Is anyone using the British Cycling LFGSS Club for any purpose?

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miro_o in reply to @Peter_Carter

I run events for kids from 8-9 upwards. Along with other NE London clubs, we are making a serious effort to widen our membership and so do something about cycle sport's diversity problem. So having a PP member enter one of our events wearing their current team strip goes against these aims

How so? You feel that parents will keep kids away from your club if PP are allowed to complete?

I can't see PPs as a serious club whilst they have the names of various explicit porn programmes on their jerseys.

Respectfully, all are entitled to our views but values vary. I’d hope for more reason and less judgment. Excluding people (in the interest of being more inclusive) warrants a pretty good reason.

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Fox in reply to @miro_o

How so? You feel that parents will keep kids away from your club if PP are allowed to complete?

Quite possibly yes. We once had a complaint about a club members use of the word porn in a bike porn type context. Not everyone is like us and a big part of running an inclusive club is recognising that.

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leggy_blonde in reply to @Fox

Difficult to be inclusive by pandering* to those with closed minds. The parents should be more concerned about fracking and torturous regimes than boobs.

(too strong a word, I'm not trying to be derogatory)
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miro_o in reply to @Fox

bike porn

There is a legit argument for not normalising pornography ... but the bar for censorship should be high. High-enough to balance the consequences.

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