Well, I *had* the feminism tag, I had to find something to use it for...

[jack]

http://www.kcrg.com/article.aspx?art_id=97850&cat_id=123

In summary, an american high-school football stadium's visitor's locker room is completely pink. Now it's a tradition, the idea being it's offputting to opposing teams.

However, a female professor says this is degrading to women. Isn't there something backwards about that?

Comments

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

It looks quite warm and pleasant, I was expecting something hideous like the bedroom in "But I'm A Cheerleader". Did they ask the women's football team, or do they have different changing rooms?

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Afraid I don't know. (Were there pictures or just the video? I couldn't see that.)

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

There was the small picture in the corner that goes to make a slightly less small picture when you click on it.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Ah, ok. Yes, it looks fairly normal there. About the same as the 'light red' walls I tease a friend about :) All the fixtures being pink must be surreal though.

The women's team? I don't know. I obviously know they're typically comparatively ignored in american school because men's football is so traditional, but I don't know how that'd translate into changing rooms or offense.

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

It oculd be said they're encouraging male football players not to mix their whites and coloureds when they're washing their clothes.

[miss-next.livejournal.com]

Good job you summarised it - I couldn't get it to load.

Degrading to women? Hey, who said women had to wear pink? I never do unless it's either a) contrasted with a strong colour like black or dark grey, or b) outrageous film-fogging fuchsia. *grin*

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was my point. *She*'s the one assuming pink=female. Maybe the jocks would, but there's nothing that says that.

[yrieithydd.livejournal.com]

I'm offended by the assertion that pink is a colour for women! I hate it. It is associated with a particularly feek and weable approach to stuff. Why should it be pink for girls and blue for boys? Blue is a much nicer colour!

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Exactly! Maybe I need to make that more explicit in the post...

[mair_in_grenderich]

I like pink.

[ewx.livejournal.com]

Yeah, definitely grip-failure going on there, I'd say.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

She dropped the ball. She's losing it. Should be locked up. Etc.

[ewx.livejournal.com]

I don't think people should actually be locked up merely for losing their grip in public...

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

That was supposed to be puns on football and lockerrooms. Sorry, I think I fumbled it.

[ewx.livejournal.com]

grone.