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.