browngirl | Materialism in Pink

So, I was reading in the paper about an art exhibition whose theme is materialism: JeongMee Yoon, one of the featured artists, has done a Pink Project and a Blue Project, photographs of little girls and little boys with their pink or blue items respectively. This isn't the picture that was in the paper, but it's close to it:

http://www.artnet.com/Galleries/Artwork_Detail.asp?G=&gid=424670535&cid=113128&which=&aid=424791604&wid=425001855&source=exhibitions&rta=http://www.artnet.com

(Some background info/other pictures: http://afonline.artistsspace.org/view_artist.php?aid=4910 )

That little girl looks so cheerful and happy.

I suppose I'm meant to think that her possessions are excessive, that if we distributed them amongst seven penniless children the world would be better off. Maybe. But, for various reasons not entirely clear even to myself, I'm not as antimaterialistic as would seem to fit with the general tenor of my politics; sometimes I look at my full bookcases with a distinct feeling of contentment, and I adore WD's romance with his sexy German car. I understand that things alone can't make people happy, the problems with "keeping up with the Joneses" etc, but I think it's possible to want something and own it and enjoy it for itself, not to impress anyone else, and that this is not necessarily a bad thing.

This little girl looks so happy, and the one in the paper looked even happier. How can I begrudge them one roomful of pink things? I want to buy them both pink hair ribbons.

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My goodness but that's a lot of pink stuff. It's like the inside of a pepto bismol bottle.;)

I like my stuff...and some of it absolutely makes me happy, like my mixer, which I wanted for *ages* and never actually thought I'd own. And my computer, which is all *mine*, and I don't have to share if I don't feel like it.

As long as the kid doesn't freak out if she happens to acquire a green lollypop or a purple hairbow, I think she's doing just fine. Sam's been in her pink stage for a couple years now, and I've been doing my best to go with it...while making sure she has things of other colors too...though, pink is one of the easier colors to spy in the toy piles at thrift stores. Lately, she's been mentioning that red is her new favorite color...but she still likes pink too! :)

Love you.

My goodness but that's a lot of pink stuff. It's like the inside of a pepto bismol bottle.;)

*giggle giggle giggle*

Pink and red are two of my favorite colors too, so now I'm in great company.

*hugs you warmly* love you too. :D

Materialism in Pink

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