A glorious trifecta of localism, sexism and racism!
Earlier today, you read about the wonderful new successor to last summer’s World’s Lamest Surf Assault when a man was cuffed and arrested for breaching another surfer’s airspace.
Today, police were called, reports filed, news organisations notified, when a surf instructor pulled the leash of another surfer at Venice Beach.
It was, perhaps, a glorious trifecta of localism, sexism and racism.
Maybe hate crime too!
The waves were horrible and dumb. A Brazilian man, Wagner Lima, who owns Brazilian Surf Club, was out amongst it as was a Senegalese Olympic hopeful, on whom NBC was shooting a profile, and her host Danielle Lyons. Also shooting photos from the pier was Rhonda Harper, the owner of Black Girls Surf.
Ms. Lyons paddled for a wave, Mr. Wagner dropped in, faded behind her and pulled her leash, Ms. Harper captured every motion in crystal clear frame by detail.
Ms. Lyons went to Yelp and wrote:
I was up and riding on the peak and he decides to try to block me, so I turned around him, then he drops in behind me and pulls my leash causing me to fall. Not only is what he did super dangerous, it’s assault. If I was a novice surfer I could have knocked my teeth out.
In all my years of surfing I’ve never been attacked unprovoked like this. I gave this guy every opportunity not to be a dick, hell I even gave him room to share if he was that hard up for a two foot wave.
I’m not sure if this was localism, racism or sexism there were two black women in the line up and he targeted me for whatever reason.
When I called the owner of Black Girls Surf, Rhonda Harper, to explain why it was necessary to bring the dang pigs into it, echoes of Goggans v Smith etc, she told that she’d seen Chas Smith’s story and “As the owner of Black Girls Surf, I’m going to tell BeachGrit, I have no comment, no…fucking…comment.”
Harper added that USA Today and NBC have the “appropriate film.”
Comments on various adult learner Facebook pages are a delight to behold.
Omg that wave was totally yours and he could have seriously hurt you. I hate ASSHOLES like that in the water!
Pulling a leash is almost like pushing someone. He could’ve lifted your tail and made you pearl.
I’m certain this situation happens to women ALL the time in the water and they just don’t speak out against it. I’m so very sorry this happen to you but I’m so proud of strength and tenacity in speaking your truth.
File chargers for assault, localism and hate crime.
Interestingly, a closer examination of the clip shows Ms Lyons’ leash wrapped around the nose of Lima’s board.
Therefore, does it qualify as an “aggressive leash pull” or is it more of a “dissatisfied removal of stuck leash”?
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So much more to come!
I am acquainted with one of the women involved in the leash pulling incident so I can give you their side of the story. Beach Grit wants to know why it was necessary to bring the dang pigs into it. Because you know full well that the Venice Beach Pier is run by a gang of so called “Locals” who go around hassling other surfers who come there to surf. The truth is they don’t even live there yet they’ve managed to come and take over the pier and claim it for themselves. They go around verbally abusing and threatening other surfers in the lineup, vandalizing cars and stealing property from the beach and yet the police can’t do anything about it unless you have a video tape of the incident otherwise the police and the lifeguard don’t want to get involved. Well, Rhonda Harper has the video tape to prove it. The reason why she refused to make a comment is because she doesn’t think she has to answer to you. I suggest to you they have additional footage that shows more than one angle and it shows the crowd and wave conditions before the incident occurred. It clearly shows Wagner Lima and his friend hassling the two black girls by lining up right next to them repeatedly in order to intimidate them because there was no justification for this when there’s no crowd. Danielle Lyons, who was surfing on a longboard states that she gave Lima, who was surfing on a shortboard, room to share. If Lima was so hard up for one to two foot mush maybe he should’ve gone to his van and get one of his softies out. It’s debatable as to whether or not the leash got caught underneath the nose of his board but suffice it to say that if he hadn’t tried to drop in on her when she had priority, this wouldn’ve never happened in the first place.
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All I’ve learned from this is the fact that this lady is a vengeful, vindictive bitch. We get it, he pulled your leash. These types of first world problems are so atrocious that the “black female surfer” needs to create a social media campaign around it and spend countless hours online trying to ruin this asshat’s life? Over pulling a leash? I question who the actual bully is at this point. What a complete douche of a lady. The one thing I love about the ocean is that it’s the great equalizer. It doesn’t care if you’re black, white, gay, straight, poor, rich, or powerful. It’s ready and willing to kill you for free. King Neptune has taken notice.
Who’s more annoying? Her or salt creek groms? tough call.
This will be a documentary/mini-series worthy of Netflix; please tell me Chas will narrate?
While this is a fantastic story for an otherwise boring day in surf (WSL title race! Or something!), this makes me so angry.
1. How is this even remotely racist/sexist? Whether right or not, I have pulled plenty of leashes and I typically don’t even know who’s in front of me before executing the smoothest move in crowd surfing. You just do it. It’s your obligation. It’s part of keeping a lid on the near chaos crowd levels at busy breaks.
2. There’s a little known sub article to “if someone is riding a wave already, its theres.” And that’s if you’re going straight on the shoulder and you leave room for someone to drop in on you, it’s ripe for the plucking.
3. None of this excuses the fact that this is the most terribly executed leash pull of all-time, I think. A proper leash pull rockets the puller forward whilst jarring the pullee out the back and clear of the wave. This is just two boners falling on a wave.
I’m a LGBD white black male female that is going to start a club called CUNTS Surf and fuck everyone right now.
No one ever called the cops on Burkhart….
L’inertia, and his terrible locals squadron, The Beige Pants
Ops… sorry!…
I pantaloni beige
Italy’s beautiful this time of year. Heavy locals though.
Rhonda please… this is one of the many ways brazilians surfers flirts with surfer girls.
And my friend here in Rio, who has a Californian friend, who has another Brazilian friend living recently in Venice (he does not speak English very well, yet) and who witnessed the scene from the top of the pier, tells too, almost now, that in the moment of the incident was playing in the ambient music on the water, at high volume…Barry White!
And you surely knows what happens when Barry White, sings, no?! A dense atmosphere invades the ambient… an invite for the senses… sensuality, and erotically a release for the pheromones!!! “Girl come to me… more close yeah… yeah… You are my everything, girl”…
This guy was trying to make contact with you, Rhonda!!!
He’s a latin lover!!!
you’ve been on fire lately.
I think the WSL, along with the Committee for Equity in Women’s Surfing, are really dropping the ball by not getting involved here. USA Today and NBC! Could this be the incident that finally thrusts surfing into the mainstream?? Just imagine Sophie G., on national television, announcing that she’s awarded Ms. Lyons a wildcard entry into the 2019 Gwyneth Paltrow Vaginal Egg Bali Pro! You can’t script this!
Or in this case, you don’t wanna script this.
This story can only improve with time
Chas is already on story three!
It may not be Laird-menstruation but the social justice vectors are off the fucken charts here
He could go for career high numbers on this one.
This is his Magnum Opus!!
I drive a black Holden VE SS ute and I’m marginalised for this yet I am against people who drive black Ford XR8 utes. I stand with this woman.
This is bigger than Sunset!
Jessica Mendes in da final
What da fuk?
Jaddy on tour AGAIN WTF!
Sea Biscuit rises!
Soli Bailey has qualified. WSL being kooky again saying his dreams were broken.
Christ!
I Am He. Christ of the Excel Spreadsheet. Soli had 12,550 points, less 650 points for worst result plus 5,300 for Sunset = 17,200 points. He beats Ethan (500 points from Sunset), Jorgann (600 points), Mateus (600 points), Gudaukus (1100 points), Muniz (1000 points) and Dantas Jr (total 12,585 points for the year). Kanoa has qualified via WCT so Soli is top 10 (including Griffin). If Joan Duru wins Sunset, he has 17,080 points. Soli bests him. If Zeke wins Sunset, he has 17,100 points. Soli has 17,200 points.
Do you work in IT?
lol… no… why don’t you telephone Soli and get a BitchGrit exclusive. (i hope i am right; i’ve checked it many times)
If that’s the case, I must call Jadson too, for we are colour, race, nationality blind. One blood red etc.
Well, i gave you the chance to ingratiate yourself with Soli before the other media hawks swoop in. Its official now. The rankings have been updated. Soli is #11; minus Kanoa = #10. http://www.worldsurfleague….
Not really into ingratiation. I do like Jews, however. That’s something we have in common, yes?
I don’t believe so much in race (since I am Semitic in terms of race). Nor am I into “blood”. We are all of one blood but not all of the same mind.
He works in I Dee!
I doubt Al Hunt went to MIT and it’s basically just adding the scores together for the different possible outcomes . A large sheet of paper and a pencil is your best friend . The App is useless for this exercise but the rankings on the WSL site makes it very easy . The hardest is trying to find the points for places ( eg equal 7 and equal 13 which only exist in the 4 man heats in the Hawaiian events ) .
get a life
Christie*
were you hurt by black girls who surf , “no Fucking comment,” do black women have sex , or is it they just don’t want to comment on fucking #fuckingmetoo
I retreated to my safe space to regroup, mop plasma from the emotional wounds. Afterall, sticks and stones may break my bones, but aggressive and unsafe words lead to permanent psychological disfigurement etc.
Psychological Disfigurement is the name of my new bands’ first album. Thanks.
Punk or Post Punk? Grindcore?!
I’m going through a Weedeater/Red Fang phase at the moment, but the current band is doing Ramones and Social Distortion covers. In other words; I have no clue as to the distinctions between any music genre ending in ‘core’, apart from hard and soft.
New BeachGrit shirt design ? “I’m going to tell BeachGrit, I have no comment, no…fucking…comment.”
The best news all year!
Soli has qualified NC
It’s a tie for the best news all year!
I am sure my maths are correct. The tour needs another Aussie and Soli appears to have a good head on his shoulders – serious, intelligent, articulate. Go Aussie! Btw, Wesley Dantas was looking “in the zone” on this backhand, like your little brother in 1982. I thought Wesley might win.
arrghhh I think Jack Freestone might have qualified!!!
how? http://www.worldsurfleague….
He’s 13th. Kanoa, Griffin, Zeke are all ahead of him on QS rankings, all currently qualifying via CT. That pushes him to 10th.
Yes. If Griffin and Zeke double qualify then it will be Jack Freestone at #10. Soli Bailey will be #9.
well phew, I thought I was wrong there for a moment, what with sitting here trying to write an article, look at the rankings, and watching crazy old school Zeppelin on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
Definitely one of the best songs on LZ1. Was my 2nd favourite (after D&C). Whilst not the most original, it was a great solo by Jimmy. Great old footage.
Yeah I dunno, I just like the riff, the band just loads it up, and they’re wearing fucken cardigans, it’s all time
Lol… Jimmy 1969, before he went Aleister Crowley. Were my 2nd favourite band when I was young. Watched their movie scores of times at the Valhalla Theatre Glebe.
He was exciting to observe , deconstructing thick lips at high speed that others were avoiding or pivoting under. Shame he twisted his ankle at the end of semifinal 2 .
Wonderful to see Soli , who was Australian Indigenous Champion , then Volcom Pipe Pro Champ qualify for the tour . Solid in the big stuff and a big air game for the rubbish .
Let me tell you a thing…
Don’t blame Jaddy or Jesse
Blame the american and australian new generation!
You all are doing competitive surf very, very bad, but, above all, with completely NO GUTS
NO BALLONES
NO COJONES
SEM CULHÕES
Blame the complete incompetence for competitive surf of Jack Robbo, Noah Deane, Conner Coffin, all the Matt Battings the australian surf now produce, all the Ian Cranes, etc.. etc.. etc…
And blame the obsession with the marketing of professional free surf
It’s not about style…
It’s about guts. To pursuit a thing. Or, one in a million raw and pure talent to over come all (JJF)
Maurice Cole came here in many occasions and tell why Australia stopped to produce competitive surfers.
USA is the same case of my city Rio de janeiro, Brazil: a bunch of rich kiddos, with complete absence of courage to persevere and pursuit a dream. And to endure when sometimes falls.
The minus competitive surfer from Brazil is a difficult to your reasonable, even talented, competitive surfer…
Begin look better and asks why…
Another thing..
Don’t blame the judges, and don’t blame WSL for the formats…
Mate Andino is just a couple of million dollars from winning his world title, he just needs more sponsor money.
Plus, if you lost your spot on the Tour, you should have to requalify the NEXT year. In Jadson’s case exceptions should made and he should wait an extra year and Matty Banting should wait three. Give room for some new blood!
You got to hand it to him qualifying from his Hawaiian results and he is probably leading the Triple Crown . Surfed Intelligent but Lady Luck was definitely on his side surviving 3 successive buzzer beaters on Finals Day from O’Leary ,Vasco and Jordy Smith who all failed to get the score .
Fuck these rascist bitches mate. Have a fucken cry ya dickhead. Happens everyday to everybody. He’s a Brazzo! What did you expect!
Brazilians? I expect dancing and drums and a lovely carnivale atmosphere!
Oh yeah on the land they’re lovely.
And steak on swords! And that cat virus that makes everyone aggressively sexual!
Toxoplasmosis?
Yes, that. The formal medical term is “Angry Cat Fucking Virus.” It’s not actually a virus, but caused by the same parasite that makes hips tell the truth in that part of the world.
How do you get this virus? Is it available via capsule?
Buy yourself a cat and use its fecal matter to spice up your life ? Incredibly common with roughly 1/2 the world’s population carrying the parasite . Usually not a problem except during pregnancy where complications can arise when parasite is passed from mother to child causing a condition known as Congenital Toxoplasmosis .Another reason to wash your fruit and vegetables thoroughly !
Racism allegations are started by racists. Its called Cultural Marxism or Identity Politics. Its a way to avoid the real issues, such as Greed, Colonialism, Slavery, Oligarchy, etc. Best to avoid race politics, such as the non-sense of “antisemitism”.
Yeah cool.
All of those words aren’t right.
I personally think the words are right. For example, very “materialistic” people will generally be those who justify “colonialism”, such as: “There was nothing in Australia before the British came here; the Aboriginals did nothing”. Or when Christians tried to covert Aboriginals, this was due to “Christian ideology”. Personally, I view none of it as “racism”. Its all about ideology. For example, those who are not materialistic and enjoy living a simple life close to nature generally have more empathy towards native Aboriginal culture and view it as valuable. I think if we look deeper, what often outwardly looks like or is overtly expressed as “racism” is actually mostly another ideology. “Race” is nothing. There is nothing cultural in race. Today, there are white people, talking like Hitler, about the threat to the “white race”. But white people are actually dividend into different ideologies. There is no such thing as “white culture”. Or there are Aboriginal bureaucrats ripping off their people. Its all bullshit.
To be fair some of them are right. But I see antisemitism daily. On another note, would you have surfed Sunset today?
I don’t see much antisemitism. But I see people who are against colonialism, wars, economic ruin,, etc. When those evils are part of a certain “ideology”, then what I see is people who express disagreement with this ideology. I think we need to start with the basics, which is a “tribe”, “cult” or “cabal” is not a “race” and books of ideology (such as “Bible” & “Talmud”) are not a “race”. I think we should stop twisting reality. When people are against the murder & theft they see happening in Gaza or the West Bank, these people are anti-murder and anti-theft. They are not antisemitic.
So, you wouldn’t have surfed?
I would’ve employed a hit-and-run technique. Wait for sets to pass, noting the timing of their arrival, grab an insider, ride to channel. Repeat.
Them west peaks say otherwise. Such a scary joint to me.
West Peaks notwithstanding, yes.
Do you prefer not so big but shallow? Or gigantic with deep water?
I watched Pipe and Sunset today. Would’ve chosen Sunset but not in a keen way.
I’m too old, unfit, with too many dysfunctional body parts. But, sure, when I was younger, I remember talking to a gun surfer at Nias, saying I would love to surf Sunset. He told me it was a mushburger & he prefers other breaks but I was always attracted to it. I was fantasizing about body surfing the end wedge at Jaws.
I predict 69 comments
I’m going with 71. Ask your big brother.
How about we hit triple figures on this.
oh just got that on the 3rd pass. Funny Derek!
Is Ms. Harper aware that no one around here actually has anything worth saying, and yet “yes fucking comment” is the general rule?
Na I’m pretty fired up about this one. I’d be locked up if I had a company called White Cunts Surf. Why does this chick think she’s special? World’s fucked. You’re all coming to hell with me.
And for those who don’t qualify for BGS. https://www.browngirlsurf.c…
Fuck sake. I’m starting Fat Slightly Tanned To Brown Cunts Surf and asking for a pay rise and public hanging of the next cunt who paddles around me.
I’m currently building the profile of my dangerously-tanned-pan-sexual-low-to-middle-intermediate surfers club.
Well that’s the first two clubs of the Progressive Surf League sorted. Any other genderless, raceless pig fuckers in need of a social identity?
The “my stance could be lower, and so could yours” brigade is gaining momentum by the second
Your acronyms are so similar. Maybe a merger is in the cards?
Brown Girls: Ultra Hard Surf Candy?
Would the sensitive left meet at that middle?
You say it like it’s a bad thing Beelzebub
Here I posted a response, read it.