Trouble.
And oh no, it appears as if Roxy, part of the Quiksilver empire, has really put its foot in the business ahead of the World Surf League’s inaugural Finals Day set to take place tomorrow morning, fog permitting.
Overnight, staffers or interns decided to show support for the iconic Stephanie Gilmore, set to become the GOAT with a win, by hanging a “We (Roxy heart) Stephanie” on one of the handfuls of overpasses passing over the 5 freeway in San Clemente.
Problem?
It was hung over American flags honoring fallen Marines ahead of 9/11.
An ill-considered move, all things considered while considering that Camp Pendleton (home to over 42,000 Marines) is Lower Trestles adjacent and the banner was violently done away by Marine fans and/or the Corps itself but will the incident mar an otherwise already marred inaugural Finals Day?
Protests on those cobbled stones?
Speaking of, do you think that Tyler Wright is frustrated by a lackluster year that held such promise? The aforementioned WSL seems to have rudely disappeared her.
More as the story develops.
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Scorns been trolling the site for weeks now, the moment he gets trolled he packs a sad and disappears.
If you misplace your bag of hammers just look for some Roxy girls.
Who’s Stephanie?
smoke more batu
Not one, bat two!
What I want to know is when america became such a cry baby country!!we suppose to be the home of the BRAVE and the free!!we supposed to be giants in this world but instead we are arguing about frivolous things, and we are giving more power to “our”government!so much so that they actually believe and are tricking our own country that “we”are now “theirs”when did we ever sign away our rights,our forefathers gifts of living free from tyranny,free from oppression!! Free from communism!! I’m American and I am free!! And so are you!! Make a choice America!!men or mice!!#wethepeople #proudtobeunvaccinated #markofthebeast💉
Gross… as i sit her and watch the WSL finals it makes me sick to my stomach to see someone covering up American flags that honor fallen soldiers. What a bunch of loosers.
You gotta agree that debacles in Afghanistan and Irak (+ Libya indirectly) have muddied peoples perceptions of the flag and what it once represented?
False flag, but which one??
Awesome!! great to see some of that 700 Billion per annum not being spent on military “aid” to other Countries!!
You thinking your own colonial flag is equivalent to the flag of a native people, is because you’re a cunt.
NZ can make a nice wooly jumper for you
that’s about it
And therein lies the problem.
You’ve gone and made it all about your own flag.
lmao
I ain’t burning or covering any flags up just saying they’re antiquated pieces of cotton flapping in the stale cold wind of sovereignty and division. You’re welcome to fly one on your front lawn, just don’t gloss over the times they’ve been raised in the graveyards of others for nefarious gain.
If Stef was American, would the hand wringing Wazza Fries’ of the world still have an issue with the banner placement?
Looks like someone Steph’d that one up. Hope they haven’t put any Moore banners up. Defaycing such important land Marks. Bit of Manuel labor will fix that in no time. Wonder if they’ve Courtney one yet?
The U.S flag doesn’t represent freedom and liberty to alot of Countries outside of your own.
But thanks Uncle Sam!!
I despise all flags equally.
Ouch whipper snapper! Hard to imagine not having any contextual vision. Maybe you need some cheaters.
If it’s just a flag have a wag in another country