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  • Some views of London cycling

    From Spike@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 27 08:20:18 2023
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    As the study points out, such accounts show that cycling “signifies a specifically bourgeois sensibility” that simply doesn’t resonate with many black and Asian Londoners.

    A Muslim woman called Jasmine said that riding a bicycle would, for her, be “socially unacceptable”.

    A group of Asian women thought the idea that they might cycle “ridiculous” almost by definition.

    A young, black professional, Leanne, indicated that for her, unlike white peers, being “a cyclist” would not signal high social status: “When you’ve
    made it, you buy a car, not a bicycle.”

    Another, Marvin, said he’d only consider cycling if he became “really poor”. He added that among black communities, cycling was seen as a fun or even deviant youth activity, rather than something for successful adults. UNQUOTE

    <https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2015/oct/12/why-are-london-cyclists-so-white-male-and-middle-class>

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    Spike

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Spike on Fri Oct 27 15:10:57 2023
    On 27/10/2023 09:20 am, Spike wrote:

    QUOTE
    As the study points out, such accounts show that cycling “signifies a specifically bourgeois sensibility” that simply doesn’t resonate with many
    black and Asian Londoners.

    A Muslim woman called Jasmine said that riding a bicycle would, for her, be “socially unacceptable”.

    A group of Asian women thought the idea that they might cycle “ridiculous”
    almost by definition.

    A young, black professional, Leanne, indicated that for her, unlike white peers, being “a cyclist” would not signal high social status: “When you’ve
    made it, you buy a car, not a bicycle.”

    Another, Marvin, said he’d only consider cycling if he became “really poor”. He added that among black communities, cycling was seen as a fun or even deviant youth activity, rather than something for successful adults. UNQUOTE

    <https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2015/oct/12/why-are-london-cyclists-so-white-male-and-middle-class>

    "deviant"

    Perceptive, Marvin.

    Perceptive.

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