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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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