article_snippet: A guy grabbing a woman's ass is very much indicative of a level of sexual assault," said Kathryn Bertine, former professional cyclist and director of "Half the Road," a documentary about female racers.
article_snippet: More baffling was last year's poster featuring a woman straddling three other females curled into the shape of a bike.
article_snippet: The organization has since withdrawn last year's poster featuring a woman straddling three other females, releasing an official apology to "anyone who might find an official apology intimidating, discriminatory or sexist."
article_snippet: Celebrating sexual assault?
article_snippet: last year's poster featuring a woman straddling three other females also glorifies what would be seen as sexual assault in any other workplace, said Laura Bates, founder of the "Everyday Sexism Project.
article_snippet: "It contains a direct reference to an incident of sexual assault, which shouldn't be treated as something to celebrate and joke about," she added.
article_snippet: Similarly, Belgium's Institute for the Equality between Men and Women, said the image violated 2007 anti-discrimination legislation and "incited sexual intimidation.