https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:19:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-the-term-team-green-come-from-ie-why-green#post-10358 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:33:11 +0000 tequiero21 10358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yup, i learned that i'm team purple! i had to look it up though on websites. well, yellow (people say it's neutral but i think it's more girlie) and blue = green? red + blue = purple? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-the-term-team-green-come-from-ie-why-green#post-10349 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:23:53 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 10349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay clearly I don't know the lingo. Didn't even know there was a team purple let alone green. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-the-term-team-green-come-from-ie-why-green#post-10318 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:54:32 +0000 runsyellowlites 10318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mh.albania OMGosh I think you just solved my "nursery"/DS bedroom issues! YAY! thanks</p> <p>okay back to topic:</p> <p>I do think that light greens are more neutral than yellow, but that may just be b/c I don't like yellow as a "neutral" lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-the-term-team-green-come-from-ie-why-green#post-10314 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:23:13 +0000 cvbee 10314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it depends what shade of green. Crayon green is more boy, I agree, but most greens that we would decorate with are very gender neutral.</p> <p>Not team green here, by the way. :) Finally decided. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-the-term-team-green-come-from-ie-why-green#post-10293 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:53:17 +0000 MH.Abroad 10293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think green is very neutral. We're doing a cream and light green based nursery, and if it's a girl we'll add a few plum purple details. My teenage bedroom was all green, and it was very feminine. I hate the yellow thing for neutral rooms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-the-term-team-green-come-from-ie-why-green#post-10273 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:18 +0000 MaisyMay 10273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree that yellow is more neutral and green is more boy-ish. In 1800's England, pink was actually a color for boys and girls were put in baby blue. I wonder when that changed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-the-term-team-green-come-from-ie-why-green#post-10271 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:54:15 +0000 Navy_Mommy 10271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd like to add, even though green is "accepted" as neutral, green us way more boy than girl in my mind... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-the-term-team-green-come-from-ie-why-green#post-10270 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:52:47 +0000 Navy_Mommy 10270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 99% sure @MrsRain is right! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-the-term-team-green-come-from-ie-why-green#post-10258 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:08:34 +0000 mrsrain 10258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My *guess* is that it is because green is kind of the accepted neutral baby color (along with yellow, but "team yellow" sounds bad). That's what I've always assumed, anyway! Anyone have a better guess? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-the-term-team-green-come-from-ie-why-green#post-10257 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:47:08 +0000 mrbee 10257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far, this is what I've been able to figure out using Google:</p> <p>* Team Blue = Knowing that you're having a boy<br /> * Team Pink = Knowing that you're having a girl<br /> * Team Green = Not knowing if you're having a boy or girl</p> <p>(Apparently there's even a Team Purple, where you know you're having fraternal boy/girls!)</p> <p>But anyway, back to my question. Where did the phrase "Team Green" come from? And why Green? </p>