Is a once proud surf title officially cancelled?
The wokest of all surf media, we know, is The Inertia. Venice Beach’s other adjacent officially woke surf media so woke that it had an awkward time poking fun of modern satan Mark Zuckerberg culturally appropriating white culture by hideously mocking whilst on an electric foil surfboard.
Second place, of course, belongs to Venice Beach’s other adjacent officially woke surf media Stab magazine swinging between “edgy” and “aggrieved at inequity” etc. per our time and per the wonderful winds of thoughtless hypocrisy.
How wacky is our time?
Protesters rounded up in Portland, Oregon. Stephanie Gilmore, greatest surfer in the world, described by Stab as a “coke-head with OCD.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CC36PUYlR21/
Oh.
I’m sure there were many chubby salchicha high-fives over the “progressive” caption (socially distanced via Zoom of course) in Stab magazine’s now metaphorically Venice Beach Adjacent’s office but ooooooeee!
Does Steph Gilmore cocaine?
Does she obsessively-compulse?
Commenters were mixed.
Many pointed out the hilarity of the caption.
Many more pointed out the inappropriateness. The making light of both drug abuse and mental illness.
A war being won, in terms of “likes” by the later.
Will Stab survive?
Due quarantine, I don’t have eyes on its Editor-in-Chief Ashton Goggans who may either be 450 lbs due a lockdown addiction to gluten-free nacho cheese chips or 359 lbs due genetics but what do you think?
Is this the end of a once proud title?
More as the story develops.
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Chas… you had me at “modern Satan Mark Zuckerberg” with this piece of writing… wonderful job as always… much gratitude…
That was my favorite line too-“Modern Satan!’
I’m pretty proud of it, to be honest.
Surely the wearing of a purple wetsuit points to the use of psychoactive substances and or mental instability yes?
Chas can’t afford that round, mate. Alas, no pub is big enough.
just to double check….ashton is the dude who slapped you like a lil bitch?
Classic STAB. They pulled the post down…
Too many souls were damaged by it already. #metoo
In case you haven’t noticed I have dealt with mental illness for most of my life and if you cannot poke fun at it then fuck me what can you do about it? The drugs they prescribe for it only make ya into a fat sweaty hermit so the best medicine is to hang shit on yourself and recognise the ridiculousness in it all. Perhaps Ashton is one of Prozac’s long suffering victims? Trapped in a dissociated bubble of improperly diagnosed disorders. Or maybe he just values tacos and corn chips over his well-being and appearance. Who doesn’t? Do ya remember when Steph got bashed by the icey? Me mum’s old boyfriend loved the shit and he ended up wandering the streets in the same clothes for about 6 years until he got picked up and thrown in the looney bin. The worse thing was the fucken smell of the cunt. You could smell him when you drove past him it was that bad. Stupid cunt.
Then you’re a shining example of how to manage that shit WPS. Love your work you fucking legend.
Amen!
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Lol ya got him. Ashton’s fat. He ded
is that the final word? like you could call someone a derogatory ethnic name, WOP, MIck, and all the other racist stuff and anyone in earshot would be like “you dick”.. but if you finish it off by calling some a “fat fuck”.. everyone one will look at the guy your arguing with and say.. “well he is fat.. dam”
Jeez it was a nice wave though
Pretty sure Chozzlos would be jumping out of the lip on that one though.
Straight lining til the end!