Racism at its very worst!
There are some 28 odd professional surfers on the World Championship Tour and none of them, not one of them, follow BeachGrit on Instagram. One did last year though. His name was Caio Ibelli but he is not on the World Championship Tour anymore because he has been relegated to the World Qualifying Series even though the rules clearly stated that he should have been gifted a wildcard for the 2019 season.
Caio was properly injured, you see, but two other “injured” surfers were allowed into the 2019 draw before him.
Why?
It can only be reasoned because he follows BeachGrit on Instagram.
Oh, I’m not saying BeachGrit‘s Instagram is a place you want to be. It is filled to overflowing with social justice warriors and adult learners, one would imagine that is the World Surf League’s demo and one would not be wrong, but Caio Ibelli was also there and he was swiftly kicked onto the World Qualifying Series where there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
I am going to consider suing the World Surf League for discrimination on Caio’s behalf.
The World Surf League now has a pattern of discrimination. First, BeachGrit was the only surf-based website not to receive WSL Pipeline advertisements. Second Caio Ibelli was the only World Surf League World Championship Tour surfer to follow BeachGrit on Instagram and he was ignominiously and racistly shown the door to the World Qualifying Series where there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Who amongst you is a lawyer and wants to take this important case up pro bono? (BTW I have a wonderful friend who did work for U2 so “pro bono” here means both “free” and “with an official signed Bono headshot.”)
Also, Ryan Callinan? Are you there? I know you are going to be on the World Surf League World Championship Tour and also follow BeachGrit on Instagram. Please, unfollow if you know what’s good for you.
I personally don’t want you to.
I want you to enjoy our “click link in profile” charm year ’round but it puts your profession in harm’s way and I don’t want that.
Unless you want to join our lawsuit alongside Caio Ibelli. I guarantee fun, maybe a severance (depending on the quality of our pro bono council) and an official signed Bono headshot.
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Yesh maate forget abou tit maate. Yoush is going down to a WQesh for awhilesh mate, haff funsh mate.
Yeh but lyricist for U2 – never be good.
Am I dreaming or does he bear a slight resemblance to Griffin Colapinto ?
Red Bull weren’t so silly and lucked out with the Cape Fear Event which is less than 5km from the end of the East West runway at Sydney international Airport , 1km from where Cook landed and claimed Australia for the British Crown and just up the road from where Occy grew up and that at possibly not even the best spot in the local area ?
Surf City Sydney , my old stomping ground has a population of 5 million , A plethora of great spots in the right season and a long and illustrious surf culture and more ex world champs than any other city or town in the world but hasn’t held a CT event for at least a decade . Go figure ?
Because it would more tha likely be pretty shit
Shitter than Huntington every year or finals day in Portugal this year ?
More than likely
Good Bex will bring it to your town instead . Would you like a wildcard ?
Is she a goer?
Cause I go all night!
Bex , she be a super freak and you can get ya hair done like Rick James but
I’m thinking more like Jimmy Brown , like a sex machine ?
Get up , get on up …
Haha, i go ten minutes max actually.
How about that the vast vast majority of world champs grew up at shitty beachbreaks
It’s possibly easier for a surfer from shit waves to become a great surfer in good waves than a surfer from good waves to become a great surfer in shit waves .
Jack Robinson Syndrome …..
Yeah and hawaiian
But the guys from bad waves surf the good waves better than the guys from good waves do
Affirmative .
That was wonderful SSD . I hope for his sake that he open the doors of perception and not deception ?
Valley Girls ! Porno a Go Go ….
#Haolicination
It’s better than Miki Dora, farking spare me
Upvote for the Perry refresher. Gonna have to add to Spotify for tomorrow’s drive
Wish I could.
How many posts from elo appear in your feed but?
I always take the posts out of my feed so I don’t break my teeth
I will join if you meant I can give Bono a punch in the head free of charge and charges. Happy to use a pen to jab him in the head also. If that’s what you actually meant.
No one likes Bono.
his mums still quite fond of him
good boy she reckons
My mum says I’m handsome
Yeah but wilkos mum says that about him so…
Oh… so maybe my Mum is just trying to make me feel better about mysel… oh…
Oh that’s not rascist – my autocomplete suggests it is fascist though.
something ending in cist can never be good
Giving a rainbow head brings a new meaning to: (fill in blank)
That’s why I didn’t get one too
Agreed, Fugazi is sick.
Fugazi are fucking rad indeed!
Choke Ibelli
(according to that picture)
Content reach alert!!! !