Any other Minority cyclists?
12-04-11, 12:11 AM
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ummmm I'm a 16 year old Pakistani kid, yeah I'm definitely a minority in the cycling community.
12-04-11, 12:14 AM
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Yeah because all whites politicians look out for us po white folk, we're all brothers and there's lots of solidarity! Hence why sunscreen is subsidized, etc etc.
12-04-11, 12:17 AM
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When I turn up to cycling events here in Australia, I'm one of the few Canadians in the crowd.
I'm also one of the few cyclists in the world who has ridden four 1200 km randonnees on 3 different continents.
I'm also one of the few cyclists in the world who has ridden four 1200 km randonnees on 3 different continents.
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12-04-11, 12:19 AM
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I'm a minority because the size of my **** puts me in the 98th percentile.
12-04-11, 12:23 AM
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That's awesome. I'd love to do that randonneuring stuff one day. Maybe when I graduate and can spend some money on getting a bike to fit me, lights etc.
12-04-11, 12:31 AM
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well, in a sociological context, minority has nothing to do with pure numbers. although, white christians are still not a minority...and i cannot recall any institutionalized discrimination against white christians, especially from the south...so id say, youre not one at all
12-04-11, 12:35 AM
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well, you are introducing social class into the mix. while i would argue that today class has a larger impact on life chances, minorities in america have historically been targeted by institutionalized discrimination, which has had a direct effect on social class.
12-04-11, 12:36 AM
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I started randonneuring 12 years ago. It has taken me all over place (Canada, Europe, Australia, and US so far), gave me the opportunity to meet all sorts of great people (including my husband), and allowed me to do something a little bit different with my cycling.
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Live in Southern California, was born in Mexico.
12-04-11, 01:13 AM
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well, in a sociological context, minority has nothing to do with pure numbers. although, white christians are still not a minority...and i cannot recall any institutionalized discrimination against white christians, especially from the south...so id say, youre not one at all
12-04-11, 01:25 AM
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no. but if youre trying to swing some awkward affirmative action spin on this, i hope you are aware that white women were the group that most benefited from this. of course, you could always look to see if the percentage of college students from certain ethnic groups was represented in college populations. but, if we are going to use anecdotal evidence...
12-04-11, 01:28 AM
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I am not minority. I am big. 49 year olds. I am verry hapy at "40+". This big is good. More big is bad. I decides against 50 so I don't grows more. Sory.
Edit: What is a ity?
Edit: What is a ity?
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12-04-11, 02:53 AM
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Not a minority, and to tell the truth couldn't give a damn about those that are on bikes. You like to bike, then ride. Nobody, and I mean nobody is stopping you. Otherwise, HTFU. With emphasis on the F U.
Besides, if minorities don't bike then us regular folks are deprived of a chance to discriminate against them. That just aint right.
Besides, if minorities don't bike then us regular folks are deprived of a chance to discriminate against them. That just aint right.
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12-04-11, 03:39 AM
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This thread is trollerific!!
And I say that as a member of a minority.
And I say that as a member of a minority.
12-04-11, 07:00 AM
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There are a bunch of Colombians that race around here. They like to talk a lot of trash in spanish and I don't know what they are saying.
12-04-11, 07:04 AM
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I'm Cuban.
Living in the mountains of North Carolina. Definitely a minority.
Living in the mountains of North Carolina. Definitely a minority.
12-04-11, 07:07 AM
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hey, if the OP gets banned, can we please get him in the shackles at trollheim?
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This thread is just itching to careen off the tracks . . . closing.
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