BLUE vs. PINK

Well here I go again deterring away from the story of the beginning journey of navigating through the binary world. Just like when I have done this before, I will go right back to the story. However, when I encounter different things along the way, in real time, I feel the need to discuss them with you. One reason for this is, because I fear I might forget about what happened. Another reason is, if I journal it, and save it, for when I finish the beginning story, will it be relevant?

I started physical therapy this wee. This has become a normal occurrence in my life for the last few year. When I go to physical therapy, I use exercise bands instead of weights. This is because I‘m not strong enough to use weights. I always start out with the yellow band and progress to the green one. I never really paid attention to what the other colors are. However, this time I noticed because of my physical therapist. The therapist started me out on orange this time, I commented that I always start of yellow. This therapist felt I was strong enough to start out at a higher. After that comment the therapist pointed out that the first color is pink and the last one is blue. They commented how that was sexist and needed to be changed. I found it funny when they said it was sexist, my first thought was that’s interesting they would say that. They had no idea I an non-binary because I didn’t tell them. As a society we have alway associated pink with females and blue with males. This got me thinking what colors could they use. The middle colors are yellow, green, orange, and red in that order. So I really don’t have any idea what could be used in the place of pink and blue. Will society ever associate pink and blue for everyone? I don’t know. Society is so focused on gender. Slowest things are getting better. You are seeing gender neutral bathrooms. There are states that are giving the operation of gender X, for non-binary people, on identification cards. So maybe. But, should it? Is another question.