The most embarrassing surfer in history could become a hero!
It doesn’t get discussed as much as it should. I bring it up semi-regularly, as often as I can wedge it in, but still. The Gabriel Medina shaving his armpits video for Gillette is the most embarrassing, tone deaf thing any professional extreme sport athlete has ever done.
Ever.
It should be on daily loop in surf media. Or at least every other daily. Like, watch it again with Sterling Spencer.
Can you believe it? Can you really? Gabriel “Gabi” Medina shaved his chest and armpits for a video that was purposefully placed online.
It should have/did kill his career. But there is a way forward! A path for him to reclaim his self worth!
Do you recall the “double pits to chesty” commercial skateboarder Ryan Sheckler made for Axe body spray? Watch here.
And also embarrassing no?
But.
I was once at a skateboarding event and Ryan Sheckler was there and some fat kid shouted “Double pits to chesty! Do a double pits to chesty!” and he sniggered to his fat friend.
Wanna know what Ryan did? He looked up to the stands, nodded, kicked over to some ramp, launched, and in the air DID THE DOUBLE PITS TO CHESTY!
Since that day I have been a massive fan of Shecks. He gets it. He knows. He got paid to do something dumb and owned it afterward.
If Gabi showed any of that self-awareness I’d be a fan of his too. If he paddled out to Pipe during the Masters with a Gillette and proceeded to shave his armpits while the world looked on I would be praying for his return to number one.
Wouldn’t you?
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How’s the Peruvians claiming that every ISA team member is a multiple time world champ? South America claims the former pro/am Olympic feeder shit a bit too hard, fasho. You know it’s a buncha has-beens when Oz at one point sent over the Ginger Ninja as their top team member.
Anything to get a sale! But 2 x WQS champ is a possibility, no?
Most embarassing? Medina? Disagree. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
How long did it take you to find that photo? You are one desperate motherfucker.
1/2 minute
So you had it committed to memory then? Thats even weirder
James B is the Matt Warshaw of underground surfing comments
James B needs to find more fulfilling things to do with his time, than memorize all JJF’s photos, and be able to recall them in an instant.
Easy, Pyzel….
Chill out mate, not necessarily a JJ fan, just pointing out truths. You gotta get away from the keyboard brahh, or get a busier job
Embarassing? More enviable than anything.
John getting groped by a koala is pretty fricken hilarious, I wouldn’t be embarrassed of that
In this case was John John groping the Koala. Embarassing
Doesn’t look like a grope to me
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Praying for his return to #1? Nope. Never.
This is my favourite BeachShit article of all time. Thanks, Dozlos. Now more importantly, how questionable is that eagle tattoo on the back of Gaybriella’s neck? Gotta love him though. He’s a fucken gun surfer. I’m a cunt too but I still expect to be adored. That’s the Brazilian way.
I’m liking Gabs just a little more since his dad canned from events!!
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But maybe get him sponsored by these darts
Maybe he can hold a pit shaving clinic on day one of competition. Gabby’s Guide to Smooth Pits. Q&A after by host Chas Smith.
I would so MC!
Laird can never come back from the dark hole he dug and decided to fester in.
Which one, the clothing line or his golf cart surfboard?
Jimmy Slade wrestling a giant surfboard stealing octopus on Baywatch…
Jimmy Slade was a misstep but not even close to clean pits.
what about the Bronzed Aussies ,Kanga,PT and Mark W , at a press conference to promote a Pro Surfing ,all dressed in pink jumpsuits!!!
A true classic of cringe, MC.
Not talked about enough. I always presumed that it was stereotypical, white, aussie, club culture at the time; so not cringe to them.