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Name: Backlash After Edinburgh Cyclists Bare All in City Centre to Protest 'Car Culture'
Authors: Saunderson, Jamie
Published Date: 8 Jul. 2024
Indexed Date: 16 Aug. 2024
Web Link: https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/backlash-after-edinburgh-cyclists-bare-all-in-city-centre-to-protest-car-culture-4694707
Index Status: Complete
Original Language: English
Genre: Non-Fiction
Citation: Saunderson, Jamie. “Backlash After Edinburgh Cyclists Bare All in City Centre to Protest 'Car Culture'” Edinburgh News, 8 Jul. 2024, https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/backlash-after-edinburgh-cyclists-bare-all-in-city-centre-to-protest-car-culture-4694707

Summary

Cyclists rode through Edinburgh naked for the World Naked Bike Ride, causing outrage and calls for police action on social media. Organizers defended the event as a celebration of bikes and bodies, while critics described it as exhibitionism and grotesque.