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polly7

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15. Great picture, and what a nice bike!

Sun Apr 14, 2013, 02:18 PM

Apr 2013

I was wondering how the heck one could drive a bike sitting sidesaddle, but then I guess these women in Indonesia aren't supposed to actually drive one. D'OH. I don't know much about bikes, we used to take the horses out and just for fun ride them sidesaddle on trail-rides and just messing around. It was so uncomfortable after a while because of the constant tension. I have no idea how women used to do so well on their fox-hunts riding this way ... they were tough, that's for sure. I remember reading of a group of women suffragettes that rode in to vote sidesaddle, and left at a gallop, astride. If these men in Indonesia are concerned about their 'delicate creatures' they need to rethink that as a reason; besides being oppressive of course, it's physically abusive and just dangerous, imho.

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35 Women in Aceh Netted for Straddling Motorcycles by Shariah Police [View all] cali Apr 2013 OP

Just don't honor your women by JimDandy Apr 2013 #1

Such a lovely culture. egduj Apr 2013 #2

Actually in many ways the culture of Indonesia is lovely cali Apr 2013 #6

It IS lovely for the most part, and babylonsister Apr 2013 #26

So who are are to judge ? jessie04 Apr 2013 #3

You forgot JimDandy Apr 2013 #5

No....not really jessie04 Apr 2013 #7

If I didn't think mine was I would live in one I did (nt) The Straight Story Apr 2013 #8

In some cases, yes, I do! Quantess Apr 2013 #9

This has nothing to do with culture... JimDandy Apr 2013 #10

I dont think I said that. jessie04 Apr 2013 #11

In reply to cali's OP you said: JimDandy Apr 2013 #13

Yes, yes I do. Throd Apr 2013 #17

Those that understand the true nature of civil rights and liberties ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #18

My culture isn't the one telling women they can't ride a motorcycle... backscatter712 Apr 2013 #25

If something's fucked up, it's fucked up. tabasco Apr 2013 #27

I don't think it's OK not to think that. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #28

I think it's just fine to think that some things in some cultures are wrong cali Apr 2013 #33

Yes. Communities and/or cultures that overtly oppress women are INFERIOR pnwmom Apr 2013 #34

Oh, not this again. Really? Threedifferentones Apr 2013 #37

Who am I to judge? LadyHawkAZ Apr 2013 #12

Great picture, and what a nice bike! polly7 Apr 2013 #15

Human Rights trumps Cultural Relativism ALWAYS Matariki Apr 2013 #14

Succinctly said! n/t JimDandy Apr 2013 #19

Watch me! backscatter712 Apr 2013 #24

I think you overgeneralise. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #29

I ride motorcycles and can tell you that side-saddle is not safe. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #32

Do you feel the same way about cultures that allow slavery? n/t pnwmom Apr 2013 #35

Take your moral relativsim elsewhere leftynyc Apr 2013 #36

And now for something completely different rocktivity Apr 2013 #4

One of the most popular youtube videos sufrommich Apr 2013 #16

Vroom! Vroom! God forbid delicate women should feel that surge of power... Hekate Apr 2013 #20

...... cali Apr 2013 #21

Are they supposed to ride sidesaddle? backscatter712 Apr 2013 #22

Unitarians are pretty cool. cali Apr 2013 #23

Indeed they are. Many of the Founders of the US were Unitarians or Universalists Hekate Apr 2013 #30

As a feminist and a motorcycle rider, this makes me want to drink battery acid. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #31