Pioneer
24-02-13, 07:09 PM
Oxford Dictionaries has dropped references to 'long hair' and 'dirty denims' in its definition of 'bikers' after motorcylists complained.
Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary, bowed to pressure from Britain's two-wheeled community, who claimed the description was outdated.
The online version previously defined biker as: "A motorcyclist, especially one who is a member of a gang: a long-haired biker in dirty denims."
However, figures show that far from the "long-haired and dirty denim" stereotype, fewer than one in 10 male bikers now has long hair (9 per cent).
Furthermore, almost half of British bikers (42 per cent) are totally free of tattoos, piercings, facial hair or gang markings.
Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary, bowed to pressure from Britain's two-wheeled community, who claimed the description was outdated.
The online version previously defined biker as: "A motorcyclist, especially one who is a member of a gang: a long-haired biker in dirty denims."
However, figures show that far from the "long-haired and dirty denim" stereotype, fewer than one in 10 male bikers now has long hair (9 per cent).
Furthermore, almost half of British bikers (42 per cent) are totally free of tattoos, piercings, facial hair or gang markings.