cycling ethics

This gentleman enlivened the

This gentleman enlivened the first week of my early watchings of the TdF, this is not porn either, but there is a lot more flesh on display.

I’m a loony liberal because I
I’m a loony liberal because I don’t agree with your narrow-minded outrage and decision to complain about road.cc contextually illustrating an article rather than doing something that’s actually _useful_ to advance your views?

Interesting take.

It seems clear that this post
It seems clear that this post is not about cycling ethics in general, but is an anti-pornography complaint.

If you think road.cc illustrating an article on adult workers with a tame image is a problem, then I struggle to understand your logic. road.cc does not plaster gratituous sexual imagery over its website or articles. The images are contextual, if a little crass, and I can see why those who work in the industry are happy to do such things. Working in pornography causes various relationship difficulties, is looked down upon by certain members of society (many of whom consume it behind closed doors) and because of the taboo surrounding it, receives no support from government in dealing with the rampant piracy which makes it very difficult for models and producers – who are performing legitimate work – to sustain themselves, and drives prices up, perpetuating the problem. Those people have no reason to care about what you think, because this hypocrisy is well-known.

I think your moral outrage would be better directed elsewhere. With the ease of finding sexualized imagery online in locations which are far, far more likely than road.cc to experience traffic from those who are too young to be subjected to it – such as in music videos – I don’t feel this is the right place for it.

Yes plenty.  From the

Yes plenty.  From the conditions in the factories that make the frames and materials, to the transport etc.  Carbon doesn’t sit well environmentally, but steel doesn’t grow on trees either.

Not to mention the entourage that follows a pro race.  And the involvement of Ineos has triggered some interesting discussions.

The Porn Pedlars is an interesting one… the outrage that the E3 Harelbeke generated from its recent picture/video, yet its OK for people to objectify themselves.