Women's Prize for Fiction - new PINK logo, urgh!

[FluffyHamster]

Looked to see if there's already a thread for this, but couldn't see one?

Yesterday The Women's Prize for Fiction announced a new PINK logo for March and a tie-in with a sleepwear company (pink PJs...) with the following announcement:

Pink isn't just a colour, it's an attitude.
We are SO excited to unveil our brand-new, dazzlingly pink logo to celebrate Women's History Month and International Women's Day

Here at the Women’s Prize Trust, we've joined forces with female-founded British sleep and underwear brand, Stripe & Stare, to create a limited-edition pair of vibrant pink PJs and matching knicker set in their luxuriously soft signature fabric.

Understandably (and correctly IMHO) they are getting slated on Twitter for it: twitter.com/WomensPrize/status/1630855852780339202

Honestly, WHO thought this would be a good idea??

If they'd gone for green, white, and purple that really would have been amazing.

What, this 'Women's' Prize for fiction?

womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/features/writer/torrey-peters

I am unsurprised.

At aged three my mother tried to dress me in a pink coat and pink flares. I screamed and wailed so much she gave up and dressed me all in blue.

The beetle has never, does not and will never do pink!

In fact their last tweet is almost more offensive than the first.

'All funds raised in March will go towards a new reading programme exploring books by women as a tool to increase empathy, empower connection and encourage community cohesion.'

Cause that's what being a woman is all about, right? Being nice and kind.

I just want to scream and set fire to stuff. lately. I suppose that makes me non-binary.

books by women as a tool to increase empathy, empower connection and encourage community cohesion

Imagine that novel! Imagine stroking its soft-as-satin pages, and how they would tickle you like a fluffy feather as you hugged the book to your generous bosom. Imagine how brilliantly poignant the tear would look rolling down your downy cheek, refracting the light in a thousand pretty rainbows, while you huffed on the biggest pot of glue you could find in the hardware shop.

They have managed to piss off everyone with this. Even the 'intersectional feminists' and the pronoun crew aren't happy.
Idiots.

And the follow up tweet about how they're working towards women's writing being a tool to increase empathy, connections and community....fucking hell.

That's all you women writers are good for apparently - write about empathy while you wrap yourself up in our overpriced bright pink pyjamas and have a Baileys

Is pink meant to signify the pink of the inner labia, maybe?

I was looking for a birthday card for my sister-in-law yesterday in a big store. No need to look above for the appropriate named cards - just follow the sea of pink. Pink was a perfectly nice colour among others until it became obligatory for girls and women. DD and I have a pact with birthday cards for each other. No bloody pink.

The pyjamas are unbelievably nasty: womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/features/features/news/womens-prize-trust-x-stripe-stare

Aaaargh! Just fucking stop it.

They ... they're selling pink knickers?

Is this a joke?

Please tell me this is a joke.

YY to this.

I swapped to a coloured lanyard at work and I’m wearing it with pride.

I've made them a new logo, they can have it for free.

When you disconnect womanhood from the experience of being female, all you have is gender stereotypes.

In that world, pink and empathetic is entirely valid as the essence of womanhood.

don't forget the lacy pants, FlirtsWithRhinos! Ladywriters love lacy pink pants!

Ninety five fucking pounds?

Well, they are very kind pyjamas, viques. And kind pyjamas require women to hand over lots of their hard earned cash. So that we can make sure ladywriters write lovely, soft, kind and nice books that promote community cohesion.

Funny, I feel more in the mood for Orange.

Rip it up and start again
I hope to God you're not as dumb as you make out
I hope to God
I hope to God
And I hope to God I'm not as numb as you make out
I hope to God
I hope to God
And there was times I'd take my pen
And feel obliged to start again

It's always time for Orange Juice.

I thought you'd be more about the Peach, bellini.

So anyone wearing those pyjamas and knickers is a proper woman, don't forget!

Pink is just a colour, though. And if it's an attitude it's not my attitude.

Pity about the empathy and community cohesion, some of us are still hoping for a revolution.

Who are they hoping to sell the jammies to? I'd wear that style because I need a button top, but I'm am old lady and I already have much nicer ones. And I can't imagine anyone younger than me wanting to wear that style at all.