Slunt
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So the fernie mountain bike club thinks that Slunt is an appropriate name for a trail.I am wondering weather that is a wise move,slunt being a cross between slut and c**t.
As an organization that is trying to legitimize biking in the valley I am not sure that the bike club should endorse a degrading name like slunt.What is going to happen if you are in talks with a tembec lands person showing what great work you do and you are asked"What does slunt mean?"
A term like slunt is not fun or clever it crosses the line of good taste.How about just calling it the c**t trail and see where that takes you.I feel that an individual can name a trail whatever they want but an organization should stay away from degrading(bordering on hateful)names such as slunt.
I ask all of you kids on the board of directors would you feel good about explaining slunt to your mothers?
B.C.
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starbelly jam....
i hope none of you are gonna miss starbelly jam this wkend....HOLY F**K will be playing.
is 9 bikes too many?
Star Belly Ride?
Hey Ed, We are looking for a good ride this weekend in the Crawford Bay area. No any??
Oh ya, I guess I'm suppose to
Oh ya, I guess I'm suppose to say something about the Slunt Forum.....
slog + grunt = slunt
simple math!
Official Club Position
At the recent board of directors meeting the following position was agreed to unanimously:
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In order to maintain the clubs integrity and professionalism we will not refer to any trails with language that may be offensive to others. The club will refer to the trail at issue as the “S Bomb” in our official marketing and communications.
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= a slug and a grunt uphill to downhill bermed pefection!
SLUNT
If you did not frequent the FMBC website last year, there was a poll on what the trail should be named and SLUNT had the most votes. Mitchy made a sign and it is already in place , so as dangerous said "it is too late". On future projects we will try to keep the names more PG so we do not offend anyone.
getter done
fussy
I am unsure of why this has turned into such a hot button topic.I can not wait until the trails open so all of you have something better to do than whine about freedom of biking and trail names.
That way you can all shut up and go ride.(and build trails)There has always been too much talk and not enough action around this town as far as being involved in trail building and maintenance.
I urge you all to just go out and do it,weather it is by yourself or with a friend or a big group.
it's to late
it's the Slunt always has been always will. let it go
Apparently age does not
Apparently age does not dictate level of maturity OR comprehension. With any luck, anyone else reading this got my point first try and will take it under consideration when it comes to naming future trails.
Enough said.
Apparently not.......may you
Apparently not.......may you ride the Slunt in good taste, for years to come !
As a fortunate reality to life we are all different, we do not see things the same ie. what is vulgar or tasteful. Mountain biking is far from a sterile sport, it is not clean. To neutralize trail names and make them fall under the mom's approval rating would seem to trivialize what mountain biking is all about...being free, away from the restraints of daily routines and chores of life. I wouldn't ride a bike or help promote the sport if it was like getting up to go to work. All you nay sayers out there let go of the small trivial notion of a trail name and look at the bigger picture.
There is no room for censorship in mountain biking.
what is it called when you
what is it called when you crash on the slunt?
A "Slunt Slap"
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=slunt+slap
what about purple monkey
what about purple monkey dishwasher? nobody ever complained about the naming of that trail...
Dearest SASS,
Dearest SASS,
What's offensive to you, is not the same thing that is offensive to me, being PC is overrated, the mountain bike world will live on in reputable fashion for decades to come, whether, you like the SLUNT or not.
I think the point is that the name was not predetermined, it has become The Slunt. Your missing the point, it was not called the Slunt to mimic other areas names, it is the nature of the mountain bike culture, it is not always what people want or need hear, we're not in the office, not at primary school, neither is the trail, there is no rules to naming mountain bike trails, that is the fun in it, let it rest, it is what it is because of cultural evolution , not to send bad taste your way. If you want a trail of a different name build one yourself, and call it something to your liking.
slunt (ad nauseum!)
Easy does it, everyone!
This has got nothing to do with the trail, it's quality, the work that went into it or the people that built it, and I don't believe any of the comments were judgemental, belittling or negative towards the trails or trail-builders, and I apologize if they were taken as such. Maybe we could just stick to the issue at hand, which is the naming of the trail.
I most certainly appreciate the hard work that goes into building and maintaining local riding trails, and would never be judgemental of those of you who do it. I'm just saying that I would like to be able to say the name of the trail I've just ridden out loud, without being embarrassed or risking offending anyone else. I can't say that I consider it a valid defense to point out that because there are hundreds of other tasteless and offensive trail names and that it's part of mountain bike culture, that makes it O.K. Many trails with very clever (and clean!) names were built with the same amount of blood, sweat and tears as those you have mentioned. (By the way, I don't even know what SpaceJunk is, and how are names like Moonshine, Skidmarks, Legalize It, Log Buster and The Shocker in the same class as The Slunt? A couple of them are kind of tasteless in a little-kid-toilet-humour way, but hardly as offensive).
Mountain biking has evolved a great deal over the past few years, and more and more older people (like me)and young kids are riding and becoming a part of the mountain bike culture. Is it too much to ask for some consideration for the sensibilities of a growing demographic? It's not just a sport for young guys anymore, and maybe trail naming needs to evolve with the sport.
Just some food for thought.
The Vein, Spacejunk,
The Vein, Spacejunk, Placenta Descenta, Pink Starfish, WTF, Goldmember,Cherry Poppins, Skid Marks, Moonshine, Devil’s Slide, Beaver Bang, Legalize It, Log Jam, The C**t Buster, Severed Dick, The Shocker, I could go on for many pages.
Sorry to offend anyone with the above words. The above are all names of trails in world class mountain bike destinations. Location such as North Vancouver, Nelson, Golden, and Rossland, and the Comox Valley. All those names are listed in print on each communities mountain bike map. Some communities that have had to legitimize trails (far before we here in Fernie even new what that was) with outstanding success.
Although names may be offensive to some, they are not to others. In lies the nature of the culture of mountain biking, a trail name is never premeditated, it evolves as the the trail is born, sculpted, and nurtured. Perhaps from the posts above the individuals have not built many trails before and not privileged to that side of mountain bike culture. If you have not invested many ounces of blood sweat and tears into the development of a trail you may not know the culture of naming it. It is the trail builder right.
The Slunt trail as the trail builders have chosen to call it may be offensive to some , but that's just the way it goes. The trail has been built flawlessly to the environmental and sustainable practices of IMBA standards and no private land owner could or would debate that.
As an individual who spends an enormous amount of personal volunteer hours advocating for mountain biking in the Elk Valley, I would have no inhibitions to refer to the trail as the the Slunt, slug and and a grunt, slut and a c**t, whatever you see it as, to "officials" Ie. Tembec. Not to preemptively judge me, I personally see some distaste to the name, although I would still support the effort of the builders behind the project. It is easy to be judgmental and belittle the negative side to any issue, perhaps it's time to see all the benefits that will arise from the construction of a sustainable trail such as the SLUNT.
slunt
Actually, rnelson, this is a slang word that has been in use in not-so-respectable company for several decades that I know of, and it means exactly what Dirt Humper says it means. Instead of trying to get a dig in with your "dirty minds" comment, maybe take the middle road and just explain that you were unaware that it had any prior meaning or connotation, and you thought that whoever came up with it was inventing a clever new word.
Sometimes it's best to smooth feathers rather than strive to keep them ruffled.....being reasonable ain't such a bad thing.
Oxford
While I have not looked it up I do not doubt that slunt is not in the oxford dictionary.Slunt however does exist as a slang term and I find it hard to believe that no one from the bike club thought that it may not be the most appropriate name for a trail that the club has any involvement with.http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=slunt
I doubt that many people would interpret it as anything but what it says in the urban dictionary.While I realize that you may have had a sheltered upbringing, are you really trying to tell me that I am the first person to jump to the conclusion of the meaning of the word slunt?Perhaps you thought it was silly and lint?
You can call the trail what you want,the point I was trying to make is that if the club is trying to legitimize the trails in the valley it should name them more responsibly.The people that own land and we as bikers are trying to impress with being a good user group are not the dumb-asses that you seem to take them as.Could you really look a BC parks big shot in the eye and tell them that you had no idea that slunt could be interpreted as anything but a fun word?
Slunt is not in the Oxford
Slunt is not in the Oxford Dictionary
Slunt can mean whatever you want it to mean. Dirty minds think of the dirtiest thing possible first.
Slug and a Grunt? Slow Stunt? a grudge band from NY?
Open for interpretation.
Seeing as this is causing some pain for some people... I propose we call the trail "Slug and a Grunt" How does that sound?
slunt
Good call, Dirt Humper (by the way, I'm wondering how to explain your name to my mother....!!)
I agree, the name is just plain ugly and offensive on any level, and I think that if the Fernie Mountain Bike Club wants to attract members, volunteers, money and support, especially from women and large corporations,it had better try to appeal to everyone. I for one am offended by the trail name and am pretty uncomfortable saying it or even hearing it.
Think about it, FMBC - can we come up with a name that will appeal to more than just a few of your more juvenile members?
after reading the rant by the
after reading the rant by the people who have the problem with the name slunt......click on the link below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_Nrp7cj_tM
and that what I think of that....hilarious!
caution kids bad language