world naked bike ride

naked cycling protest this afternoon in london, brought to you by world naked bike ride as a protest against oil dependency and the dominance of cars on roads. the nakedness higlights the vulnerability of the human body in traffic, but of course it also makes headlines. apparently last year's ride was the UK's biggest ever naked protest at 250 people. fortunately the weather's great today at 25C sun.

here's some rather amusing photos of last year's london ride

Comments

[Mike R]

*groans*

How come these things are almost always fat ugly middle-aged men?

[steve collins]

because they're the people who are least hung up about what their bodies look like naked? cf football/rugby supporters

or maybe what looks like 'fat and ugly' naked is actually the statistical norm for bodies...

[Mike R]

Male is not the statistical norm. That's only half the population. Walk through my local 'hood, and the statistical norm is black and lithe.

LOL

No, I just mean that when you see nudists or streakers, they always seem to be slightly desperate middle-aged men looking for a little frisson or titillation. I applaud their activism (in this case), but it's the same culprits as usual.

[steve collins]

according to the london health observatory's statistics currently 35% of london's population are overweight!

which is a good argument for cycling, however clad. you'd think a nude cycle ride would be a parade of lean fit bodies wouldn't you.

[Existential Punk]

This is HIGHLARIOUS!!!! Wish people would do something like this here in the good ol' U S of A!