Open Letter to all MRO's and SMRO's re Discrimination and a call to Boycott Mrytle Beach, SC.

Read the Previous two posts prior to reading this:

It should come as no surprise to any who have ridden very long that the Biker world is rife with racism and bigotry. I can not count the e-mails I have received exhibiting hatred disguised as a patriotic political agenda. I can not count the times I have heard at SMRO meetings, "n"- this and "n"-that................. This all from people who claim to be advocates of individual rights and freedoms.

People who expend large amounts of energy on our right to wear or not wear a helmet. Expend energies and capital on fighting for our right to ride with the pipes we choose to ride with. In Florida we invested time and energy over the height of motorcycle handlebars.

We converge on Delray Beach, Fl. when they suggest a ban on riding on some of their roads. Some boycott establishments that refuse to serve those who refuse to remove their "colors".
All rightfully so. And then many of us show our true "colors" when we turn a blind eye to discrimination and violation of the rights of others. Such as the discrimination against Black Bikers in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Hell we turn a blind eye to our own integrity when despite the feelings of many in Myrtle Beach and other communities we show in large numbers and happily add to the coffers of those who do not want us. Just as we ride in runs for charities that give nothing to the motorcycling community and in most instances are not going to have you or I over to dinner.

If we are not to become a parody of ourselves, or that which we profess to be, It is time to take a "larger stand".

It is time for all Motorcycle Rights Organizations that profess to stand for "rights" to publicly and loudly proclaim that we will no longer stand for the mistreatment of, the discrimination of, the violation of the rights of any of our "Brothers" on two wheels regardless of what they ride. And start exercising our economic muscle by boycotting and condemning all who would.

That we will no longer prostitute ourselves to legislators, event promoters, corporations and cities that would take our money yet not stand with us or for us.

To remain quiet in the face of such abuses, by continuing to excuse our lack of action by pretending legislators will take on our fight for us we not only continue the illusions we have created but do a disservice to the principles we claim to stand by.

Are we for FREEDOM? For all? For some? Or just us?

I fully expect that this will go ignored, unanswered and dismissed. That my friends is sad. Ride Free or not.......rcAdd to Technorati Favorites