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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWell, Here's Something I'll Have No Problem Boycotting
Cycling Weekly sorry for 'token attractive woman' captionhttp://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-41122033?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook
A leading cycling magazine has apologised after a female rider was labelled "token attractive woman".
Cycling Weekly's edition from 31 August featured a profile of Hinckley Cycle Racing Club to mark the Leicestershire group's 70th anniversary.
Club secretary Tim Ellershaw said they were annoyed, and the comment "should never have been made in the first place".
The magazine accepted the caption was idiotic and not funny.
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Well, Here's Something I'll Have No Problem Boycotting (Original Post)
JimGinPA
Sep 2017
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(15,681 posts)1. Wtf? eom
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)2. Bloody wankers!
Could be me skin and blister, or trouble and strife, or just me best china. Not some random gooseberry puddin'.
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(51,974 posts)3. Ok I get sister and wife
And I've heard gooseberry pudding is somehow meant to rhyme with woman.
But I'm afraid to ask about best china. Uh, let's just say girlfriend I presume...?
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)4. "China plate" equals "mate"
It's so common that they just leave off the "plate", which is strange since it's the word that actually rhymes.