Comments on: Dissecting Media Bias: Keegan Kyle’s Subtle Digs on Critical Mass Affect All Bicyclists http://www.bikesd.org/2009/10/dissecting-media-bias-keegan-kyles-subtle-digs-on-critical-mass/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:05:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: bart http://www.bikesd.org/2009/10/dissecting-media-bias-keegan-kyles-subtle-digs-on-critical-mass/comment-page-1/#comment-398 bart Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:23:16 +0000 http://www.bikesd.org/?p=649#comment-398 Maybe a little more background about Critical Mass would've been desired, but you can't really be insulted when the major effects of your actions dominate the discussion. I am an avid cyclist and appreciate the concept behind Critical Mass; however, the lawbreaking (call it civil disobedience if you want), the angry motorists, and the police presence are the side effects—arguably desired—of a CM ride. Bicycle awareness is certainly important but you can't deny that most motorists will wonder "what the hell is going on," and experience a minor frustration if they encounter a CM ride. Maybe a little more background about Critical Mass would’ve been desired, but you can’t really be insulted when the major effects of your actions dominate the discussion.

I am an avid cyclist and appreciate the concept behind Critical Mass; however, the lawbreaking (call it civil disobedience if you want), the angry motorists, and the police presence are the side effects—arguably desired—of a CM ride.

Bicycle awareness is certainly important but you can’t deny that most motorists will wonder “what the hell is going on,” and experience a minor frustration if they encounter a CM ride.

]]> By: josh http://www.bikesd.org/2009/10/dissecting-media-bias-keegan-kyles-subtle-digs-on-critical-mass/comment-page-1/#comment-396 josh Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:25:01 +0000 http://www.bikesd.org/?p=649#comment-396 I don't know if I disagree with Ken. I used to ride in CM quite often, but it really is the sort of ride that needs to relax, as its turned into an event more filled with drunken debauchery and idiot kids racing each other in traffic. Don't get me wrong, I like parts of CM, especially as its the kind of ride you can invite casual (non-veloobsessed) friends to, and one in which one doesn't have to worry about getting dropped. At the same time, there have been quite a bit of problems I've seen personally at CM. Irresponsible drinking and biking, and even motorist-bicycle altercation/fist-fights have changed the tone so much that I don't like going anymore or even recommending others to go. I don’t know if I disagree with Ken. I used to ride in CM quite often, but it really is the sort of ride that needs to relax, as its turned into an event more filled with drunken debauchery and idiot kids racing each other in traffic.

Don’t get me wrong, I like parts of CM, especially as its the kind of ride you can invite casual (non-veloobsessed) friends to, and one in which one doesn’t have to worry about getting dropped.

At the same time, there have been quite a bit of problems I’ve seen personally at CM. Irresponsible drinking and biking, and even motorist-bicycle altercation/fist-fights have changed the tone so much that I don’t like going anymore or even recommending others to go.

]]> By: ken http://www.bikesd.org/2009/10/dissecting-media-bias-keegan-kyles-subtle-digs-on-critical-mass/comment-page-1/#comment-391 ken Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:55:45 +0000 http://www.bikesd.org/?p=649#comment-391 I'm not worried about Kyle. I met him, he asked me questions, he ignored my points. We all know he's not especially gifted at journalism. But the main reason he bothers me, and why I leave it at that, is because he is one hack from the bad side of San Diego. The intolerant, smug, conservative-because-he-has-privilege-to-protect side of San Diego. He isn't a journalist to report and share the world with readers; he is a journalist who set out primarily to find something worthy of his condescension. Critical Mass is what he found. But there are many sides to San Diego. There are progressive minded people in San Diego who ride bikes for their own reasons. There are people in this city who want to improve the world whether by gardens, art, or bottom brackets. San Diego has rich and poor people, hundreds of languages spoken, and more than one means of transportation. Kyle Keegan looks down on all of them, because he is, as most young people put it, a douche. I’m not worried about Kyle. I met him, he asked me questions, he ignored my points. We all know he’s not especially gifted at journalism. But the main reason he bothers me, and why I leave it at that, is because he is one hack from the bad side of San Diego. The intolerant, smug, conservative-because-he-has-privilege-to-protect side of San Diego. He isn’t a journalist to report and share the world with readers; he is a journalist who set out primarily to find something worthy of his condescension. Critical Mass is what he found. But there are many sides to San Diego. There are progressive minded people in San Diego who ride bikes for their own reasons. There are people in this city who want to improve the world whether by gardens, art, or bottom brackets. San Diego has rich and poor people, hundreds of languages spoken, and more than one means of transportation. Kyle Keegan looks down on all of them, because he is, as most young people put it, a douche.

]]> By: Esteban http://www.bikesd.org/2009/10/dissecting-media-bias-keegan-kyles-subtle-digs-on-critical-mass/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Esteban Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:22:10 +0000 http://www.bikesd.org/?p=649#comment-390 Yea. Pretty sharp work. I'll forward him my dissection from last month. Its mostly about unethical journalism (see www.spj.org). His work is neither fair or accurate. Yea. Pretty sharp work. I’ll forward him my dissection from last month. Its mostly about unethical journalism (see http://www.spj.org). His work is neither fair or accurate.

]]> By: howrad michello http://www.bikesd.org/2009/10/dissecting-media-bias-keegan-kyles-subtle-digs-on-critical-mass/comment-page-1/#comment-386 howrad michello Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:43:43 +0000 http://www.bikesd.org/?p=649#comment-386 nice deconstruction, :-) nice deconstruction, :-)

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