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Laws to permit the colour "blaze pink" for hunters have been proposed in five states in the US. How did this become a legislative trend?
As the legislative session drew to a close last week at the Minnesota state capitol, a curious piece of legislation became the focus of ire for lawmakers - a bill to make something called "blaze pink" legal for hunters to wear.
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Last spring, Wisconsin Representative Nick Milroy had the idea that "blaze pink" might also be an acceptable safety colour as well as a way to get some new blood into the sport.He even got a textile scientist at a local university to investigate whether there were any safety concerns.
"The fastest growing segment in new recruits into hunting are females, and that's one of the big reasons that companies have been marketing things like pink camouflage, pink guns, pink knives," he says.
Participation in hunting in the US has been on the decline for decades, and the sport is overwhelmingly dominated by men.
Safety Orange to become Safety Pink?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday May 29 2016, @07:39PM
And also, girls just like pink. It's a stereotype for a reason.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Monday May 30 2016, @12:28PM
http://www.npr.org/2014/04/01/297159948/girls-are-taught-to-think-pink-but-that-wasnt-always-so
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(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday May 30 2016, @12:37PM
I didn't say it was genetic. Times change and in these times chicks dig pink.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 30 2016, @06:35PM