Who's that Girl?

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To be honest, when I saw OP and clicked on it I thought it was something about a mtbnj girl or some female rider killing it at a recent event. If it had been I think the post would have gotten pages and pages of likes and comments. You should have let your wife and kids OK original post before you hit send.
 
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Rogueldr said:
Well, now I know that they have no sense of humor. Going forward I'll make sure that I post in total seriousness with no joking at all so as not to offend the women here. Because we all know that riding mountain bikes and posting on internet forums about our experiences on the trail are supposed to be done with all seriousness. No fun is allowed.
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I think people on here have a sense of humor, it has just evolved a bit more than that of the playground at a 6th grade recess.
 
rlb said:
She made the choice to appear in the photo, IMO its not an issue.

Another perspective, if you saw a kid with down syndrome riding on the trail how would you report it?
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Yes. Because it's not something you see every time your on the trail. What don't you understand about that?
 
Johnny Utah said:
I think people on here have a sense of humor, it has just evolved a bit more than that of the playground at a 6th grade recess.
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Really?! Don't we all ride bikes for fun like we did in 6th grade? Can't be an adult on some things and act like a kid on others.
 
Hmm -

What if i said that picture makes me hot?
(recognize this change of subject/object from another thread somewhere?)

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So i've been thinking about this thread to, and since i'm mostly M....

The 'if it happened to you' and you are a guy, it doesn't apply. what does it happen once a year? yeah, you can laugh it off, or maybe be a little full of yourself.
for the ladies, every time they walk by a group of guys, they see it coming, have to deal with it. it has to get real old, real fast.....

where did we learn this? or is it learned at all? (Rhetorical, no need to answer, just think about it for now)

I'll have more to say over in my training blog, cause i'd like to talk about my feelings....(no not those feelings)
Really, how my perspective has changed from meeting smart, athletic, worldly women as an adult...vs the portrayal in the media, and being
an impressionable young person who thinks Joey had the life (or da Fonz, or Vinny Barbarino if you are my age)

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Keep shoveling on top of the OP really isn't necessary when a more level headed approach may actually help some of the lurkers out there
who really have no clue. no kombya needed, but this crowd psychology stuff is problematic...
 
@Rogueldr part of me wants this to go on all day, but it is starting to get tiresome to me

Here is what in my opinion your issue is....Lack of respect. So in my life I have done many male dominated sports...football, motocross, car racing, etc....During my tenure in each of these sports, there was always the less common sighting of a female racer...Followed by the "OMG LOOK AT THAT...A GIRL...WOW...THATS SO AMAZING" Yes there are less women on mountain bikes then men, no its not ok to think of them as unicorns. Having gotten to know many female bike racers.....they like being treated as BIKE RACERS, equals, respected as fellow mountain bikers and competitors...not unicorns..which when you say it sounds like "I CANT BELIEVE A GIRL CAN DO THAT WITH HER LADY BRAIN". Maybe that was not your intention, but that is EXACTLY how you sound. Disrespectful.
 
UtahJoe said:
@Rogueldr part of me wants this to go on all day, but it is starting to get tiresome to me

Here is what in my opinion your issue is....Lack of respect. So in my life I have done many male dominated sports...football, motocross, car racing, etc....During my tenure in each of these sports, there was always the less common sighting of a female racer...Followed by the "OMG LOOK AT THAT...A GIRL...WOW...THATS SO AMAZING" Yes there are less women on mountain bikes then men, no its not ok to think of them as unicorns. Having gotten to know many female bike racers.....they like being treated as BIKE RACERS, equals, respected as fellow mountain bikers and competitors...not unicorns..which when you say it sounds like "I CANT BELIEVE A GIRL CAN DO THAT WITH HER LADY BRAIN". Maybe that was not your intention, but that is EXACTLY how you sound. Disrespectful.
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Well said Joe, with that I digress.
 
fidodie said:
Hmm -

What if i said that picture makes me hot?
(recognize this change of subject/object from another thread somewhere?)

----

So i've been thinking about this thread to, and since i'm mostly M....

The 'if it happened to you' and you are a guy, it doesn't apply. what does it happen once a year? yeah, you can laugh it off, or maybe be a little full of yourself.
for the ladies, every time they walk by a group of guys, they see it coming, have to deal with it. it has to get real old, real fast.....

where did we learn this? or is it learned at all? (Rhetorical, no need to answer, just think about it for now)

I'll have more to say over in my training blog, cause i'd like to talk about my feelings....(no not those feelings)
Really, how my perspective has changed from meeting smart, athletic, worldly women as an adult...vs the portrayal in the media, and being
an impressionable young person who thinks Joey had the life (or da Fonz, or Vinny Barbarino if you are my age)

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Keep shoveling on top of the OP really isn't necessary when a more level headed approach may actually help some of the lurkers out there
who really have no clue. no kombya needed, but this crowd psychology stuff is problematic...
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But Pat, we ALL know the Fonz had an issue with the "W" word. 😉

Stupid useless fact of the week, "The Mob Rules" WAS my favorite Sabath song from the Dio years. 😉
 
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