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Professor Says Pink Locker Room Promotes Homophobia
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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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Discuss: Iowa Sports

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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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: collegefootball; gaylockerroom; highereducation; homosexualagenda; humorlessdems; ncaa
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1 posted on 09/23/2005 10:23:29 AM PDT by Hawkeye Boss
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Installing gerbils might cross the line...but pink should be fine. After all, Hitlery wears pink.


2 posted on 09/23/2005 10:25:11 AM PDT by peyton randolph (Warning! It is illegal to fatwah a camel in all 50 states)
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To: Hawkeye Boss

Nothing says feminine like a pink urinal.


3 posted on 09/23/2005 10:25:41 AM PDT by Last Dakotan
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To: Hawkeye Boss

I think Mz. Buzuvis should of stayed in Boston


5 posted on 09/23/2005 10:27:02 AM PDT by Hawkeye Boss
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To: Hawkeye Boss

Erin Buzuvis is in favor of carpet?


6 posted on 09/23/2005 10:27:19 AM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: Hawkeye Boss

How come professors aren't fired for using the word, "homophobia?"


7 posted on 09/23/2005 10:27:43 AM PDT by dsc
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To: Hawkeye Boss

LOL - this must be the "fun Friday" post! Can't wait!


8 posted on 09/23/2005 10:27:45 AM PDT by mlc9852
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To: Hawkeye Boss

Where does the constitution give the courts the power to determine the proper color of a locker room? Are they interior decorators now?


9 posted on 09/23/2005 10:28:39 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative (France is an example of retrograde chordate evolution.)
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<<<< The Decorator......
10 posted on 09/23/2005 10:29:14 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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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.

If Erin is "she" then presumably the pink locker room was the woman's--err, womyn's locker room. This must be the sexist part.

If not, and the "homophobia" part is from seeing the men's locker room, what was she doing in the men's locker room?

Depending on her, umm, "orientation" it could mean either sexism OR homophobia.

Full Disclosure: Anyone remember the line from South Park?
"Children, she plays for the other team."

11 posted on 09/23/2005 10:30:27 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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Pink is a nice color. How in the world is it homophobic?


12 posted on 09/23/2005 10:30:27 AM PDT by HitmanLV
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To: Hawkeye Boss

How is this homophobic? More like girlie-men-ophobic. And the biggest girlie-men I know are all straight.


14 posted on 09/23/2005 10:30:59 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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Michigan coach Bo (I won't even try) used to bring butcher paper to cover the walls in the locker room. Tough to cover the urinals now.


15 posted on 09/23/2005 10:31:34 AM PDT by Hawkeye Boss
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Maybe if they didn't keep score they wouldn't have self esteem problems with the losing team either.


16 posted on 09/23/2005 10:31:49 AM PDT by lp boonie (Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement)
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I was told by a Chinese restaurateur that a pink room will increase a person's appetite. This would be a great place to research that theory.
17 posted on 09/23/2005 10:33:02 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan (I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!)
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To: Hawkeye Boss

A number of years ago someone conducted research that determined that there is a certain shade of pink that affects the brain and makes men less aggressive and violent. Prisons started to use it in attempt to cut down on violence. Putting it in the opposing teams locker room is probably an attempt to do the same to the opposing team.


18 posted on 09/23/2005 10:33:38 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: Owl_Eagle

Higher Education PING (emphasis on "high")


19 posted on 09/23/2005 10:33:39 AM PDT by Rutles4Ever
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To: Hawkeye Boss

The pink paint was one thing. The drums of K-Y Jelly in the shower is unacceptable!


20 posted on 09/23/2005 10:34:59 AM PDT by Rutles4Ever
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