Dominos of institutional sexism fall!
The World Surf League has proudly, loudly, beaten its breast these past few years as champions of equality and champions it is, equalizing pay between men and women, having them surf the exact same waves on lightly different days, running many advertisements with the word “equality” while also using the hashtag “#equality.”
Aside from female longboarders, who have become cannon fodder for the League, this message of samsies is resonating from the halls of Santa Monica all the way across the nation to the tony beaches of Nantucket floating, there, just south of Boston. Dorthy Stover, a resident, was on the warm sand this last summer and infuriated that she could not take her top off and enjoy some extra vitamin D just like her male counterparts.
It is, currently, illegal for women to de-layer, a right solely possessed by men, and so Stover has activated and is introducing a bylaw that declares “In order to promote equality for all persons, any person shall be allowed to be topless on any public or private beach within the Town of Nantucket,” for which to be voted upon in May.
Stover told the Cape Cod Times, “This is really antiquated and this is inequality. Some men have bigger breasts than I do. Nantucket has a history of fighting for equality,” and feels that passing the bylaw will decrease people feeling insecure about their curves (save the men with large breasts). “I’m not saying that everybody has to be topless. I want to support the love of the body.”
Back in Santa Monica, though, do you imagine pride and joy is resonating back and forth from World Surf League CEO Erik Logan’s office down to World Surf League commissioner Jessi Miley-Dyer’s?
The dominos of institutional sexism falling all thanks to professional surfing?
Let’s hope.
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Kaipo and Makua in the booth together don’t make a strong argument for the efficacy of Hawaiian public schools.
Beware men. I heard the longer you ride a mid length the bigger and floppier your breasts get. Similar to too much Soy in the mid 2000’s.
Makua is actually doing a good job today, obviously knows this wave like the back of his hand
It’s ironic that the ancestral region of the Puritans would be the first to unshackle themselves from antiquated Puritanical restrictions. Free the nipple!
Oh no, you will still have to pay for it kook. Nothing is free, especially not the ability to gaze upon women’s nipples.
Kelly should’ve retired
“Some men have bigger breasts than I do.”
But, you have a great personality and are doing a good service for your blessed sisters.
more power for top turns.
bring it on, I’d rather see voluptuous Jessie than fat Jonah de-layer.
When is Elo’s heat? Don’t want to miss the GOAT.
Sunset is on! Titties!