Originally Posted by
trigger
It's not that the forum (or the road portion of it) is actively hostile to individual female posters, it's that the environment that has been created is latently hostile toward women in general. I lurk here a lot, but I don't post very often as a result of the general attitude displayed on not all, but many, of the threads. I get great info from lurking, but this is not a place that I am 'welcome' to actively participate in.
I think you've nailed it. I, personally, don't feel like anyone has been hostile to me and don't find it all that threatening or hostile here, but I can see how the overall environment would turn some women off to participating. I certainly wouldn't ever feel comfortable posting a photo of myself like some of you guys do!
I do find it interesting, however, that all of the dudes I've met and ridden with from here have been nothing but friendly, polite, encouraging, and all around nice people. I'd be willing to bet that the same would be true for the vast majority of the dudes here were you to meet them in real life. Something about the internet just seems to bring out the jackass in all of us...
PS While we're on the topic, how do I get access to this secret ladies forum I keep hearing about?