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r.m.anderson wrote:Having seen the photo earlier somewhere around the 8th or 9th post that was enough !
Of course I do not need to look at it but I think that it should not be replicated !
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH !
If the Mods Admins think in the same vein then do something Please ?

From a personal perspective (I really do not want to wear that scratchy old moderation hat if I don't need to) there are a couple of things I would raise here.

The picture is indeed tasteless, and probably did not need to be posted again, even though it is in context. However, it is in the public domain and does not overstep any decency boundaries and so does not merit censorship. Equally we all see things every day that we would rather not, and manage to get past them without any real problem simply by looking away.

I would also remind folks that every post has a "Report" button. If you think that a post oversteps the mark, please use that button, do not call it out publicly; that is only likely to add fuel to the flames and start a war.

OK, enough said. Let's resume normal service.

Have fun (that's an order ),


Ian.

I would prefer to censor the people who would appear in public like that than to censor the media for photographing it.

As a foot soldier in this dragoon I notice that while Ian M. was an ornery run-o'-the-mill General he used to invite us to 'HaveFun'.

Now he's got his Field Marshall's baton he's ORDERING us all to 'have fun'. One more example of the uniform going to one's head, I suppose.

You're right, Dillon. Those guys are obviously a team and whoever manages them could and should have directed them to wear something under that lycra. Photographers never miss an opportunity, though....

Tom

Kirbstone wrote: Now he's got his Field Marshall's baton he's ORDERING us all to 'have fun'.

As long as the baton is under control with appropriate tights and underwear, I'm sure his skirts are Ok

skirted_in_SF wrote:I've solved that problem, I wear a skirt when riding my bike.

Wisdom...

dillon wrote:I would prefer to censor the people who would appear in public like that than to censor the media for photographing it.

I have worn such shorts in public. So what?

partlyscot wrote:I have worn such shorts in public. So what?

Good.
Part of what I see this site about is giving us choice in clothing.
The more variety, the more we stretch the boundaries, the better.

partlyscot wrote:

dillon wrote:I would prefer to censor the people who would appear in public like that than to censor the media for photographing it.

I have worn such shorts in public. So what?

Unless you had just completed a bike race, then I'm afraid we will have to agree to disagree on matters of decorum. Clearly we will each have a different opinion as to how much revelation crosses the line, and under what circumstances. I am curious, though, why a man choosing to publically profile that much of his genitalia wouldn't simply dispense with the shorts altogether?

I'm not sure that showing the outline of your genitals in such detail is really the way ahead. I have cycling shorts too, and pointing yourself upwards does help to minimise squashing, but those guys could have made a quick adjustment before stepping onto the podium.

dillon wrote:

partlyscot wrote:

dillon wrote:I would prefer to censor the people who would appear in public like that than to censor the media for photographing it.

I have worn such shorts in public. So what?

Unless you had just completed a bike race, then I'm afraid we will have to agree to disagree on matters of decorum. Clearly we will each have a different opinion as to how much revelation crosses the line, and under what circumstances. I am curious, though, why a man choosing to publically profile that much of his genitalia wouldn't simply dispense with the shorts altogether?

Not a race no, but yes a longish bike ride. Naked? One the legality of it, Two, bike shorts are far more comfortable than naked.

partlyscot wrote:Not a race no, but yes a longish bike ride. Naked? One the legality of it, Two, bike shorts are far more comfortable than naked.

Facetious: adjective; treating serious issues with flippancy and joking; humor tinged with sarcasm or irony.

partlyscot wrote:Not a race no, but yes a longish bike ride. Naked? One the legality of it, Two, bike shorts are far more comfortable than naked.

Naked? Yes! The World Naked Bike Ride, coming to a city near you! Check out http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org…

-----Henry

No problem with nakedness, and would not mind joining a WNBR, but clicking on your link I get only an ad for antivirus stuff.

Martin

The link works for me; otherwise go the usual Google route...

Couya wrote:No problem with nakedness, and would not mind joining a WNBR, but clicking on your link I get only an ad for antivirus stuff.

Martin

You may actually HAVE a virus, and it is re-directing you to make a sale.