QUOTE
As the study points out, such accounts show that cycling “signifies a
specifically bourgeois sensibility” that simply doesn’t resonate with many
black and Asian Londoners.

A Muslim woman called Jasmine said that riding a bicycle would, for her, be
“socially unacceptable”.

A group of Asian women thought the idea that they might cycle “ridiculous”
almost by definition.

A young, black professional, Leanne, indicated that for her, unlike white
peers, being “a cyclist” would not signal high social status: “When you’ve
made it, you buy a car, not a bicycle.”

Another, Marvin, said he’d only consider cycling if he became “really
poor”. He added that among black communities, cycling was seen as a fun or
even deviant youth activity, rather than something for successful adults.
UNQUOTE

<https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2015/oct/12/why-are-london-cyclists-so-white-male-and-middle-class>

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Spike

On 27/10/2023 09:20 am, Spike wrote:
>
> QUOTE
> As the study points out, such accounts show that cycling “signifies a
> specifically bourgeois sensibility” that simply doesn’t resonate with many
> black and Asian Londoners.
>
> A Muslim woman called Jasmine said that riding a bicycle would, for her, be
> “socially unacceptable”.
>
> A group of Asian women thought the idea that they might cycle “ridiculous”
> almost by definition.
>
> A young, black professional, Leanne, indicated that for her, unlike white
> peers, being “a cyclist” would not signal high social status: “When you’ve
> made it, you buy a car, not a bicycle.”
>
> Another, Marvin, said he’d only consider cycling if he became “really
> poor”. He added that among black communities, cycling was seen as a fun or
> even deviant youth activity, rather than something for successful adults.
> UNQUOTE
>
> <https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2015/oct/12/why-are-london-cyclists-so-white-male-and-middle-class>

"deviant"

Perceptive, Marvin.

Perceptive.