A lot of reaction following Danny MacAskill's video at the Playboy Mansion… News on the views here: http://bit.ly/1pT70IJ This is what Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine had to say.. what do you think?
I like Danny. But it’s hard enough getting women into cycling (and getting them accepted by the male egos there) without this kind of dated “mags lad” video.
Read the breathless drooling in mainstream rags like the Record or the Mirror: “ride of his life”, “eye candy”, “saucy stunners”, “scantily-clad models”, “buxom beauties”, “every male’s fantasy” etc etc …
… pathetic out-of-date misogyny and I’m glad Singletrack have taken the higher horse on this one.
Hardly, this is EXACTLY the sort of thing the Daily Mail would put links to from their website. And click throughs from STW to the Daily Mail are blocked.
I’m far more annoyed that people feel the need to politicise every damn thing than a pop manufacturer making a video of a kid doing bike stunts in front of girls in bikinis.
For yoofs innit, not the demographic on the radio 4 of off road cycling (here). Shame, cos it is tacky and harumph inducing but then I’m only saying that cos I’m old and square.
tbh i would take the view that it’s an absolutely cr@p video as good enough reason not to view it.
I can’t believe the thread about it went on for so long as there wasn’t exactly much playboy bunny content and certainly nothing much to be outraged over. Just a disappointing attempt to make a bike video and not up to Danny’s or Redbull’s usual standards.
But, they were given the chance to ride and film there – why not? As long as they didn’t jump over girls involved in soft (or hard) porn I don’t see a problem. Just next time make the riding worth the effort. (obviously I can’t do anything like Danny can do but know he can do better and enjoy watching these types of videos when done properly).
I’m with Mark on this one. Even the thought of playboy makes me think of sniggering 14 year olds and Jimmy Saville.
You seem like a decent sort, Adam. But u wot m8?
If Playboy makes you think of, world renown paedophile/necrophiliac, Mr Saville, then I would love to see the mental gymnastics that got you to that conclusion.
Fair enough for not wanting to cover it; it’s their choice but shouting it from the rooftops is desperate and a bit pathetic. It smacks of the saddo schoolkid trying to woo the pretty girl.
shouting it from the rooftops is desperate and a bit pathetic.
They tweeted about it. One tweet in thousands in the TwitterStorm surrounding the video. That’s not exactly shouting about it – it’s just taking a position.
Great decision by Singletrack. Another reason to buy their mag rather than MBUK or similar, where you’re still likely to find the odd female in the ads, draped over some obscure bike components or cheesy clothing.
This: “But it’s hard enough getting women into cycling (and getting them accepted by the male egos there) without this kind of dated “mags lad” video.”
That’s not exactly shouting about it – it’s just taking a position.
To me it’s the taking a position thing that comes up in here loads on the “What will you be doing to avoid the _______” threads of trying to point out that you just purchased a fine acre of moral high ground to build an ivory tower and a glass house.
If you don’t want to support something and give it publicity then just don’t talk about it.
Presumably Danny is keeping quiet and not making any comments?
too busy slacklining
Fair enough for not wanting to cover it; it’s their choice but shouting it from the rooftops is desperate and a bit pathetic.
is 1 tweet shouting from the rooftops? I’ve only heard about it from this thread, they didn’t put owt up on the front-page (I had to check, don’t hit front page very often 😳 )
I quite enjoy reading Playboy.
I’m 39.
Let’s do a survey now.
Who reads the Sun?
Or the Daily Star?
Be honest now.
I can guarantee what you read in see and read in Playboy will be far more beneficial than the garbage forced into people on a daily basis..
If you want a video showcasing the amazing skills of Danny, all his previous ones are much better in my opinion. The stunts and camera work fall short of what he has produced before.
If you want a video of girls in bikini’s, the internet is full of them.
It seemed to me to be purely a stunt to generate this type of chat and controversy.