Woman Campaigns Against "Sexist" Bicycle Helmets

Pundit Press ^ | 5/28/14 | Aurelius

[therightliveswithus]

An Australian woman is fighting to get rid of compulsory bicycle helmet laws because she deems them to be "sexist."

Sue Abbott of New South Wales believes that people should have the option of whether to wear bicycle helmets because forcing women to use helmets is "sexist."

"It is a very sexist law because a lot of women have maintained hairstyles and would end up with helmet hair," Ms. Abbott explains. "And women have told me that’s one of the factors (for not riding bikes)."

Specifically, Abbott is campaigning to make helmets optional instead of mandatory. She believes those who say that wearing helmets are important for safety do not understand a woman's need to have nice "hairstyles" and are sexist for suggesting women should follow mandatory helmet laws.

[I want the USA back]

Wackos on the left are very creative in coming up with ways that everyone else is racist/sexist/homophobe/beardedsavageophobe/

I’ll bet that 100 years from now, the word “the” will be banned as racist/sexist/homophobe/beardedsavageophobe/

[ConservativeStatement]

I remember hearing a lib chick once say that dying was sexist being men usually shed their mortal coil prior to women...yes, she gave reasons, mostly financial. But this one is up there.

[Sacajaweau]

Women can be such as***.

Psst...I'm a woman and a true cat.

[Paladin2]

Helmet hair is a choice. Get over it.

[GeronL]

*face palm*

Of all the reasons to disagree with a law..... jeesh

[Popman]

Is this an Onion article...?

Reads like one....

[I cannot think of a name]

I’m not a big fan of Darwin, but according to him isn’t this one of the ways that problems just take of themselves and a species is improved?

[mikrofon]

N/T/M that they look like sperm .....

[IC Ken]

Aren’t maintained hair styles sexist?

[ConservingFreedom]

I think it's sexist of her to imply that only women style their hair.

[Paladin2]

Straight, combable hair is less of a helmet problem (and more attractive IMHO)

[Drew68]

Anyone wondering how Australia wound up with compulsory bicycle helmet laws in the first place?

[Rio]

Local story here says she beat the rap:

He found Ms Abbott had ''an honestly held and not unreasonable belief as to the danger associated with the use of a helmet by cyclists'', and quashed her conviction, although he still found her offence proven.

[TexasCajun]

Now if she was talking bicycle seats, I might hear her out.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

"Straight, combable hair-"

-Is SEXIST/RACIST/HOMOPHOBIC against those of us who have other hair types. Check your privilege, freakin' hater.

[a fool in paradise]

"It is a very sexist law because a lot of women have maintained hairstyles and would end up with helmet hair," Ms. Abbott explains

Scientists say your hair never lies
I've done lots of research
It may be just hype, but the latest findings cause me to tremble
Categorize us into three basic types
According to which of the Three Stooges you most closely resemble
Hairstyles and attitudes -- are they connected?

(Timbuk 3 - Hairstyles And Attitudes)

(file photo)

[GeronL]

dude....

[a fool in paradise]

I think it's sexist of her to imply that only women style their hair.

[faithhopecharity]

Isnt it “sexist” for women to grow long fancy hair. Everyone knows that’s just a holdover from the caveman era. When women would atract men with the long hair and turn the men would drag their desired females back to their “ man- caves” for use as sexual objects. It would be a lot less “ sexist” if this woman were to get her long hair shaved off. ( or so etching like that?). In other words, what
Utter silliness