Posted on 09/23/2005 10:23:29 AM PDT by Hawkeye Boss
Professor Says Pink Locker Room Promotes Sexism, Homophobia U Of I Professor Challenges Iowa's Compliance With NCAA
POSTED: 10:44 am CDT September 23, 2005 UPDATED: 11:05 am CDT September 23, 2005
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A University of Iowa law professor said the school is promoting homophobia and will challenge whether Iowa is violating NCAA rules by painting a visitors' locker room pink.
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Erin Buzuvis moved to Iowa from Boston in the fall and discovered the visiting team's locker room at Kinnick Stadium was pink -- something she said promotes sexism and homophobia.
But officials with the school's sports department said they won't change the pink walls, which is a long-time facet in Kinnick Stadium.
The color was introduced decades ago by former Hawkeye coach Hayden Fry to soften opponents. But recent stadium renovations added more pink items to the locker room, including lockers, sinks and urinals.
Buzuvis plans to speak with a school committee compiling a report on Iowa's compliance with NCAA regulations.
The report is conducted every five years and does not yet address the pink locker room
The stupidity of the Left knows no bounds....
They should sue Pepto Bismol, cotton candy manufacturers and people like that. We need consistency here. OUTLAW PINK!
I'm with you....especially when it comes to Code-Pinko!!
Wait, I'm confused. I seem to recall last year, Arkansas coach Houston Nutt, put pink jerseys on some players, and it was attacked for being insensitive to breast cancer survivors, so they stopped doing it.
Not sure, but I believe this is her blog. http://www.buzwords.blogspot.com/
Hayden was a Psychology Major.
Ahem..."HOOK 'EM HORNS!"..thankyou...
Absolutely right. Some jails paint the cell walls pink to attempt to influence violent offenders. My guess is that the good Professor has a few bets down on the opposing teams...
This woman really doesn't have anything better to do?
There is a blurb about this in the latest ESPN magazine (p30). The walls were painted pink in the visitng players locker room because Fry thought it would "create a passive environment for the opponents." The idea has now carried over into the urinals, walls, etc also being pink.
So, homophobia had/has nothing to do with it.
By the way, the colors used are Innocence and Dusty Rose.
Notify Bill Gates. Word autocorrects it to judgment. Have a good weekend.
Wasn't aware that Microsoft has taken over the care of management of the English language. I think some people in Oxford might have a word or two about the subject.
(In other words, just because Word says it doesn't make it so. I've seen some truly pitiful document fully 'checked' by Word.)
Homosexual Agenda Raucous Laughter Alert.
Do it yourself comments time.
??????? More proof as if any is needed that leftist/homosexualists are digging a pit as fast as they can with plans to jump in and keep digging.
Freepmail me AND DirtyHarryY2K if you want on/off this pinglist.
My bet is that this particular prof doesn't know a gridiron from an iron.
OMG Buzuvis..........Get a grip, it's a color!
Exactly, a TOTAL waste of the courts time.
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