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Color controversy at Iowa
Prof. threatened for criticizing pink locker room
Posted: Wednesday September 28, 2005 2:37PM; Updated: Wednesday September 28, 2005 2:49PM


Pretty in pink? One Iowa professor isn't happy with the color scheme of his school's visiting football locker rooms.
AP




IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Some will look at it as another indication of the decline of Western civilization: death threats over the pink paint in a locker room.

First, some background for those out of step with interior design in sports. Soft pink hues were added to the visiting locker room at Iowa's Kinnick Stadium by former coach Hayden Fry in the late 1970s. Fry believed the color had a calming effect on people.

As part of a new $88 million remodeling job at the stadium, designers retained that color motif, splashing pink across the walls, carpet, showers, sinks, metal lockers and even the urinals.

Last week, an Iowa law school professor received death threats after criticizing the university for using pink paint. The professor, now joined by others across campus, says using pink demeans women and perpetuates negative stereotypes of women and homosexuality.

Football coach Kirk Ferentz distanced himself from the controversy.

"I mean this with all due respect, but it's not really on my laundry list right now," said Ferentz, whose Hawkeyes fell to 2-2 after losing to Ohio State last weekend. "I've got other things that have moved in front of it."

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[Ya-ta Boy]

Once upon a time there was a psychological study that said pink reduced a person's physical power...as in the amount of weight a person could lift in a pink room.

Perhaps ole Hayden was using psychological warfare on the opposing team.

[Hollywoodaction]

I have a simple solution to this. Create a lime green, mustard yellow, hot pink, chocolate brown, and charcoal gray tartan (gotta throw in a few 'masculine' colours so not to offend any one). Have it registered as an official tartan and named after the offended professor. Then, make it the school's official tartan and paint every wall with it.

[Ya-ta Boy]

Artistes and gay males know this much about colors. Is there something we should conclude?