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Not-So-Pretty In Pink

I wonder what Matt over at Chit-Chat has to say about this:

The University of Iowa is taking heat for the pink visitors' locker room at its football stadium, which critics believe is sexist and homophobic.

Everything about the Kinnick Stadium locker room is pink -- even the urinals.

Former football coach Hayden Fry had the visiting team's locker room painted pink in the 1970s, claiming the color would pacify the visiting team. University officials recently expanded the paint scheme while renovating the stadium.

Thinking a pink lockerroom will have an effect on highly skilled college athletes is silly. More silly, of course, is the response from some in the "gay community."

Kevin Boyer, co-vice chair of the Gay Games Chicago, disagreed with the athletic director's assessment. "Most people, hearing that the Iowa visitors' locker room is pink, would immediately recognize that the color is intended as a pre-game insult to the masculinity of the visiting team."

But, alas, Cyd Zeigler, who is a founder of the gay-oriented OutSports Web site, shows we're not all prissy drama queens and brings some perspective to the matter.

"It's kind of funny," Zeigler said. "Is this an important battle to be fighting with all the other problems gay athletes face? I don't think so."

Besides, after losing both of their road games so far this year, perhaps the Hawkeyes would find it more rewarding to travel to other campuses and paint those teams' lockerrooms pink.

4 comments Jake McCafferty last posted at 5:16 PM
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4 Comments:

This whole thing is absolutely crazy! If they remove the pink lockers and urinals I will be pissed (no pun intended). That woman is crazy, I guess I can see her point that it is a little sexist as pink is a "sissy" color, but it is a fun tradition that is totally harmless. And honestly that biotch is never going to have to step foot in that locker room, so she need not worry about the decor. She is an associate professor trying to get her name in the news.

By Matt S., at 6:37 AM

Well,maybe they should pipe in John "Cougar" Mellancamp's "Little Pink Houses" so that the manly vibe can be upheld.

By lady t, at 8:15 AM

Talk about making molehills out of mountains. At least the locker room's painted. It could have been set up as a barn with dirt floors 'n' stuff. Making the gay players (come on, we know they're out there. OK, maybe not OUT there...) shower in there? That would be homophobic.

By Jay Six, at 5:49 PM

Matt calls it right (and I guess FB does, too, at least about himself).

And I love that song, Lady t.

J, a barn in Iowa would not be out of the question.

By Jake McCafferty, at 6:00 PM