Hats off to NSMB for this content. I feel like the users here have a higher level of social and emotional intelligence than I have encountered on other MTB sites. For example, about a year ago another popular site posted a video of a bunch of White riders dressed in dreadlock wigs and stereotypical "Rasta" clothing riding in South Africa of all places. I made a comment suggesting that everyone step back and look of the optics of what was depicted in the video. Holy crap, users freaked out and downvoted everything I commented on for like two months, not that I give two $hits. I wasn't personally hurt but I was disappointed that this sport is filled with racist xenophobic people.
Feb. 25, 2021, 9:12 p.m. - Distrakted
Hats off to NSMB for this content. I feel like the users here have a higher level of social and emotional intelligence than I have encountered on other MTB sites. For example, about a year ago another popular site posted a video of a bunch of White riders dressed in dreadlock wigs and stereotypical "Rasta" clothing riding in South Africa of all places. I made a comment suggesting that everyone step back and look of the optics of what was depicted in the video. Holy crap, users freaked out and downvoted everything I commented on for like two months, not that I give two $hits. I wasn't personally hurt but I was disappointed that this sport is filled with racist xenophobic people.