A blessed spray of healing mist…
In a blast of irony, it was on the eve of the COVID-19 disaster when BeachGrit fiddled with the WSL for pivoting towards TikiTok, the two-year-old Chinese vid share network adored by teenage girls.
Were they onto something?
Was surfing now beholden to phone zombie VALS?
At the time, we didn’t think so.
“As [TikTok] creates enhanced tools and more opportunities for us to reach newer audiences, we want to make sure that we’re focused on what’s going to drive our business and that consumer journey that connects back to the WSL,” the WSL’s Chief Community Officer Tim Greenberg told Front Office Sports. “Video surfing is aspirational, and music is aspirational in a lot of ways – therefore, we have this very natural space to begin programming content because it is so endemic to who we are as a sport.”
A lunatic lunge for the lowest common denominator, as the expression goes.
But, fast forward almost two months and after weeks in our little shelters, with runs in our stockings and pinafores stained with cherry cola, TikTok has become an old friend.
We came to mock, but was thrilled by the dancing.
And now this.
Who can’t help but stare at this sublime twelve seconds from world champ Italo Ferreira and the divine manifestation of his girlfriend Maria Azevedo as they mock the damn virus that has knocked the world off its axis.
A blessed spray of healing mist.
Difficult times etc.
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good call… and these girls are so into themselves and their mirror…errr phone.
What a wonderful time to be alive!
Not to mention the almost always guaranteed attachment of the data-confirmed correlation of the crazy gene.
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
I went this route.
Say man!
Hey baby!
I saw your wife the other day!
Yeah?
Yeah, an’ she’s ugly!
Yeah, she’s ugly, but she sure can cook, baby!
Yeah, alright!
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
Everyone know that Tiktok is Chinese spyware right? It’s probably redundant by this stage, but still worth noting that even the uber woke CEO of Reddit called it “Fundamentally parasitic”! Tracks keystrokes, all your browsing data etc.. But as my teenage cousin told me in basic terms “whatever X’er”, go back to screaming at clouds.
Insipid, useless, and stupid. Non John prayed to Jesus for celebrity culture go away along with pro surfing as we know it. Jesus delivered the virus as a test run. Non John thanks Jesus and prays for his rum hangover to now be lifted.
The decline of western civilization was filmed by Penelope Spheris in 1980…. featuring the punk scene developing.
If she only knew the decline would actually be in 2020 and all it took was a camera inside a phone to unleash the narcissism and vanity of the female sheep.
Still stressed by the dogs in that movie.
I met her during the filming… at the Masque. She thought she was capturing something profound, so pretentious.
The only “thrill” I got from that dancing was blind panic to close the browser tab after being tricked into watching underage girls gyrate.
agreed wtf
I dunno … it’s been the highlight of my day
I was remotely thinking of watching but scrolled to comments, glad you warned me as 3 kids in from school – so will pass thanks for heads -up
If covitalo surfs 2021 the tour is in serious trouble
TikTok Covid19 Challenge ✅
Swoosh!
You Won’t catch Gmed on tik tok.
Although I’ve been roped into a few myself.
We can only assume the position of the world champion is the position of the WSL. The Chief Community Officer gonna be in a tizz over this!
I wouldn’t mind trying a few positions with ol sleepy eyes, miss Azevedo
Ei gatinha
Hey, Italo don’t be a dickhead !
You’re bringing surfing into disrepute.
Elo gonna fine your arse, dopey !
That’s the prob with World Champs – they all think they’re Kelly Slater and can do whatever’s.
Surfers. Dumb fux.
Not my guy.
Surfing into disrepute … really?
That used to be a compliment … once upon a time