Saturday, September 27, 2008

the hasids vs. le chic

apparently in new york, or somewhere where things going on in the world are supposed to affect the rest of us, some orthodox religiosians are complaing about the scant clothing adorned by their neighboring cyclists. i'm not going to bore you here with facts because this situation has been loud enough in the internet-news community and if you don't know about it yet, i'm not the one who needs to feed you this info update.

what my piece is, is that women should be able to adorn themselves w/ what they please. all people should. regardless of one (or several) persons beliefs, america... and i'm pretty sure new york is included in that, is a free place. a place where celebration of individuality and expression is upheld boldly and proudly. i realize that that's a lot of "ly," but, thats the best part: ladies need alternatives to riding their bicycles in outfits other than such:
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this sort of costuming can cause overheating & exhaustion, which could result in dehydration, unconsciousness and eventually death. this is not regarding the fact that flailing black vestements don't fair well with wheels and spinning gears, regardless of how many gears a ladies spinning.

ultimately, if an hasid or any other religion has a problem with women affixing themselves to bicycles and dressing in airy clothing that allows them to vogue as well as leave a small carbon footprint, then perhaps, instead of throwing on extra clothes to keep a strict doctrine for a few minor outlying citizens, perhaps these citizens can learn to accept that a large part of society doesn't give a single god-fearing fuck about their epic biblical beliefs. in comparison to the iliad or the odyssey, their books are filled with just as much mythology & mischief as anyone can handle, and there is no particular reason that the rest of society should adhere to such fictional fundamentalism.

in essence

recently i had a conversation with a coworker about the contradicting possibility of a man, a male, a phalus bearing carbon-based life form that is also a feminist. after a few minutes of deliberation and contradictory thoughts, the irony of the situation rings a solid and truthful bell: it is entirely possible; and this blog will attempt to be the essence of such. i'm a huge fan of george sand and carson mccullers, and as many feminists must agree, were hugely feminist themselves, so in turn i too must be pro-women's rights... right? i guess we'll find out.

this blog is an amalgam of the two things i love most: fixed gears... & girls, though perhaps not necessarily in that order... maybe. i realize that in itself this sounds chauvinistic and perhaps a little fixed-gear obsessed, but, i implore you, the reader(s) to help me expand my mind and expound your own fixed-gear-girl philosophy here on this blog. comment, berate, belittle and above all bring out your fixed gear girliness and let me and everyone else who reads here know why you love your fixed gear (or any bike really!!)... or simply being a girl.