boostmaster

Stoked! I like that there is some more variety in these contests

This desire for 'equal' representation seems to be rooted in equality of outcome, not equality of opportunity, that is a real big problem. And what kind of representation actually matters? Is it sexual orientation? Skin color? Wheel size? Specific mtb discipline? I ride 26" so I guess I am underrepresented in our community, but I am a straight, white male so in that sense I am over represented, but I am a freerider, so I'm underrepresented compared to the big enduro crowd. What kind of representation matters? It seems to me like when the word diversity is used, it is always referring to skin color and sexual orientation, but there are many other ways of measuring diversity. I believe the best way to encourage other people into the sport is to simply be a nice welcoming human beings, humans are attracted to people that like them, so if we ignore all these ideas about encouraging a certain type of representation (skin color etc.) and instead focus on being good people, then more good people will show up (and they could be from any race or orientaion). It is perfectly fine when there is unequality of outcome with regards to skin tone, sex, wheel size, mtb discipline etc... That literally exists everywhere, it shows that different people are interested in different things... and that's ok!

I also noticed the difference in the 'view entries' page, I uploaded 5 clips and not a single one made it into the 'view entries' page, I am wondering if they were disqualified for some reason? I would love to know all the specific rules on how this works if they are interested in sharing them!