Pink: It´s my new obsession

Or rather, the obsession of Univerity of Iowa adjunct law lecturer Erin Buzuvis. Ms. Buzuvis is offendend. She's offended by pink locker rooms.

Yup, you heard me right. The gist of her argument, as I understand it, is that pink is associated with girls and homosexuals, and by decorating the visitor's football locker room in pink, it is equivalent to calling the opposing teams "sissies". Ms. Buzuvis finds that offensive, and is taking the issue before the NCAA.

In my opinion, by making such a fuss over a pink locker room, Ms. Buzuvis has done more to perpetuate this stereotype than to end it. How many women and gays even thought to be offended by the decorating scheme before she said anything? I know I wasn't.

Maybe people who actually remember what things were like before the sexual revolution can hold on to their prejudices about the color, but for the rest of us, especially the college students who will be occupying these rooms for a few hours six times a year, it's not that big a deal.

Just ask Steven Tyler.