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Originally Posted by Hubert cumberdale
Normally I would 100% agree. But honestly I was shocked at the lengths some guys were going to to get pics. As my friends posed for a group photo at the end of the ride I was physically pushed aside by one very persistent chap who then told me to move in no uncertain terms! This definitely took the fun out of the day. Just speaking from peronal experience. It felt like a zoo.
London was even worse...
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The sight of that photographer aggressively pursuing a woman basically into the sea are a reason the WNBR is well on its way to dying, or at least becoming a mostly men-only protest. It's one thing taking pictures and putting them online - and we're not helping either, let's be honest - but acting like that, or like the crowd of people that seemingly nearly crushed some topless women in Hyde Park is genuinely threatening. It's no use saying 'it's a public event, they should know they will be photographed' in this situation. Brighton naturist beach is a public beach but you would be considered an aggressive pervert to be fully-dressed and taking hi-tech camera equipment onto the beach in any other circumstance, and people are entitled to expect the same on this occasion too.
We've seen no female riders in some rides this year - Portsmouth, San Francisco, nearly Southampton - and female numbers way down even in other rides where overall numbers are up (London, Brighton). I honestly can't say I blame women for giving up. I truly think we'll be able to count the number of full-frontal women on one hand at even some of the bigger rides by next year.