"I felt like a longboard world champion… cancelled!"
Mere hours after the US awoke to a court judgement that determined public figures were forbidden from silencing constituents in the landmark Miko v Jones case, a decision that has opened Kelly Slater to multiple class actions, a surf fan has accused WSL CEO Erik Logan of erasing a comment from his personal Instagram account.
The surfer, named Carlos, says he had engaged on Logan’s post detailing the CEO’s attempt to capture California’s once-in-fifty-years swell with his old Nikon D7000 writing,
“The fact that you were taking pictures of this historic swell instead of surfing it is what wrong with the current leadership of the WSL.”
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Within an hour, says Carlos, the comment was gone.
“I felt like a longboard world champion… cancel,” he told BeachGrit, referring to the unprecedented decision by the WSL to suspend three-time world champ Joel Tudor from all competition, alleging unsportsmanlike conduct, damage to surfing’s image and verbal assault.
That suspension followed a heated series of posts, interviews, with and from Tudor following a rumour, possibly started here, that the World Surf League was gonna slash cut the longboard world tour from three events to one.
Tudor was very angry and especially so after the WSL featured women’s longboarding heavily during its Pro Pipeline event.
“(They) want to run this fake shit about equality and inclusiveness,” Tudor wrote. “Don’t be a bunch of fucking phonies.”
In the case of Carlos v Logan, the story has a twist for when a second version of the bombshell comment was posted, this time with a J’Accuse…! prelude, Logan allowed it to run unmolested.
Weary of battle?
Aware of the then still-ongoing Miko v Jones case?
A subtle mea culpa, guilty as charged and so on?
More questions etc.
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Just because the guy is ceo doesnt give him the ability to surf that swell. There are plenty on the tour that wouldnt paddle out that day. That’s why they had to make a entire other tour for XXL.
I will say though. The guy must be a woke dipshit. Who is going to bring the woke surf league down.
The thing worse than how much of a kook and fuckwit elo is. Is the pro surfers who are so soft they lick his arse with every Insta post he does. From his poo stance to his shitty announcements. What ever happened to real men who surf, that took shit of no one. MP would be turning in his grave.
And don’t get me started on JMD. She is truly pathetic but at least barge arse can surf
I’m sorry, I was under the assumption that we ALL, have/had a right to frees speech, expression and opinions.
However, I see now that is only the case if you follow the preset accepted narrative as set by those in charge.
Tudors’ suspension was a criminal act, an act of dictatorship likened to the communist strongholds of generations past. He had every right to express his views, and for those in power to be so intolerant of constructive criticism, dare I say fearful even. It’s a sad state we’ve reached in general, and bg just decides that overly colorful and illustrious dialog somehow gets us through this. Life, gentleman, isn’t an endeavor of positive reinforcement, and ANYTHING involving a competitive marketplace will have a …. negative side to it. Be professional, take it on the chin, roll with the punches, and stand your grounds, this overly sensitive embracing is ridiculous, as well as futile. Shit happens … good n bad. But if you must, in the end, for LIFE, I’m sure you’ll get a “participation” award.
Hey!! Does this article mean Negs can’t erase comments and ban anyone anymore?? and stifle ‘free speech’??
PS
And what about the Inertia??
It Doesn’t take much for those Pansies to get their feelings hurt and delete comments.
Lawsuit anyone?
Pansies really…is that your homophobic comment of the day?
Not sure… But because you asked I’d better try.
When are you getting Sammie to write us a piece on all his philosophies surf related?? There is so much one sided gold !!!
can you tell me where you have seen free speech,anywhere?
Erik Logan would rather be carried by six followers than judged by twelve haters.
Something about making braces illegal, they thereby turning millions of law abiding citizens onto felons?
Lawmakers aren’t very good at making law
Extrajudicial decree
‘cuse me, Elo. have you got the time?
“sure, let me check my watch…”
https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx….
naw. he’s humming some Coldplay tune and staring at a flat horizon on a hot summer Waimea day…sweating bullets anyway.
Carlos needs ur help!
ELO: “We’ll be watching The Eddie with guns under our arms ready to head back to the car with new racks and board bags and go surf in town; that is, after I take a few promo pics to be dually used for WSL events.”
is that Elo not George “Santos”……..the photo looks like Elo is Bartons love child , or is Elo making a move on BL?
Everyone on BG fails miserably to realize what is really happening here! You see Elo is a product of Oprah’s diversity program. Imagine the emotions for Oprah as she provided Elo(an Okie redneck) with new skills and zero surfing experience, BUT superior male grooming skills, to where he is today. YES, his wall of positive noise, a self-described broader surfing audience and of course WSL WAVE POOL events for all to see! What could be better in the land of wokeness? Maybe more outsized Surfline reports before WSL events?
S-Line: “The conditions for the upcoming Slater Pool Event are for subscribed viewers only.”
Don’t forget the planting of non native plants with trowel boy Kanoa and trowel girl Lakey.
*Bent over of course!
Is it negatronic’s birthday soon? This looks like a slow windup. I’m ready with my loose change for the imminent crowdfunder imploring article, but.
In all fairness to Elo I chose drinking beers with the boys and watching. As you get older you remember past swells that mimic the swells you are looking at. Catching one medium sized wave and getting swept into the harbor was not the fun I was looking for that day.
Fair point! I wonder if Elo recalls the big swells during his youth in Oklahoma?
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This song causes me to have visuals of Elo frolicking in fields of gold…
apparently it was just in his shorts!
I said BIG swells!
Looks like he wipes his butt with his chin…
Wipes butt, runs under tap, comb, beard oil.
Tail high release…waiting on scores!
Elo is just a trimmed version of Barton
Except, he can’t surf, has zero respect in the surfing world and no idea how to organise a professional surfing contest.
Otherwise, the exact likeness is uncanny
Hey give Elo credit as he wants to promote the longboard legend Sasha at every turn!
Don’t tease. I’m currently stuck at Canberra airport with the last plane home experiencing engineering issues and the prospect of spending my sixth night in this wretched hell hole.
Go to that carpark where the cookers camp and do some “citzen journalism”.
Or the dildo races at hopscotch
Decriminalised drugs though.
What caused you to go there?
white woman!