Kelly Slater hates this!
It is undeniable that the world’s greatest surfer is Florida’s Kelly Slater. Also undeniable, the current most popular is Gabriel Medina, as measured by social media, dwarfing Kelly’s 2.7 million Instagram followers with 8.4 million of his own. The two-time World Surf League Championship Tour winner has it all, looks, talent, money but will a recent once-controversial admission send his legions of fans running into other arms?
Medina, as you may already know, recently came out as a vegan and while the lifestyle is widely accepted, there are also some, maybe especially Brazilians, who doubt its moral value.
Brazil, as you certainly already know, is home to churrasco.
And while it may be possible to cook mushrooms, carrots, etc. on a spit it is not traditional.
It is uncertain how Medina’s no-animal-matter diet will affect his performance nor is it certain if he meant “pescatarian” or “vegetarian-who-eats-cheese” instead of “vegan” but we all must keep a close eye on the reaction.
Especially from all the Brazilian ranchers.
David Lee Scales and I spoke about Medina’s lifestyle adjustment today along with Kelly Slater’s hatred of not only podcasts but David Lee Scales himself, the television program Silver Spoons and… Erik Logan?
Listen here.
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I am beating my meat like it owes me money.
He’s fkn w u lol but anything goes on beachgrit 🤙🏼
I hope he keeps it for the Aus leg. Imagine how good his backhand will look when he adds in the Occy hair-flick!
I t is impossible to be a Vegan. People are constantly digesting and assimilating the tiny animals that live in our digestive system, in fact, everytime a person goes surfing they kill millions of tiny animals that live on their skin. The human body is to designed not to be vegitarian or carnivore but omnivorous, which is one of the reasons humans have been so successful in surviving in all areas of the world. However, it was people working together to hunt, process and protect the meat of large game animals that lead to the development of civilization. Thete was np neef for adanced communicaton skills among gatherers and the need for tools is minimal. The use of fire was of little interest to people who lived as gatherers, they saw forest fires as only destructive of the forest and field that grew fruits and vegetables. But an omnivore finding a large animal killed but not consumned by fire found a cooked meal and an apprication of fire to cook food and scare away animals that would steal any food they hunted. The major problem with human physiology produced by vegitarian evolutionary processes is the teeth and jaws must be very large to facilitate eating which means much less space for the brain with head size limited by the size of a head a woman can give birth to and survive. Eating cooked meat allows for easier consumption of food, smaller teeth and jaws and room for larger brains. Any one who really cares about animals would much rather see a bovine quickly killed by humans rather than torn to shreads and eaten while still alive by wolves or lions. In short, eating vegetables in balanced proportion is essential to good health but most of the strict vegitarian propaganda is fallacy and bullshit. (Did you ever notice how people who spin the vegitarian tall tales are often also complaining about mysterious health problems too?)
If he’s gnawing on Neymars meat he’s neither vegan nor vegetarian, right?
Where’d you see that?
avocados don’t grow in south america, we just don’t have the climate for it. in south america we have what in mexico and centro-america is called aguacate it looks the same but it’s bigger and with a blend taste compared to avocados
Eva, Can I Stab Bats In A Cave
Samesies in both directions.
There are far more important things happening at Medina camp. Do you know that he got married? Also, do you know that his wife doesn’t get along with his family? Now for the bang… Brazilians media outlets are reporting that he stopped following his mother and his step-dad (yes, Charles). Is this the end of one of the most annoying surf family in the world? Will the Owens follow the same path? So many questions
Vegan’s/Vegetarians don’t
live longer, the just
look older
I thought a pescatarian was a fish eating vego. Ie not a vego.
Vegan Shmegan! Medina still eats Brazzo Sausage on a daily basis.
Centimetres! Fuck yes Charlie Smith. Straight to metric.
The hair? Or the state of pro surfing?
I 100% agree that the the hair is hideous, that’s why it’s so great. And I 100% agree that the state of pro surfing is hideous because it lacks any personality (hence why I think Italo’s piss-take is so refreshing).
Aaah fuck ya got me … you are the clickbait king
Can I just say that I think Italo’s hair extensions are the best thing that has happened to pro surfing since Lemmy & Greasy. Remember when pro surfers didn’t take themselves so seriously?
Although I’m a non-believer, I do like this line from the Good? Book – which I always think applies to Kelly – “What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?”
BTW eating off silver, or brass cutlery, tastes horrible.
Just my opinion.
Slater may have won the most contests, but that doesn’t mean he’s the world’s best surfer.
Not necessarily, but it just so happens he is!
Ha, no proof except for a few crummy contests.
Someone said, the best surfer in the water is the one having the most fun.
Someone also said–“the best waves ever ridden–are the ones you catch and ride yourself”.
So who do you think is the best surfer? Surely you don’t believe that bullshit about the best surfer having the most fun, as the inverse is usually true! Kooks have much more fun than us grumpy locals
Maybe kooks do have more fun than “grumpy” locals–maybe that’s why they’re grumpy.
But in all seriousness, I do believe, “the best waves ever ridden on the planet, whether it’s two feet or 20– will always be the waves you catch and ride yourself”.
Had a couple of mouthy VALs paddle out at the local yesterday. I was feeling a bit grumpy anyway, so when a set came through that they were on the inside of me for, I paddled as if I didn’t care they were there. They both pulled back and I got a nice one. In one fell swoop, I became happy and they became grumpy.
The best surfer in the water is the grumpy one!
I hope going vegan won’t stop Gaymar from playing with each others sausages though. It’s cute.
It’s only not vegan if they get angry and bite them off, chew and swallow.
Would swallowing cum be considered vegan?
Or swallowing the tip but then regurgitating?
I’d advise you to check in with your local vegan website, and report back to us.