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Proceedings/Recueil Des Communications Colour and Colorimetry. Multidisciplinary Contributions Année : 2022

The “Pink Mask Affair”:

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On 13th January 2022, some Italian police stations received stocks of pink FFP2 masks to protect them from covid-19. Many officers however refused to wear them because the colour would not be appropriate for a police officer, alerting the Sindacato Autonomo di Polizia – SAP. This article aims to revisit this “Pink Mask Affair”, to identify and detail the reasons which could or might have led police officers to refuse to wear pink masks. It proposes two hypotheses: 1) the association of pink with feminine and femininity could have led male officers to refuse to wear pink masks for fear of being perceived feminine; 2) bright and pastel colours are not suitable for police officers because they are also associated with femininity.
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hal-03939271 , version 1 (14-01-2023)

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Kévin Bideaux. The “Pink Mask Affair”:: Why did Italian police refuse to wear pink FFP2 masks?. Colour and Colorimetry. Multidisciplinary Contributions , XVII (A), pp.298-305, 2022, ⟨10.23738/RCASB.006⟩. ⟨hal-03939271⟩
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