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She agrees with Bill Hobbs
Posted By katie allison granju
A few weeks ago, Bill Hobbs blogged his opinion on the idea of Harvard’s plan to segregate gym time by gender, in order to accomodate Muslim women’s desire for complete separation from men. Today, via Instapundit, I ran across this essay on the same topic. The author agrees with Hobbs on this one (and so do I).
Harvard’s “Jim Crow” gym has moved America backwards not beyond. Its potential consequences are best represented in the story of the boiled frog.
Ever tried boiling a frog? You can’t do it by dropping a frog into a pot of boiling water. The frog will leap out, scalded perhaps, but very much alive. To successfully boil a frog, you must put the frog in a pan of nice, luke-warm water and slowly, ever so slowly, turn up the heat.
Before you know it you will have a boiled frog.
Harvard’s “women only” gym hours: Monday 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Tuesday 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Mar 28th, 2008
Muslim women need to start their own facility if they feel that strongly about this. Otherwise, they have to learn at some point that Sharia and the accompanying strictures will never be the law here. I agree too.
Many gyms (NFC in Fountain City is one example) offer a private area for women who’d rather not be gawked at by men while doing their workout. I’ve had female friends complain and go to the gym at odd hours to avoid groups of (male) weightlifters who often stare or make them feel uncomfortable.
While the example at Harvard might serve a political agenda, or some absurd argument that we’re on the slippery-slope to Sharia law in America, the fact is many women would rather work out without men around. Otherwise, why would local gyms have these women-only rooms? I doubt it’s to cater to our small Muslim population.
It surprises me that Harvard doesn’t have a similar women-only area. I’m not sure if such a private area is as common in a University setting as it may be in a corporate gym.