You will NOT believe these comments 😳 - Misogyny in the MTB-World, a deeper reflection #29
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- How can we leverage mountain biking to make the world more inclusive? What do mountain biking ladies think about sexism in the mtb world (and beyond)? Is hate on social media a reflection of society? Is there systematic misogyny? Is it a coincidence that most Nobel Prize winners are male? How can mountain biking help build skills for life? In this episode I address these and many more questions, sharing some of the wild comments I got below my last TH-cam video (which contained a cheeky joke, that prompted some men to write pretty outrageous comments below it, and MANY people to write absolutely LOVELY comments and even send me super appreciative emails 😍)
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54 year old man, here. I watch all of your videos and have tremendous respect for your skills as an educator and rider. More importantly, you strike me as a fundamentally decent human being. I’m grateful for the work you do.
Thank you, Derek, appreciate this comment on so many levels 😍🥰
Hi Roxy
Your doing a great job teaching I am 68 years young
And mountain biking I learn a lot from your videos please keep sharing your talent
Thank you
Joseph
Thank you Joseph. So grateful for your comment. It really gives me the strength to keep going and it inspires me to keep learning, as it's great to see that there are lovely humans like you still learning with 68. We still have MANY lovely years ahead! Much love, Roxy
Ignore the keyboard warriors and the haters! Your videos are awesome and have taught me so much over the last 4 years. I have also learnt a lot from my local coach as well as being a qualified to be a mountain bike instructor in the CAF to teach Army cadets here in Canada. I always keep an open mind, if there is something to learn, i do not care where or who it comes from.
Thank you ❤ Hope you enjoyed the podcast, I add more to it, as it’s a deeply faceted topic 😊
Roxy, I saw your video that drew the inappropriate comments. I’m blown away. I found your technique to be spot on, and your teaching very clear and effective. I don’t see how a real mountain biker would have any other take away.
I was honestly mindblown, too 🤯😅 But that’s the magic of life. It brings unexpected challenges and sudden turns. I’m glad fit brought so much connection and respect in the long run 😍
Roxy, I am a big fan of your work and feel that you've help me improve my biking more than anyone else (man or woman). Keep up the good work. As others have said, ignore the haters.
Thank you. Very grateful for your comment ❤ 🥰😍🙏
I've never commented on one of your videos before, because I'm always out in the driveway trying to learn your teachings. You seem to be the only mtb instructor that makes sense to me. But this is different. First, thank you for addressing this issue. I'm sorry this happened, and continues to happen, to you. It's men like this that make me embarrassed to be male.
THANK YOU so much for commenting now and thank you for being man enough to man up to these other commenters. Very grateful to hear my teachings make sense and so amazing to hear I've inspired you to practice. Much much much love, R
p.s have you started with my trackstand course yet? If you'd like to get it for free, hit reply or check my coaching page.
Quite apart from the obvious rudeness and irrelevance, is the inferred self importance of the commenter that you(and probably everyone) have some role to play in pleasing him. This whole thing says nothing about you and a lot about his inadequacy and ego. Please keep going what you do so well and ignore these lunatics.
Thank you for taking the time to support me ❤ I hope you enjoyed the podcast, I share your thoughts about who the comment really insults 100% 😊😊
Roxy the people who write nasty comments are full of envy and lack tallent.
I am an older dude (53) and I really appreciate your content.
These other coaches need to use their own knowledge, experience and create their own thing...they also need to grow up and be professional 🙏🏿
❤ thank you. Appreciate your support on so many levels ❤
Just remember that people who write things like that are damaged. They post things like that on multiple channels to find the one person who will respond to get their dopamine hit. The best way to defeat them and deny their hit is to pity them and simply ignore.
Thanks. I used to think so, too, and surely it’s true for many of these. But I have actually had a few people switch their nastiness after I reacted with empathy. So it’s always worth a try ❤ also, it’s so much fun turning their negative into a positive like we are all now playing a part in - me with this episode, and y’all with the comments 🙏🥰😍
68 year old with nearly four decades MTB experience here! Who's first MTB was Peugeot Canyon Express😳😅 Do not be distracted by the planet bound simpletons posting that crap Your mantra (no falls) is spot on, and your teaching progressions to back it up are solid. ROCK ON!
Thank you Andy ❤ so humbling to hear you’re here, listening to me and that we‘re learning together.
Hi Roxy. I’m a 57 year old male. I have watched your videos and have learned a lot from you. Like JR says ignore the nasty comments.
Thank you for the support. Why ignore if we can use them to bring good into the world? (In the podcast I explain, especially near the end)
what matters more - the opinion of people who respect you, like you, appreciate you ... or opinion of someone you don't know, who is insecure, jealous of your talent, and doesn't care about you?
Reading the comments below, you have a a very large and very well earned fan base.
Your knowledge, skills and teaching style are exceptional. and as someone else here said, you seem like a really decent person.
Thanks for helping me and countless others, to be better riders.
Roxy, you rock!
Thank you so much, Jeff! 🙏 Your words truly mean the world to me. 💙 You're absolutely right... what matters most is the respect and appreciation of those who see the value in what we do and share in the journey - likeminded riders 😍 I'm so grateful to have such an incredible community of riders like you who support and inspire me to keep giving my best.
It’s an honor to help you and so many others grow as riders. Keep up the amazing work, and thank you for being part of this journey. You rock, too! Happy new year, Roxy
Great that you have called out the morons with their hater comments. As women have less bodyweight and strength they need to rid smarter than men which we can all learn from. Keep posting Roxy!!
They are just jealous cause you can ride really well and they can not.
The comments the say do not speak volumes of you, but volumes of their author.
You are an excellent coach and an excellent person for putting your coaching up online for free.
Thank you so much for your support and your kudos ❤
I am wagering some of the 6 year old boys and girls at our local BMX track could put the “gentlemen “ to shame as well. We’re all in this for the fun, and folks like you help us out.
@@kennethward9530 Thank you. Way to go 🚀🩵
Roxy you are doing a fantastic job and I like that you actually are able to present to women riders in a way that would hopefully make them feel better about mountain biking and being part of a sport that is good for everyone involved. Don't pay attention to the trolls that make negative remarks. Their lack of manners and respect will come back to them in the end.
Thank you, appreciate your comment so much. Together we can make this world more inclusive, step by step. Much love, R
Hi Roxy, i watched your full 26.20 minutes podcast. Im sorry you had to deal with the insecured individuals. Thank you for continuing to create content and providing tips and advisory to mountain biking community (life advice as well 👍).
Truthfully-Peter
Dear Peter,
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the podcast and for your kind words - they truly mean a lot. It’s support from people like you that makes it all worthwhile and keeps me motivated to share and connect with this amazing MTB community.
I really appreciate you reaching out - it means more than you know!
Much love and Merry Holidays,
Roxy
Of all the TH-cam videos available I’ve found yours the best for me. Keep posting. If I listened to the jokes and snide remake of wearing wool bike shorts in the 60’s I would not be the cyclist I am today. 👍
❤ hehe thank you. 🙏
Unfortunately and as you point out toxicity is a part of social media. This time someone took an unwarranted (IMO) reaction to one of your presentations. All your videos are so well structured and logical, you contribute so much to this great sport. My wife is a Patreon and your tuition has been amazing. Her confidence and base skill level has revolutionised her riding. A recent two week MTB holiday was amazing and that is because of your knowledge, thank you and please let this recent negativity be water off a duck back.
❤❤ thank you. I am so incredibly happy to hear about your holiday and your wife’s progress 😍😍😍🙏🙏 thank you for your ongoing support. Both with patreon and with comments 😍🙏
Hi Roxy, I am a female mtber. Sadly we are in the minority. People who write these comments are definitely insecure that you ride way better than them and they cannot handle the fact that you ride better than them. I find your videos really helpful and it really encouraged me to see such an awesome female mtber i.e. you, creating these videos and teaching me and my hubby how to ride. Women are definitely not the weak gender and I experience sexism from men while riding. For example, they do not want to let me pass and/or they assume that I do not how to ride whenever I visit a bike store and basically ignore me. The bike store workers only ever acknowledge my husband even though I am looking at tyres for my bike. It is like they cannot understand that I would want such aggressive tyres...Whenever I am riding, I do not see other women sadly. I do hope that more women will ride and your videos will be so useful to future mtbers and current mtbers too :) Thanks Roxy so much for all your help!
Hi Dr. Teddy (what a cute name BTW🧸),
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and for your kind words - your comment truly means a lot to me! ❤️ I’m so glad my videos have been helpful for both you and your husband. It’s incredible to hear that you’re out there riding and breaking through those outdated stereotypes. THANK YOU for doing so and for commenting!
I completely understand the frustration you’ve described - whether it’s not being acknowledged in a bike shop, being underestimated on the trail, or experiencing outright dismissiveness, it’s something so many women in MTB face. It’s disheartening, but OUR determination and presence in the sport are exactly what’s needed to drive and change. Thanks again for being part of it. You’re absolutely right - women are not per se the weaker gender, (although we do have less physical strength and this accounts for some of our struggles) and I firmly believe that our community can grow stronger when more people realize that. Every time you confidently ride a trail or hold your ground in a bike store, you’re challenging those stereotypes and paving the way for others.
I also share your hope that more women WILL get into mountain biking - at least that's what I'm here to DRIVE. The more visible we are on the trails, in bike shops, and in content like videos and podcasts, the faster we’ll normalize the idea that MTB is for everyone, regardless of gender, age, or whatever.
Keep riding, stay confident and thank you for being an inspiration yourself!
Much love,
Roxy ❤️
I appreciate Roxy’s approach. At nearly 60, a lifelong cyclist, yet newish to mtb, I’ve learned new things from Roxy’s how to videos and certainly avoided some shindigs and crashes as a result.
Hi Roxy, I think it's outrageous that you've had to make this video. I have nothing but respect for you and what you do. I don't think you should give these detractors the time of day. Keep doing what you do. I understand the negativity can get to you but keep fighting the good fight on this. sending you love and best wishes🥰🥰
100% agree.
Thank you, that is EXACTLY the goal of this episode. You will see when you listen that I turn the negativity into a positive.
In retrospect I am more than grateful for these comments - and also for yours. MUCH LOVE and thank you, Roxy
People are insane, you're an amazing coach and I've benefited just from watching your videos. These are just guys being touchy and insecure that a girl is that much better at them at MTB in general. I've run into this stuff in the real world occasionally, some guys just can't accept that a woman might be faster than them, but thankfully most people I run into are very inclusive, even in the MTB community here in the American midwest.
Thank you Kevin, incredibly grateful there are lovely humans like you 💙🙏
Men should want to encourage female riders. The more women who are out there getting into riding and dragging their female friends with them, the greater chance men riders could end up with a girlfriend or wife who not only supports them buying a new bike but also who understands when they want to spend their free time heading out on a ride - and who will even ride with them. Why discourage us by putting us down? I know I’m not great but I’m always working on it and the more I ride the more confidence I build. Having guys smash us down is wasteful on their part. Thank you to all the guys who have been encouraging above all else.
Agree SOOO MUCH to this - thank you so much for adding and YES thank you to all those encouraging men here and out there who DO support us. Much love to you, R
I hope you have lots of cats. I love cats. I know you love cats too because I remember donating to a cat sanctuary that you promoted a few years ago. ❤🐈⬛️🐈😺😊
Forget the haters. Just keep doing what you do.
I have cats and I love them ❤ thank you ❤
I remember one of her videos where a white kitty strolled through the frame. :-) And RIP to Luna who recently passed away
@@calliemtbthank you Callie. Yes. I still have 2 but I miss Sandy, Fauchi, Luna and Dina dearly. ❤
Keep up the good work Roxy. I love your video and learn a lot with them. Please don't pay attention to the toxic comments.
Thank you. Hope you listened to the podcast ❤ I add a lot more and turn the comments into a lot of positivity 🙏🩵
Much love and thank you for your support. Roxy
I am extremely happy with your courses. I don't think you will change the attitude of people who throw out comments from the shadows by addressing them. But I can understand the need very well and I think it is very justified. Please don't waste any energy on it. Your focus, your content and your work in the courses is such an added value for people who want to make MTB a positive part of their lives. Thank you again for that.
Thank you 🙏 So happy to hear. This podcast isn’t really about changing these people, but making their comments more bearable for us others, by creating awareness for what it’s really about (it’s just a reflection of their own sorrow) and by creating more positivity in the world.
Roxy you Rock!! The thing with the social internet world we live in today is that anyone with a keyboard can speak their darker and vile inner selves without any actual call out. We can hide behind cyber selves not exposing our actual real person, unlike someone like yourself who shows who you are for the entire world to see.
I am “Face in the crowd”, but I am also George, a 67 year old outdoor adventurist/ artist/recovering alcoholic/married/with 3 sons who snowboard not ski ( I love them anyway)…and also love cats! There is nothing I would type out on line that I wouldn’t say to someone’s face, too bad others can’t do the same. You are above that and thank you Roxy,you be you….always❤❤❤❤.
Thank you, George. Grateful that my content brings people like you into my virtual life ❤️😍🙏
Don't let that put you down because there will alway be jelous people who aren't satisfied with their own life so they have to put other people down with their bad comments lol.
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Hey Roxy, some people will always find fault with anything. You being a woman is a strike number one for some? It's easy to criticize but there is no validity to their comments. I cannot speak for the rest of the world but in the U.S. people are Selfish and inconsiderate of others and it's increasing all the time. The lack of face-to-face interaction has led to this. I was raised to treat people with respect and be considerate of others. I watch a lot of MTB skills videos which are most helpful, but you don't just make MTB skills videos YOU TEACH and Communicate to those who watch your videos, and most people enjoy and learn from them. Ignore the negativity and continue to TEACH Skills and we will keep watching and learning. Thank You for making me a better MTB rider and Health & Happiness to you and all you love!
Thank you ❤ so happy to hear. That’s my goal ❤
There defenetly is a gender gap and we all need to push back on that....its unfair, and undeserved and Total BS.
Keep doing what you. It's extremely helpful and well done.
😍🩵🙏 thank you ever so much for your support. It’s so important and says a lot about you 😍🙏
This is a great podcast pointing out a massive worldwide problem. A lot of the issues going on in the world are due to the changes that are happening. For as long as civilization has been around, men have been the dominant power. Things are changing and women are becoming more and more powerful, as you mentioned, taking jobs, even many leadership roles and so on. Many men, not all of course, are freaking out about it. They can't see a world where everyone is considered equal.
Here in the U.S. we see this with the elections. We have a woman running for President and there is a lot of division and hate here towards women, minorities, and their rights. It's all fear driven and much of it is centered around these changes we are seeing in the world. Yeah, it's political as well as non-political around sports, work life, and everywhere else.
Thanks for the call out! 22:22
A harsh person might assess the state the world is in and make judgements about the effectiveness of the paternalistic approach. Might be well past time for a new model.
Thank you. Glad I could mention you. You’re a great role model for many out there 😍
Ah, yes, the mythical “women and minorities are losing their rights” argument. After he wins and serves for four years, let’s reconvene here in 2029 and see if that actually had any validity.
@@mtb416 And how is the overturning of Roe V Wade a myth? 🤔
@ Sending something back to the states isn’t removing any right, and this is before we get to the issue of how loosely your side defines what a “right” is.
I’m pro-choice, but that doesn’t mean I don’t believe in constitutionality or lie about “taking away rights.” Like I said, in four years when no one loses any rights we’ll reconvene here and you can take it all back.
Cheers.
You have every right to ban the people placing comments like these.
That said, keep in mind that no happy or succesful person posts hateful comments. Almost without exception it’s frustrated/talentless young men whose fragile egos can’t handle being taught how to ride by a woman, or watching them perform at hardline or rampage. This might be easy from a male perspective but I personally find these guys too pathetic to be insulted by them. Just a thought.
Thank you. Did you hear I mentioned you in this episode? 😍
Infinitely grateful for your support and the energy you and your lady bring into the world!
@@Roxybike_Ride.and.InspireI couldn’t resist the urge to comment before watching the full video. Great to hear my comment brought some positivity. I like your argument that despite still being unwelcome, a bunch of dumbass comments actually lead to a lot more positivity. The silent majority isn’t that bad, they just need to speak up more.
@@Bonky-wonkyyessss ❤🎉 we can do this. Thank you for being a super important mosaic piece in it
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Roxy and Bernie great coaches and sweet couple ;-) Soon back to the Costa Blanca and looking forward to ride with you! The legend from the Costa Blanca need to provide a bike for me though :-) You know whom I am talking about?
Great Content and laughable insults :-)
Haha 🤣 the legend. Let’s hope La leyenda will do so!
Roxy I am from ussa, i find you VERY skilled at MB. VERY attractive!!! Your English is better that half the people born in ussa. You are Beautiful inside and out!! By the way, I have 2 cats, and 2 dogs , and 2 mtbs hard tail and full sus.
hehe, what a great family! Thank you for taking the time to comment. Much love from my cat an and bike family to yours. Roxy
I made it my mission as head coach of my kids MTB club, to increase women coaches. I started with 2, 1 retired, so 1 as of 2021. By this year, we had 5, 1 of whom is taking over from me as Head Coach!
A woman is literally replacing Me! And I couldn't be prouder!!
I worked with a rookie female coach this year. I did everything i could, to have her lead the group in drills, as much as possible! For her experience, and for the representation it was such an important thing.
Awesome 😍😍 More women on bikes!
Thank you for your videos.
Thank you for your appreciative comments.
Hi Roxy, hello from Mexico and Argentina! I love your videos but specially your attitude. Just ignore these un-educated morons and keep going. Thanks a lot.
Saludos a México/Argentina, y muchas gracias por tu apoyo.
I believe you. I have disagreed with you a bit in the past, mostly not understand what you meant, but I do hope I kept it respectful and I assure you it had nothing to do with you being a woman. You are a good instructor, you know your stuff. To the comment of the idiot (who is free to have an opinion, no matter how dumb and biased it is). I do not get an unsexy or sexy vibe, that is not what we are here for and you certainly do not play on your looks. Training I have taken is a company owned by a woman - Minii Adventures. She also trains other coaches.
Thank you ❤
You assure her that it had nothing to do with being a woman? Because you are one? No, you are a man. Don't Mansplain away gender based harassment, bro.
Ask Charlotte Batty, who runs Minii Adventures, if she has experienced sexism, then explain how she hasn't.
My female coaches experience it, and I see it. I call it out when I can, they are every bit as talented and willing to teach. One local woman who coaches has heard it so often, as she's in her 50s, and doesn't look like a pro. She laughs in their faces and asks how many World Cup of CX they have coached, she has 2 seasons.
@@coachcurt7606 ?? I am sure she has experienced it and I would never say she didn't. I was trying to express a supportive message, but since this is the comments section someone had to come say I was "wrong".
@@donofthedonmtbthank you very much much for your support and also thank you for disagreeing with me in the past. That’s where growth takes place 😍🙏
Im sorry you have to put up with that rubbish. You’re a great teacher.
Thank you for your support, means a lot to me 🩵
They are sad. Their lives are sad,they take it out on people they perceive as being easy targets
The good news is, we can flip their sadness to goodness, like we’re now doing with this pod and your comment 😍
Love your content Roxy! Keep up the good fight! You contribute to the world in a positive way! All of these comments clearly come from uneducated misogynistic men!
thank you Bob, means a lot to me to have lovely men like you supporting me. Together we can make this sport more inclusive and safer. Much much love, Roxy
Stay resilient and be yourself. We all are standing on the shoulders of giants. None of us invented the wheel or is Gary Fisher. We are all copycats. Your contribution to the community is to inspire people to ride a MTB. Keep up the good work.
Thank you ❤ I still believe we should give credit to people though. I do when I take others ideas 😊 it’s called ethics, imo.
That‘s true.
You pass sth. on you learned along the way. That‘s important.
@@rainerwallscheid1879that’s all I meant. I’m actually happy when people use my ideas. It’s great to see my principles spread.
But I’d just like them to quote their source of knowledge - just like I for example credited strength coach Ben in one of my older videos when I took his idea 😊
People are clever and in the end the credit finds it‘s owner.
Good stuff foxy Roxy!
thank you 🩵
Hey Roxy, I think you totally gorgeous babe. Keep up the good work.
Hehe, well, thank you - hope you liked the podcast. Roxy
I just ride my bike…. Politics and social media awareness have no part in it
Good for you - totally respect that. Then my podcast may not be the one you’re looking for 😊😊
But I have a question 😊😊How is misogyny politics? And what exactly is social media awareness?
The whole “safe” space discussion always leads back to politics. Some of the best riders I know are women. I learn a lot from them.
@@is2good4uhmm maybe 🤔 .
I try to keep politics out of this and my other content to be honest - but I do believe raising issues like i do in this podcast is important. And I do come full circle to mtb in the episode 😊
You see, I see my responsibility as a person with reach to use it wisely and to be the change I’d like to see.
I just want to ride without getting seriously hurt. Paper or certificate? I don't need one, just the knowledge and the motor memory. I have a regular bike and what i call a squishy bike. The squishy bike has benefits but i do feel a slight loss of energy to the squish. I tend to lock out the rear going uphill or set it to half squish. It does have DW link suspention which is nice. I like Laguna Seca ot Fort Ord which is fairly straightforward. Here and there are some small gullies washed out due to rain. They are a bother. I am thinking of getting knee pads but I am not sure. I have fallen a few times but so far i just had to dust myself off. Anyway I carry a small medical kit just in case. I watch your videos because you teach what I want to learn. One pedal at a time.
Thank you Mark. Happy to hear you found my videos helpful. You may not need a certificate but I would recommend (if you get a coach) to look that they have certifications, at least level 2 and ideally regular certs.
Will they prove that this person is a match? No.
But they will prove that this person is open to learn and act according to certain safety measures - which will keep you safe 😊
so if safety is a concern, then certified coaches do have advantages.
As for knee pads, I recommend G-Form. Super flexible. Machine washable.
@ G-form. Gracias. I will use them to also kneel on the ground for attending to an injured cyclist when volunteering as a bicycle host (or Marshall) at events. (We just had the IronMan) I am pretty sure I won’t like wearing pads, but knee protection lets me ride another day.
@@markmoreno7295these are super comfy. I often forget to take them off after coaching until way in the evening 😄
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I stop biking since 2008 because in lazy and im fucos in video game but since my body is not working bec of these sitting in chair about half a day not working and sweating theres a sickness im being observe getting fatty having hypertension,my sugar getting higher and now getting old it getting me weaker,im starting biking my mtb upgraded a mouth ago , but now its only skating light gearing because its hard to kick when you push high its painful,im assembling another 27.5 frame and a set of brake ,shifter and crankset first🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊😊😊
Time to get back in the saddle 🚀🚀 Looking forward to your progress and health gains 😍😍
Thanks roxy now im feeling myself getting back my strength in biking is recovering right now im buying in fb marketplace a tons of seller quiting in biking and there selling bargain sales maybe it cost me cheaper parts thats why im not jot wasting much money shimano deore is shifter and r.d. are more cheaper but its orig@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire
Those comments are probably due to you mentioning men supposedly steeling your content
Did you listen to the podcast?
@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire Some of it
@@benjy288then I’m guessing you missed the essence of it. 😊
@@Roxybike_Ride.and.Inspire Maybe, maybe not, I think I got the essence of it by looking at the title and listening the short amount of it that I did, you seem to be complaining about certain comments being misogynistic, when your very own comment from that video could've easily been interpreted as misandrist, hence the comments you received from some people.
@@benjy288and that precisely is the problem. You THINK you get the essence and then judge.
It’s called confirmation bias and it the number one thing that jeopardizes growth.
I’m not complaining - actually, if you had listened to the episode you would know that I turned the entire thing into a positive. And in retrospect I’m grateful for all the comments as it highlighted a much deeper problem.
The real issue here js:
This is the second time you are patronizing/mansplaining me - AND not listening/being open to try things.
If you don’t like me and my content that’s ok. It truly is.
But then don’t waste your and my time by commenting on them - the only thing that this does is: it brings negativity into your and my life and tells the algorithm to show you more content like mine.
Go find stuff you like, comment on the stuff you DO like positively and contribute positively to the world.
It will bring back positivity into your life. Simple as that.
Because the fact that you chose to bring negativity into your and my life says more about you than it says about me. So you’re not insulting me here 😊
Btw - it’s not „supposedly“ stealing. I have proof. (I actually name some in this podcast)
But I have enough ethical awareness as to not share their details publicly - this video was a heads up to them - and some have already deleted their content, so they are fully aware 😊
Wishing you all the best, Benjy.
Perhaps you want to choose positivity by doing as I said above.
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(FYI: I will not answer your comments in future, you’ve been gifted enough of my time)
Diversity and inclusive wording ruin everything.
What do you mean? 😊
Whining and playing the victim is too much for me. Unsub.
Could it be that you didn’t listen to the podcast? 😅
I’m definitely not whining and definitely doing exactly the opposite than „playing the victim“.
I'm genuinely curious if some of the comments are a manifestation of "extinction burst" where a negative behavior gets worse before it gets replaced by the desired behavior. As more women ride (excel in all areas not just mtb), have fun ALONG SIDE men on the trails, progress, have MTB YT channels, etc., etc., I wonder if the misogynistic trolling behavior (by men, for the sake of this argument) gets worse / more intense before it goes away. We women are ADDING to our world, not taking away from a male's experiences. I am just thinking out loud here as I recall some of my veterinary school education for counseling pet owners on behavior problems in dogs and cats. Plus, I wonder if some commenters want to outdo each other in the "Attention-seeking Atrocious Comment Department" competing for their 15 milliseconds of YT fame, instead of commenting more constructively. I am speaking from a human behavior point of view, not as a man-hater.
-- signed, a married-for-42-yrs-to -the-same-man, one cat-owning woman MTBr.
Interesting idea 😍 now that would be awesome.
High paws from our kitties to yours 🐱 🐾
"Is it a coincidence that most Nobel Prize winners are male?" I don't think so. It's more likely because far more men are interested in Science. Women are typically more interested in the humanities etc. That is why the majority of woman are novelists. There are outliers like the two you mention, and that is very unfortunate. Your comment in the video regarding men being angry isn't due to them being displaced in the workplace. It's the forced acceptance of physical equality and emasculation of men. This obviously denies biological fact which is again why the vast majority of construction workers, firefighters, armed forces etc where physical strength is an advantage. Woman are also far more able at caring and counseling roles that require empathy. I also agree with you that many woman are vastly better riders than the average men. But denying that there aren't fundamental physical difference between the sexes is denying biology. Interestingly, somewhere in Sweden actually tried an absolute equality across all professions and in household, childcare roles etc and there was a rejection by the majority of women back to more traditional roles. I have a daughter and I want her to do whatever the hell she wants in life without sex restriction but we still have to consider human evolutionary biology. It's vastly more reliable than cultural changes in society. I think what I'm trying to say is most men simply love women and to some level feel like they have a protective roll towards them at a societal level, especially in the west. I don't believe hard-edged third wave feminist thinking that rejects that is a very good idea at a societal level. That doesn't mean I don't for one second want women to not be independent, quite the opposite, But I want men to care when a woman is being physically abused. Because, as a man, I know how violent men can be. Ultimately maybe men aren't as intelligent on average and women but if that is the case women should be able to finesse this situation and nurture the caring aspect I mentioned to the betterment of society as a whole.
Thank you so much for sharing your perspective in such detail 😍🙏