Do better. Be best.
The World Surf League’s hate affair with professional longboarding is reaching Russian novel status. Oh but you are certainly aware of the degraded relationship between our official governing body and its original surf form. The latest round of pure antipathy kicked off just months ago when it was rumored that Santa Monica was going to shred the professional longboarding tour from its three promised events down to one. Sitting champion Joel Tudor, catching wind, demanded accountability. Demanded that the League abide by its much ballyhooed “equality” initiatives and not do such a thing.
The World Surf League quickly suspended him, indefinitely, while, at the same time, keeping the tour at three events except hosting two of them at Manly in Australia and Huntington Beach in California.
Two not good waves.
Injury to insult, as it were.
Then, the World Surf League’s CEO Erik Logan is reported to have rolled his eyes about the whole charade during a partner gathering, really pouring salt into that open insult.
Sitting champion Joel Tudor still suspended indefinitely for a rumored season.
Style icon Devon Howard, who had agreed to come right the ship earlier last year, resigned his posting amicably but wild speculation swirled that his departure was further reflection of a WSL attempt at erasing competitive longboarding altogether.
Which, again, has been buoyed by the upcoming Manly contest, kicking off in days yet sponsored by Great Wall Motors, a Chinese company boldly producing disposable green SUVs, and not advertised.
A sampling of outrage.
Shockingly, the feel good story of the year just happens to be competitive professional surfing’s first transexual athlete absolutely dominating her first contest, regional longboarding, smashing the field of her female competitors, erasing any doubt, every frustration.
The World Surf League, propping itself up on the idea of equality during the past year, left flat footed as its socially conscious bonafides laid bare. It only matters when…..? For……..?
Do better.
Be best.
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Nah, there’s a time and place for it…having phobias. Lol.
Elo might want to consider staying out of the sun, he is starting to pixelate.
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“won’t someone listen?”
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No one gives a shit about long boarding and rightly so.
I think blue just got the score she needs?
It’s very clean with some stunning pop ups happening!
We need a live comment thread, otherwise we will be stuck reading more of DR and Chas work
Thought I seen her there before, but it was only Pam Burridge
In a rare display of cunning genius, the WSL has orchestrated a viral marketing campaign for longboarding by continually ignoring it. I expect that they could double their audience with this sneaky ploy, bringing the total viewership to 16 people!
WANKING SUSPICIOUSLY LOGAN
Pretty much hit the nail on the head. It does make me sad though, seeing those angry dudes screaming and yelling, that have been sitting at snapper for two hours and got one wave, and I have had 10+. Then the sadness goes away.
“WIT’S END” SAY LONGBOARDERS
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WASTED SENIOR LEGEND
WISTFULLY SURREAL LOBSTERS
WRONGED STONER LEAGUE
WRONG SAUSAGE LEAKING