Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Hayden Fry's legacy is in jeopardy...

...or, Key West Tech 's athletic director, call your office.

I'll never forgive him for appropriating the Steelers' uniform colors. Erin, can I sue too?

Pink Isn't Well, He Stayed Back at the Hotel

"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," reports Des Moines's KCCI-TV:

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. . . .

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.

If Buzuvis is successful in establishing that pink is a discriminatory color, we can think of a cartoon character who may have a cause of action. The defendants may end up losing by default if they follow the advice of legal scholar Ogden Nash: When sued by a panther, don't anther.
(Thanks to Best of the Web Today for the heads up.)

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