Earlier this week a professional male mountain biker decided to make and upload a video of him and another Youtuber reacting to the first-ever women’s Red Bull Rampage competition. It wasn’t just the run they rated … no, the pair decided to rate the women’s attractiveness on a scale. If you felt icky reading that, so was the video. Just when you think progression is made, leave it to one person to remind us that work still needs to be done. The professional rider has since apologized after being dropped by one of his sponsors after an onslaught of backlash from the MTB community.
I watched the video before it went private, and it was a hard watch. In my opinion, it was mortifying. To see women you admire and respect be minimized to how hot they are or how manly they look, was atrocious and disheartening. Do not make videos like these.
If you would like to know more about this situation, Pinkbike just dropped a very detailed article today. Read the full article posted by Pinkbike. Cover photo from Pinkbike.
