This is probably a late pass but... SWPL on bike culture??
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This is probably a late pass but... SWPL on bike culture??
https://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/02/10/61-bicycles/
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But not all white people love bicycles in the same way, there is much diversity. First up, we have the younger urban white folks who absolutely love their fixed gear bicycles. These are seen all over college towns, Silverlake in LA, Williamsburg in Brooklyn, Queen West in Toronto, and Victoria, British Columbia. Fixed gear bicycles meet a lot of requirements for white person acceptance. They can be made from older (i.e. vintage) bicycles, thus allowing the rider to have a unique bike that is unlikely to be ridden by anyone else in town. They are also easily customizable with expensive things Aerospoke rims, Phil Wood Hubs, and Nitto Parts. The combination of rare bicycles and expensive parts makes it easy for white people to judge other white people on the quality and originality of their bicycles. This is important in determining if someone is or isn’t cooler than you.
White people also like Mountain Bikes because it lets them be in nature. It’s really not more complicated than that.
And finally, they love expensive Road Bikes and the accompanying spandex uniforms. This enables them to ride long distances and wear really tight clothes without any social stigmas. These types of riders will spend upwards of $5,000 on a bicycle and up to $400 on accessories, but will not ride to work. Perhaps because they cannot wear the spandex. It is important that you never question why someone needs a $5000 bicycle since the answer is always “performance.”
White people also like Mountain Bikes because it lets them be in nature. It’s really not more complicated than that.
And finally, they love expensive Road Bikes and the accompanying spandex uniforms. This enables them to ride long distances and wear really tight clothes without any social stigmas. These types of riders will spend upwards of $5,000 on a bicycle and up to $400 on accessories, but will not ride to work. Perhaps because they cannot wear the spandex. It is important that you never question why someone needs a $5000 bicycle since the answer is always “performance.”
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Yeah... the water bottle thing is so accurate too.
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I would never think of riding my bike to work. Mostly because I can't wear spandex. They already yelled at me in the office for showing up in spandex. *******s!
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********, another racist bull**** blog made into humor because it's about white people.
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Well said.
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
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She takes very basic things and generalizes a whole race. Also those things white people love, I have yet to see in Finland, land of the white people.
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haha try living in the south ,white privilege doesn't exist as far as i'm concerned and i'm not even fully white. Next thing i don't get butt hurt about it, just stating a fact. Also having stufblackpeoplelike would be racist just the same and it wouldn't make it right or equal in any way.
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haha try living in the south ,white privilege doesn't exist as far as i'm concerned and i'm not even fully white. Next thing i don't get butt hurt about it, just stating a fact. Also having stufblackpeoplelike would be racist just the same and it wouldn't make it right or equal in any way.
These trends and opinions exist in white culture. It's not racist to point it out and make fun of it. If it hits a little to close to home than.. IDK.
The great message I take from that blog is lighten up and don't take everything so serious.
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