid Apr 15, 13:31 1
    - The Target photogs call Logan "Logan". You put the child's name on the forms. -- nm - Amy Apr 15, 13:37

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I always figured blue/boys pink/girls came from Gainsborough's portraits

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