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Averting their eyes is exactly what they do. It's hilarious to see. I was in the Mea Shaarim neighborhood in Jerusalem (same general type of Jews as in NY in this story), and all the young ladies would put their hands between their eyes and me because I was in short sleeves.

These people are mostly harmless cranks and should be fervently ignored. Lord knows that's what the Israelis do.

fuck people in williamsburg. period. Bunch of useless capitol hill clones.

Another shining example of the "My Boner is Your Fault!" brand of religion. At least in this story nobody is being publicly executed for inducing a sinful, sinful boner.

Seriously, if most of the rest of us can look at a lycra-sporting woman on a bicycle and not AUTOMATICALLY become so pruriently aroused that we feel the need to avert our gaze, then MAYBE these poor, deluded folks need to reconsider just exactly WHO has the problem here.

This post needs more pictures of hot girls on bikes... you know... for journalistic purposes.

Montreal has had this problem for ages. The Hassidic communituy even went so far as to demand that a neighboring YMCA frost it's windows so that the male students in their synagogue wouldn't be aroused by the women exercising across the street. The YMCA ACTUALLY COMPLIIED!!! There ensued such an outrage by the YMCA clients that they removed the frosted glass and restored the view. This and many other cases led to the cultural accomodation hearings in Quebec last year.

Here is a story about the Hassids and Muslims bumping up against secular culture in Quebec.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070319/montreal_ymca_070319?s_name=&no_ads=

Seems like the perfect palce for a Solstice Parade.

Silly, ignorant Bellevue Ave clone...

That part of Williamsburg is 90% Hasidic Jew - one of the largest concentrations in the US - and has been for much longer than Capitol Hill hipsters.

But you would know that if you ever left Capitol Hill.

I love how everyone acts like they're some crazazy religious zealots. Seattleites would freak the fuck out if they were ever transplanted to a real city where they were in a minority.

In our country, our culture, bike shorts are perfectly acceptable and if you can't deal, then avert your eyes (preferably in a super dramatic way like the commenter above mentioned).

When I go to your country with your culture, out of respect (or fear, depending on the country), I conform to whatever dress/modesty code is acceptable there.

End of discussion.

If only the Bill of Rights included the word "from" as well as "of" in the 1st Amendment.

While I respect the rights of members of various religions to hold their beliefs I firmly support the rights of others to not adhere to those beliefs themselves. First it is bike lanes, next will come demands that people walking in the neighborhood change their attire, soon after we will no doubt begin to hear of stonings which will have to be sanctioned as an expression of religious freedom.

The weather's still nice enough for some nude convertible-driving down those streets, isn't it?

"Avert your freakin' eyes!" He takes many forms!

AAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaa! NOOOooooooo!

Hey, wait, where are Seattle "scantily clad cyclists" and "especially sexy women" hardcore rockin' awesome messengers?

"peddling," are they? Scantily clad women going around selling things on bikes sounds like a good business plan to me, not a cause for outrage...

the jokes on you 8, I already knew that.

Well, if I gave anyone a boner today, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.