1. My initial reaction is that I am shocked that they would disqualify her, essentially, because of her religion. I think it's rediculous. That is why we have freedom of religion in the USA, and I don't see how the hood was giving her any unfair advantages over her competetors either.
2. I agree that kelly's disqualification constitiutes religious descrimination, and the discualification of other athletes for other reasons do not apply. Most athletes are disqualified because of steroids or something that gives them an unfair advantage. In Kelly's case, this is not so.
3. Well, I'd need to look up all the specific rules of the track league concerning appropriate competing attire and also different aspects of the Muslim faith.
4. I'm sure Roger had more reasons behind his opinion (or to back up his opinion) in his actual article, which I'm sure was pretty long. I can see where he's coming from; sports do have certain rules that probably are not meant to discriminate. But it's not right to deny someone the right to participate because they cannot dress properly due to their religious beliefs.
5. The only solution I can see is to re-do the rule book because I don't agree with this particular rule.
6. Well, yes and no. The judges have the capability of hiring more judges for more opinions (two sets of eyes are better than one), and they could even hire a film crew to tape the results. I don't think that the solid color rule, solely implemented for the purpose of telling who won the race, is the best it could be. I think the judges could do better and amend that rule.
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Its interesting to see the opinion of someone who isnt muslim like myself, and to actually see that it is an issue of ethics not religion. No one will agree that religion affects your ability to do well in a race and judging someone based on their religion is unfair discrimination. Redoing the rule book would probably be tough to do, but I really believe by ammending the rule book we can create a universal "uniform" for muslim women that choose to compete in track meets. Good JOb Becky =)
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