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6	[[quoteright:317:[[Webcomic/BobAndGeorge https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/001031.png]]]]
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8	->''"A... heart? ''[{{inner monologue}}]'' I feel my masculinity going... going... gone."''
9	-->-- '''[[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]]''' (on his new [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Equestrian]] attorney badge), ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm''
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11	The idea in fiction that a male character, when wearing pink, actively manages to lose a great deal of his more masculine qualities, or is accused of being gay. This results not just in other people making snarky and rude remarks to him, but may actually result in distinct changes in his character.
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13	{{Tomboy}}s may also object to this color because it's girlish. As can women who think it's childish.
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15	The trope is the reason RealMenWearPink is named so. When women are seen as sissies for wearing pink, it also fits into RealWomenDontWearDresses. If a man is similarly embarrassed or emasculated because he's wearing something that resembles a dress, compare EmbarrassinglyDresslikeOutfit.
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17	A SubTrope of PinkMeansFeminine. See also PinkGirlBlueBoy. A likely result of RedSockRuinsTheLaundry. PinkIsErotic can play into this if the color pink is used to foreshadow the act of sex or reference it but it's usually a subversion since this trope is about the color pink being mocked. PsychoPink is an aversion since this is when pink is associated with a violent character.
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20	!!Examples:
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24	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
25	* In ''Literature/IsThisAZombie'', main character (and zombie) Ayumu Aikawa accidentally steals MagicalGirl Haruna's powers, which allows him to use her powers... and gets turned into a CrossDresser in the process. Made a lot more hilarious in Season 2, where he breaks the magical weapon and is unable to erase people's memories of himself while wearing the magical girl outfit, and then it turns out that [[spoiler:that actually made him even more popular, much to his chagrin at trying to [[IJustWantToBeNormal live a normal life]]]].
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28	[[folder:Comic Books]]
29	* In one of the many revivals of Marvel's ''Amazing Fantasy'', Miguel The Mage has this reaction when ComicBook/AnyaCorazon shows up to work with a pink vespa.
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32	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
33	* In ''ComicStrip/{{Foxtrot}}'', Paige once accidentally spilled her sparkly pink pen's ink all over Peter's trademark gray hoodie. Peter is mortified by this and spends most of the next school day wearing another hoodie over his now-sparkly pink hoodie despite the hot weather. Near the end of the day, he finally takes off the cover-up hoodie when he can't stand the heat anymore and learns that the girls actually [[RealMenWearPink love that a guy like him has the courage to wear pink]]. He gets no time to enjoy his newfound popularity with the girls, however, as Andy [[StatusQuoIsGod cleans all the pink off his hoodie the day after]].
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36	[[folder:Fan Works]]
37	* In ''Fanfic/TripOfALifetime'', Josh hates the entire world of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Equestria]] because of how pleasant it is. The mane six are ''very'' confused by this.
38	* In ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'', [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix]] receives from [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] the Equestrian Attorney Badge. It's a pink heart-shaped badge, and he's not the least bit amused by it. Even Pinkie Pie, a '''{{pink\|MeansFeminine}} [[AllGirlsLikePonies pony]]''', cracks up at him for flashing that thing around.
39	-->''"Even the citizens of [[SugarBowl this place]] can see this thing looks embarrassingly stupid..."''
40	* Calvin believes this ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'', as [[ComicallyMissingThePoint he's more concerned by a man's house being painted pink than the horrible paint job]].
41	* Inverted in ''Fanfic/AGhostStory''. Diamond Tiara tries to invoke this trope in the main character, making him wear a pink suit during [[spoiler:his apology for scaring the living daylights out of her with the [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]] song]] to [[SpoiledBrat make him feel miserable]], but Spooky actually ''likes'' his new attire, and even burst into song to prove that he really doesn't care about the color. Which leaves Diamond Tiara mouth agape, to say at least.
42	* ''Fanfic/UsAndThem'': In "Right Lesson, Wrong Time", [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Aeris and Sephiroth's]] son Sam is trying to get to the potty in the bathroom where his older brother is taking a bath. There's another in the upstairs bathroom, but he refuses to use it because it's ''ugly'' (pink).
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45	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
46	* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': Played for laughs when Ralph first enters the palace in ''Sugar Rush'':
47	-->'''Ralph:''' I see you're a fan of pink.\
48	'''King Candy:''' Salmon! Salmon, that's obviously salm... What are you doing here?
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51	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
52	* In ''Film/OperationPetticoat'', the submarine is painted pink, because what could be obtained on short notice was red paint and white paint but not enough of either.
53	* ''Film/ReservoirDogs'': One of the gangsters objects to his new code name.
54	-->'''Mr. Pink:''' Why am I Mr. Pink?\
55	'''Joe:''' Because you're a faggot, alright?
56	* In the ActionPrologue of ''Film/KimPossible'', Professor Dementor is initially pleased with the dissolving slime weapon a KidnappedScientist created for him... until the stuff turns pink and sparkly, at which point he starts ranting that using it would [[EmbarrassingSuperpower make him a laughingstock]].
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59	[[folder:Literature]]
60	* ''Literature/AlcatrazSeries'': Alctatraz Smedry complains about having to travel in a flying vehicle shaped like a pink butterfly. He says it is not masculine enough.
61	* In Creator/VictoriaForester's ''Literature/TheGirlWhoCouldFly'', Junie Jane is not a soft girl: she hates pink.
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64	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
65	* One ''Series/{{Friends}}'' episode centered on Ross trying to retrieve his [[InsistentTerminology "Faded salmon!"]] shirt from his ex's place.
66	* Mentioned on ''Series/ModernFamily'', "Mother's Day":
67	-->'''Cameron''': We hate when people treat us (gay men) like women, Okay? We don't want to go to your baby shower, we don't have that time of the month, and we don't love the color pink.\
68	'''Mitchell''': You love pink.\
69	'''Cameron''': No, pink loves ''me''.
70	* On ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' in the episode "Q-Pid" [[GreatGazoo Q]] throws the bridge crew into his recreation of Myth/RobinHood, giving [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Worf]] the role of Will Scarlet, with a matching pink and red-hued wardrobe. Worf is not content, protesting that he is not a merry man.
71	* ''Series/{{Angel}}''. Angel has to hop on a motorbike with Wesley so they can ride off and do a BigDamnHeroes, but the only helmet available is a pink ladies helmet. Wesley shouts him down, saying they don't have time to be stopped by the police, only to quip, "Hop on, gorgeous" after Angel puts it on. Later a vampire has a good laugh at Angel's helmet, only for Angel to smack him in the face with it.
72	* ''Series/{{Soap}}'': Jodie (who is gay) has a date with a girl and as he's getting ready to go his step-father Burt complains about his shirt.
73	-->'''Burt:''' You gotta change that shirt.\
74	'''Jodie:''' What's wrong with my shirt?\
75	'''Burt:''' It's pink.\
76	'''Jodie:''' It's not pink. It's shrimp. Some might call it peach.\
77	'''Burt:''' Don't you have anything in a plaid? Or a brown, huh? A nice strong brown.
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80	[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
81	* Early in her Wrestling/{{WWE}} run, Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart said she adopted her new ring gear because there was [[JerkJock nothing more humbling that getting beat by someone in pink]]. But then she [[TookALevelInKindness really mellowed out]], yet continued to wear pink, just seemingly out of tradition.
82	* Hailey Hatred has a love for pink she has actively tried to suppress after learning that boys hated pink.
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85	[[folder:Roleplay]]
86	* In [[Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest SOTF-TV]] each character is sorted into a color-coded team. Everyone on the Pink team happens to be male. Naturally, they tend to get a ''lot'' of in-universe mocking, and this hasn't gone without a LampshadeHanging. The best example would be their [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection mentor]] reminding two members to put their shirts back on, since Pink Team was being called "the gay team".
87	-->'''Mike Patterson''': Oh, uh hello again. I forgot to ask, but um, would one of you boys mind putting on a shirt? People are calling Pink the um, well... 'Gay Team' - err, I mean, not that there's anything wrong with that, um, if you are. Uh yeah, that's all. Take care.
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90	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
91	* Player-created joke unit [[{{Bishonen}} "Pretty Marines"]] from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' have a lavender paintjob and rose motifs.
92	** The ''actual'' pink-wearing unit (the Emperor's Children Legion) zigzag this- on the one hand, they're millenia-old hedonists who wear black-and-pink armor because clashing colors are the only things that register on their overabused senses, are as evil and murderous as any other follower of Chaos ... and are viewed as limp-wristed pansies by the red-and-brass-favoring followers of Khorne.
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95	[[folder:Video Games]]
96	* In ''VideoGame/EscapeFromMonkeyIsland'', Guybrush is greatly distressed to find out that his new ship is pink. Later on, he gets to try a lava rendition of water amusement ride intended to be part of wedding rituals at an ominous cathedral dedicated to [=LeChuck=]. All of the boats that are seen passing through the boarding zone are black. Guybrush ends up getting a pink one.
97	* A flashback case in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'' has Phoenix wear a pink sweater with a big P on chest which according to Mia doesn't stand for "Phoenix".
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100	[[folder:Web Animation]]
101	* In ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'', when Donut gets his own colored armor — and it turns out to be pink, however much he insists it's really lightish red — this becomes the impetus for his {{Flanderization}} as the series goes on.
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104	[[folder:Webcomics]]
105	* In ''Webcomic/{{Strays}}'', [[http://www.straysonline.com/comic/167.htm Meela can pose as a servant -- or wear a pink dress!]]
106	* In ''Webcomic/SquidRow'', [[http://squidrowcomics.com/?p=1805 Randie does not quite love a pink Vespa.]]
107	* in ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/001031c Megaman objects to being the Pink Ranger.]]
108	* PlayedForDrama in ''Webcomic/JoeVsElanSchool''. The titular school forces any male inmates who are flight risks to wear hot pink short shorts as a form of emasculation and humiliation.
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111	[[folder:Western Animation]]
112	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E1StarkRavingDad Stark Raving Dad]]" has Homer freaking out because his work shirts have all turned pink, due to Bart throwing his lucky red cap into the washer while Marge wasn't looking. Marge insists that it won't be a big deal. Cut to the morning grind, where Burns and Doctor Monroe have singled Homer out for "freakish tendencies" and begin plotting for his sanity evaluation. Bear in mind that most of the bad things that happen to Homer in this episode are clearly his own fault: Upon being given a take-home psychiatric evaluation, Homer loafs around, trying to get other people to fill it out for him. Eventually, Bart fills it out and Homer is predictably thrown into a mental institution when he turns it in without even looking at it. Also, Homer's objection isn't so much to the fact that it's pink, as that it would make him stand out. He says something to the effect of "I'm not popular enough to be different!"
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