“The champion was already decided even before the heat begins. World Shame League.”
Brazil is famous for many wonderful things, the happy pre-op trannies with their cocoa butter skin and pecan shaped eyes (like Kai Lenny!), a dazzling soccer team, its brilliant adaptation of the Japanese martial art Jiujitsu and as the last country in the west to end the enslavement of human beings, its slave markets ten-fold that of North America.
It also has, let’s be said, the most devoted sporting fans in the world.
Therefore, when the Californian Griffith Colapinto defeated Filipe Toledo at the Surf City El Salvador Pro, and clearly so in my opinion, apoplectic Brazilian fans hit the WSL’s Instagram account en masse to voice their fury.
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A very small sample of the eight thousand comments.
“World Shame League”
“…and the World Shame League strikes again.”
“WHAT A SHAME! WORLD SHAME LEAGUE! This last wave never will be like 8. This event was a joke.”
“SHAMEEE!!”
“The champion was already decided even before the heat begins. World Shame League.”
“If the judges do that again in Saquarema, the jiuripoca is gonna pew.”
“What a joke… Not any credibility left.”
“World SHAME League, World SHAME League, World SHAME League.”
And on and on.
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I’m puzzled by this continuing discussion. Yes Toledo and Gabe surf robotically well.
Personally though I find the whole take off, one or two nice manoeuvres and then sliding the front foot forward to look for the ramp boring and predictable.
The Brazilians have the judges bullied and bluffed into thinking this is progressive surfing. How can one common air reverse be consistently scored as a heat winning wave? I must be missing something.
And the CLAIMS! My god, where’s the humility, intimidating the judges into higher than deserved scores.
There’s no racism here, it’s anti robotism, be original and maybe vary up your surfing and be rewarded.
Saying that, it looks like Toledo has done enough bullying and claiming to be handed the world title this year, which is a shame because I think he’s a decent human and could achieve it without the theatrics
ored as excellent
I’m puzzled by this whole c
OIIII SHUT UP, dont let the GOYIM know that we own WSL and the SLAVE TRADE
Griff out Toledo’d him. I didn’t think was close.
Poo stance and cheesy aerials often in the smallest waves of the set don’t impress judges. Real surfing is about power, style and major maneuvers in the critical sections of challenging waves.
Brazilians have a lot to learn still.
They like to twist the knife these lippy leftys
Here goes a much more aesthetically pleasing use of the word ‘shame’.
Oh, and brilliant opening gambit Derek, well done.
Yep, extreme caution is advised when you visit El Salvador due to high murder rates. But I think they won’t need any security in Brasil because they will do everything to make sure a brazzo wins.
Artificial ties and Godly wins, all the s(h)ame. Call me paranoid. Wsl is the toll we pay to watch some good surfing. The rest is amateurish (narration, scoring, ad placement and breaks, on/off calls, etc) and meaningless.
To me it’s fairly simple. Had Toledo gone Griffs last wave (he had priority), we wouldn’t be talking about this. Toledo needs to close out finals.
Of course none of this sour grapes would have happened if Toledo hadn’t given the after you message to Griffin on the wave that clinched the title. The Brazilians thought processing wasn’t blessed at that moment by the Almighty. No case to answer. Colapinto champ on merit.
On merit and a different scoring scale. We also wouldn’t be having this combo had the criteria been the same for both surfers.
Scoring scale was consistent. Judges were consistently rewarding bigger sections, commitment to the first section, and linking turns well. Felipe’s waves did not match that criteria, even on his 9.5 (he wasted two sections while stalling/waiting at the start, then lost flow on his 2nd turn), which speaks to the quality of his airs to still get the score. On his back up score the first air was basically a chop-hop out on the shoulder and the judges rightly crushed him for it. Throughout the event Griffin was surfing from behind the foam and going straight up at the critical sections, while others were riding through those critical sections and then doing their turns once out on the open face. He gave the judges exactly what they were asking for. Do many of the Brazilian guys have coaches? Because it seems like one thing they seem to be lacking is an awareness of judging trends throughout each event.
Did you see the semis too? Medina was bottom turning from way behind the foam and doing critical backside turns and variation… still wasnt as rewarded as lil grif
The article says Brazil was “the last country in the west to end the enslavement of human beings, its slave markets ten-fold that of North America.” Wrong. Google: “almost 4.5 million enslaved Africans arrived in the Caribbean and another 3.2 million in present-day Brazil.” The Caribbean is part of North America. Slavery is widespread in the USA today, according to the ACLU. Prison labor, undocumented immigrant farm workers in Florida, etc.
The Africans rounded them up and sold them to the mainly Latinos and whites .
waiting in the ships .
Read a book.
You are correct. I am reading several books.
Sulky cunts
I’m betting Griff does nofap
Had to google NoFap.
Waaa, waaa, waaa… I think all those unhappy Brazilians and fans should start their own professional surf league since the WSL is soooooooooo unfair 😆👹😆👹
Angry Filipe….
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Why aren’t we talking about Italo’s nose stud?
Because that’s what he wants, it’s not a nose stud, it’s a cocaine distribution unit. Fucking guys are so high they look like they’re moving thru time.
Thanks for clarifying, it all makes sense now. Gabe’s crucifix ear rings should really mean he doesn’t need to thank god
Like the crucifix necklace in cruel intentions. Full of coke lol
Depp did/does BLOW…
Unbelievable!
with or without Amber or Penelope…Jeff Beck is a great influencer for him currently…Blow By Blow (best instrumental guitar cuts of all time)
Cry is free 😢
“Cry is free”
…there, someone had to say it.
Beat me to it, haa
I said that and had what appeared to be threats in my request inbox. But in don’t speak Ricky ticky tavy so who cares.
Disappointing bc the lead was so good. Made me think a set was coming.
Griff and Jack are just happy empty minded air stomping freaks love them especially since they’re not thanking god all the fucking time
I like the lack of hardware on there ears, neck, and wrist as well. Actually I can’t remember if one of them wears a pukka shell necklace sometimes. I hope not.
original currency…”I’ll give ya ten puka shell necklaces for the crucifix necklace…and ten more for your lovely daughter!”
Nah, the 80s baseball shades by GrifPinto are offensively heavy accesories.
That’s how he sees through his competitors soul. Plus Felipe wears them as well so it cancels out.