World Naked Bike Ride e o manifestatie de protest fata de “car culture”. Scopul manifestantilor e sa-i convinga pe oameni sa se suie mai rar in masini si sa mearga, in schimb, pe biciclete, role, skate-uri (nu la Motoare, desigur) s.a.

Anul asta, in tarile din emisfera nordica (fiindca WNBR e o chestie care are loc in toata lumea), cele mai multe marsuri vor fi pe 9 si pe 10 iunie (sambata si duminica). Unde? Intr-o gramada de orase din UE, SUA, Australia si din alte parti (chiar si in Rusia). Gasiti o lista aici.

Chestia interesanta e ca oamenii care participa la mars merg pe bicle, role etc. dezbracati sau, oricum, imbracati foarte sumar. De ce? Ok, si pentru a atrage atentia presei, desigur.

Exista totusi si o idee: faptul ca oamenii ies dezbracati simbolizeaza vulnerabilitatea biciclistilor in fata alora bagati in cutii de tabla.

Si mai sunt si alte lucruri. Uitati-va, de pilda, la o dezbatere intre unii dintre cei mai cunoscuti bloggeri nudisti despre implicarea in WNBR.

Si exista si diversitate de opinie, fara injuraturi si scandal 🙂 Gymnophiliac, de pilda, e pro:

Sure, why not? I think it’d be fun to ride nude through a city in a safe and (presumably) legal manner. Though the event isn’t designed to promote the acceptance of nudity, it still does that by its very nature. Tying nudity to political speech helps bolster the first amendment argument in favor of public nudity (in the US, at least), and it puts nonsexual nudity in front of a lot of people who might not otherwise have been exposed to the idea.

La cealalta extrema, USA Nudist e impotriva implicarii:

Promoting acceptance of nudity in public in appropriate places is important. I support that effort, but would not personally participate in the World Naked Bike Ride. Unfortunately, the premise that the World Naked Bike Ride promotes the acceptance of nudity is false. The WNBR is a demonstration protesting the negative aspects of petroleum fueled vehicles and dangers of these vehicles to bike riders and pedestrians, and not to promote acceptance of appropriate nudity. It uses the nudity for shock value to gain publicity much the same as are done in the PETA campaigns. Both are treated by the media as a freak show. This negative perception overshadows the public’s acceptance of their messages and associates nudism with the same negative feelings. There are many other ways to promote nudism with less controversial methods.

Voi ce parere aveti? Cum ar arata un mars WNBR in Bucuresti? 🙂

Related post: WNBR 2006 in Oxford