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‘Disgusting’: Participants in ‘World Naked Bike Race’ Seemingly Bring Their Children

Editor’s Note: The following story includes a content warning for video that contain brief nudity. 

The “World Naked Bike Ride in St. Louis” Facebook page encourages bikers to “protest oil dependency,“ ”raise awareness of cyclist rights,“ and advocate a ”positive body image” by taking to the streets of St. Louis on their bicycles.

An estimated 500 people turned up, according to KDSK, and the movement reportedly has fans in 70 cities and 20 different countries.

But even if riding a bicycle naked in the dark could actually accomplish any of those things, at what point does a sane person decide not to bring their children to the event?

Gateway Pundit reported on disturbing video from the race, where a woman seemingly stripped her young daughter’s shirt off and brought her along on the back of her own bike to attend the race.

Most would agree that such an environment is no place for a child to be period, let alone a place for them to be half-naked on the back of a bike.

Here is the video (again, content warning for nudity):

Gateway Pundit described the action as “disgusting,” while one commenter wrote that, if people like this were in control, Western civilization would be steered into an “abyss.”

The World Naked Bike website for the United States responds to the question: “What about children? Aren’t They Especially At Risk From Seeing Naked People?”

The response unabashedly indicates that children are allowed to participate in the “family-friendly” event, though there are not babysitting services.  There is also a little lecture on how children see nudity:

“The idea that somehow children are negatively affected by non-sexualized nudity is a myth. Children are more likely to be curious if nudity was discouraged in their family. The only thing prudish parents have to worry about is that their children might want to get naked themselves if it looks like people are having fun. As children grow older they are more likely to resent repressive parents if they think they lack common sensibilities.”

 

Comments (106)

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  • JUSTANOTHEROPINION
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:57pm

    I don’t see what the problem is. I mean maybe I’m missing something here but it seemed quite immoral to me.

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    • Restored One
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 12:00am

      Owwwwwwwwwww. That naked girls seat did no look comfortable. But may be it is just me.

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    • RightUnite
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 6:56am

      Do you understand the meaning of immoral?

      • IMMORAL (adjective)
      The adjective IMMORAL has 5 senses:

      1. deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
      2. not adhering to ethical or moral principles
      3. morally unprincipled
      4. characterized by wickedness or immorality
      5. marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good

      Familiarity information: IMMORAL used as an adjective is common.

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    • Concerned1
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:39am

      Much ado about nothing. I think that having your child out on a bike on the street at night is high risk. I’d be more concerned about that than what I saw.

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    • Roberto G. Vasquez
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:46am

      There isn’t anything wrong with non-sexual nudity. Nudism is a wholesome family activity and it doesn’t bother kids in the least. In fact it typically results in better-adjusted kids/adults than burka-wear, or other ridiculous/uptite clothing standars.

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    • Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 10:20am

      Non-sexual nudity of children is not the issue. Nude children in PUBLIC is the issue. Once your take your nude child into the public sphere (outside of the home or naturist retreats), you subject them to the lurid glances and photography of the public, and even if there are no pedo-perv-pukes in their immediate audience, those photographs will have circled the globe three times before lunch. Once the images of your innocent little tykes hit the Internet, they will, let me say that once more for effect WILL, fall into the hands of pedophiles who will gleefully replicate and desemenate them to all of their ilk. It’s a fait accompli.

      Children in public, fine. Naked people in public, fine. Naked children in public, you should be ashamed of yourselves for feeding the pervs.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 12:01pm

      It is morally wrong. IT is nudity in public. It is not something decent people would condone, but it’s more and more of the Devil, prowling around. It is evil. It is obnoxious of anyone to try to defend this RUDE, CLASSLESS act. If they want to ride around nude, go rent a speedway and make it for nudes only. I would not even want to KNOW anyone who thinks this is okay.

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    • TEIN
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 2:24pm

      @Lesbian Packing Hollow Points– Spot on…agree whole heartily..

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    • KevINtampa
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 4:35pm

      Crapping in the grass next to a sidewalk could also be viewed by some, a minority I would hope but I’m not sure at this point, as not an immoral act but natural. Is it not natural to crap outside?

      Fortunately we have a thing called civilization, and it was common agreed upon rules that allowed civilization to flourish. Some of these rules were:

      1. People shouldn’t crap in public areas.
      2. People shouldn’t go naked in public areas.
      3. People shouldn’t stab each other.
      4. ETC…

      Now if people want to start encouraging and not disparaging these actions of revolt against civilization; then we will all watch civilization plummet into something not civil because they are the very pillars that have allowed a civilized society to begin with.

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  • ZaphodsPlanet
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:48pm

    There was nothing “seemingly” about it. Little kid in underwear on one parents bike…. couple bikes behind was a stark naked chic. How’s that “seemingly”. It’s like calling James Holmes or Jarred Loughner “alleged” murderers.

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    • kadster01
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 9:03am

      Yeah,. I don’t get the “seemingly” part. Is it a child or isn’t it? It SEEMS pretty obvious that it is!

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  • freedomisasfreedomdoes
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:48pm

    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childabuse.html
    Child abuse is doing something or failing to do something that results in harm to a child or puts a child at risk of harm.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 6:11am

      My MIL had that same opinion, that non-sexualized nudity was fine. She was seen naked by both her boys when they were young. As a matter of fact, when my oldest son was born 22 years ago, she came up (from the St. Louis area) to Rhode Island to be with us for a while and brought my BIL. He was taking a shower, and she got undressed in the bathroom and switched places with him so they didn’t have to turn the water off. Neither one of the boys respect her in the least. They scream and yell at her and their father, and call them stupid or idiots. I, who never saw my parents naked, won’t raise my voice to them to this day. That’s your fall out from seeing your parents naked. Some things need to be kept private.

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    • SovereignSoul
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 11:50am

      So, seeing your parents naked causes one to disrespect them. I’ve learned something new today. Thank you.

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  • freedomisasfreedomdoes
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:41pm

    Exploitation much?

    http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Child+Abuse
    Sexual Abuse, or exploitation of a child, or which places the child in an imminent risk of serious harm (42 U.S.C.A. § 5106g).

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    • freedomisasfreedomdoes
      Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:56pm

      ex·ploi·ta·tion

      1.unfair treatment or use: the practice of taking selfish or unfair advantage of a person or situation, usually for personal gain

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  • Rashomon
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:28pm

    “Fat bottom girls…”

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  • bdandsl
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:39pm

    Apparently, stupid is limitless.

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  • RJJinGadsden
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:20pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDpYBT0XyvA

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  • Stephen Markovich
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:10pm

    Shape charges with buck shot

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  • Chet Hempstead
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:01pm

    I wouldn’t want to ride a bike naked. I don’t think that it would make it more enjoyable. But I’ve been naked at the beach plenty of times, especially in other countries where it is a more common practice. I saw lots of other naked people some good looking and others not so much as well as families and kids. I didn’t see any harm in it then, and I don’t now.

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  • possom
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:54pm

    500 people on their bikes and only 2 we‘re ne’kid and the rest were in their skivies.

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  • phrogdriver
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:50pm

    I was about to post “The kid is 6 or so. So what?”

    Then I saw the idiotic quote from the sponsor.

    Sheesh, we are so screwed. The people who don’t have a clue are somehow the “smart” people in out society. When did “tolerence” become more important than “not a drooling idiot”?

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  • jordy2010
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:49pm

    There was ONE child riding with her father………..and both had shorts on!!!!!!!! you drama-queens!!!!!!!

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    • semplar
      Posted on July 29, 2012 at 11:46pm

      If everyone else was also wearing shorts, there would not be a problem.

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    • JayCee
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 3:37pm

      The kid’s “father” was wearing a bra?

      This event with children present is a pervert’s dream come true.
      Does Anthony Weiner ride a bike?

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  • jungle J
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:48pm

    the mentally ill rule America and most of it’s communities.

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  • 762x51
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:45pm

    Used bicycle seats for sale cheap.

    Check Craig’s List for a good deal on some low mileage seats.

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  • PointBreak
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:43pm

    Great, Beck finally stopped posting self-promotional nonsense long enough to throw up a lewd click generator. This site is a toilet.

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    • TROLLMONGER
      Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:50pm

      So are the people that use it as their only source of information aka the Beckbots.

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    • Brasil2520
      Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:07pm

      LOL ! You wrote what I was thinking

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:19pm

      And yet, here you are.

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    • RightUnite
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:01am

      Oh looky!!! You were stupid enough to make a comment… Where does that put you?? F’ing idiot.

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    • RRFlyer
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 9:36am

      Isn’t it great how we are all in agreement and love each other

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    • goahead.makemyday
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 9:56am

      I love you guys, please ignore the pointy object heading for your rib cage.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 1:29pm

      You don’t get it. We love people. We Love the USA, but that does NOT make us gutless or stupid or
      wishy-washy…try to figure that out. You’d be better off if you could. Being decent and good doesn’t mean you are also WEAK…’kay?

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:32pm

    …
    The freaky occupy types are like hippies on steroids.
    Each generation of these nut-jobs, gets weirder and more dangerous than before.

    I totally agree with what the one commenter wrote, ” If people like this were in control, Western civilization would be steered into an abyss.”

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  • Speleo
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:31pm

    You can hear her saying ” Please be safe, please be safe I cant check.” when she approaches the intersection. Sounds like she was just hoping there was no cross traffic. Despite not being too bright dragging her daughter along on this nude ride, she doesn’t even try to ride safely…As far as ‘cyclist rights” are concerned, I will gladly share the road with them when they pay the amount of fuel and wheel taxes that I do.

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    • randy
      Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:48pm

      I caught the Please be safe, please be safe comment.
      What kind of fool pedals thru an intersection with THEIR CHILD!!!, without looking both ways and being prepared to stop?
      MORONS!!!

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:23pm

      Yep, that’s the thing that bothered me, too.

      Naked, or semi-naked is one thing. Muttering “Please be safe” as a mantra to protect one’s child is quite another.

      A dangerously stupid woman.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on July 30, 2012 at 6:16am

      It irritates me when people don’t follow the rules of biking. If you’re on the road, you are just like a car. You go the same direction, you stop at stop signs, you use signals, you follow the rules of traffic lights. If you want o ride in the cross walk and be a pedestrian, you WALK your bike through the intersection. You don‘t run stop signs because you’re on a hill and don’t want to have to “get started” again or break your stride. I wish cops would give out tickets for bad bike driving. Naked or not.

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  • freeberty
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:23pm

    For all the talk of your hatred of all things Muslim, it seems that most posters think a lot like them.

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  • neiman1
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:19pm

    Many families attend nudist resorts and everyone is naked. This isn’t sexual. Too many confuse nudity with sexuality but then it might just be their upbringing instead of others. You notice in many African and Asian cultures very little or nothing is worn. This is a rule of society, not of nature.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:38pm

      Yea..absolutely OK for adults to get nekid in front of the kids…No problems in your mind eh Jerry. BTW how did you get a computer in prison???

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    • oldduffer
      Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:50pm

      Over 40 years we’ve been nudists and only stopped because of my health. Kids all over the diff. camps and no sexual issues like we see in the malls and at schools. I remember dropping pencils along with other guys sitting in the front rows in school and at the nudist camp the other pencil dropped just like everyone else. Only problem is playing tennis or basketball. Give an endowed woman a black eye. Like many of you say, “don‘t knock it unless you’ve tried it” and you can now go back to your Playboy or Hustler or t.v. or R rated movie rated for nudity.

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  • R.A. Bullseye
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:19pm

    It should be called the nearly naked bike ride.

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  • msconstrue
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:19pm

    its one thing for kids to see the parents in the buff, but it becomes an entirely different matter when they see strangers….and in public too……….the world has gone frikkin’ bonkers!!

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  • Mr.Fitnah
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:08pm

    There is a lot of wisdom in the idea that nudity should be often seen but rarely noticed.

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  • RamonPreston
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:04pm

    Well, I didn’t see any 300 pounders in there…mercifully.

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    • TROLLMONGER
      Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:52pm

      Of course not. They are still recovering from the restoring “love” event…LOL!

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  • historyguy48
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:04pm

    Comrades the nuts are taking over the nut house! I thought only really weird nonsense like this happened in California.The madness disease is spreading into the mid-west.
    Boy, Sturgis should be fun this year with all those naked girls running around!

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  • soybomb315_II
    Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:00pm

    why does everything get watered down these days….Those people were NOT naked

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    • Too_Far_Gone
      Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:13pm

      One female on a bike was ..

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    • trinklefinder
      Posted on July 29, 2012 at 11:29pm

      there were 500 people involved so im certain there was many many more than one (there always are), its just not likely that these liberals will record it and send it to sites like thegatewaypundit or theblaze.

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