Is this sexual discrimination?

dirk_van_gently
dirk_van_gently Posts: 826
edited May 2008 in Commuting chat
Is this sexual discrimination?

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/women-cyclists-to-get-free-champagne-15486
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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    Yes!...

    None of the shops are in scotland, so its racist too :lol: :roll: :wink:
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  • dang65
    dang65 Posts: 1,006
    I could never really understand how insurance companies can get away with offering lower premiums to female drivers, merely on the grounds that female drivers statistically have less crashes. Seems like a blatant case of sex discrimination against safe drivers who happen to be male... or in favour of shockingly bad drivers who happen to be female.

    I don't know if those sort of offers are still around though, but if they are then they must be stopped immediately. :evil:
  • robmanic1
    robmanic1 Posts: 2,150
    Out of order! Could they refuse entry if you turned-up? (the shops not the ladies!)
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    insurance is like that, age, sex,job and area and from that they work out your risk to them. my parner being female and a few years older doesn't cost any thing to add to the car insurance
  • dang65
    dang65 Posts: 1,006
    roger merriman wrote:
    insurance is like that, age, sex,job and area and from that they work out your risk to them. my parner being female and a few years older doesn't cost any thing to add to the car insurance
    Yeah, it's just that I wonder what would happen if, say, employers (openly) paid men more because they weren't going to go on maternity leave, for example. That's also working out your risk to them, but would be blatantly illegal (if it was openly stated).

    The insurance thing is sex discrimination, and age discrimination... just that it's legal discrimination.
  • Trickyupnorth
    Trickyupnorth Posts: 65
    Robmanic1 wrote:
    Out of order! Could they refuse entry if you turned-up? (the shops not the ladies!)

    LMAO :lol::lol::lol:

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  • ademort
    ademort Posts: 1,924
    cee wrote:
    Yes!...

    None of the shops are in scotland, so its racist too :lol: :roll: :wink:[/quote None o f the shops are here in the Netherlands, so i might lobby my euro MP Ademo. :lol: rt :lol:
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  • claash
    claash Posts: 145
    Certainly not :wink:
    It is marketing at it's very best because all the chicks will be wanting to go there!

    And lets face it the guys will be demanding a beer filled session at the shops soon too!!

    :lol: Bring it on I say!
  • woodgob
    woodgob Posts: 96
    Just good marketing. Seeing more chicks on two wheels can only be a good thing can't it? :D
  • hoathy
    hoathy Posts: 776
    get over it?
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  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    cee wrote:
    Yes!...

    None of the shops are in scotland, so its racist too :lol: :roll: :wink:

    No, racist would be if they banned Scottish people from having free champagne
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  • dirk_van_gently
    dirk_van_gently Posts: 826
    woodgob wrote:
    .........Seeing more chicks on two wheels can only be a good thing can't it? :D

    YES 8)
    Although I think the use of the word "Chicks" could be seen as sexist :wink:
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  • claash
    claash Posts: 145
    In defense of woodgob, I used the "chicks" terminology :shock: Sorry I didn't want to offend anyone!!
    Thanks for drawing my attention to it guys!!

    BUT I am most definitely a "chick cyclist", (or girlie cyclist ) Baah humbug to PCness :lol::lol::wink:
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    spen666 wrote:
    cee wrote:
    Yes!...

    None of the shops are in scotland, so its racist too :lol: :roll: :wink:

    No, racist would be if they banned Scottish people from having free champagne

    Cool. So do you reckon itll be like those no purchase necessary competitions, where if i write to them, they will post me the free champagne?

    :D
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    H.G. Wells.
  • Crapaud
    Crapaud Posts: 2,483
    I'd be more concerned if they were serving up Lambrini.

    Anything that gets more girls-in-lycra out on the roads gets a thumbs-up from me. (Except Lambrini)
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