The exact same LBGTQ+ flag that proudly adorns the shoulder of Pro Pipeline runner-up Tyler Wright's jersey.
The World Surf League has officially wrapped up its very first event of the 2023 championship tour season and under an absolute culture war bombardment. Oh sure, things at the Billabong Pro Pipeline went as they went, Carissa Moore and Jack Robinson winning at the end but the attention, from the mainstream, was focused squarely on Bethany Hamilton who took to social media declaring a boycott over a new, progressively inclusive transgender policy.
Headlines around the globe focused on Hamilton’s stance, but you wouldn’t know any of it whilst watching the broadcast. No mention from Kaipo, Joe, Laura or Megan.
Chief of Sport Jessi Miley-Dyer keeping her talking points focused on the morning call.
Chief of Executives Erik Logan giving cheeky little behind-the-scenes peeks.
Nothing more.
Now, it could be thought that the powers’ that be would have considered the rule change and believe in it. It might be imagined that someone would have challenged Hamilton’s take, declaring the World Surf League to be a place of liberal idealism where all, regardless of gender identity, are welcome.
But all quiet.
Well, another chance for the World Surf League to brandish its progressive bonafides has just presented itself. Huntington Beach, home to the WSL sanctioned U.S. Open of Surfing has just voted 4 – 3 to ban the LBGTQ+ rainbow flag from flying on any city property.
The exact same LBGTQ+ flag that proudly adorns the shoulder of Pro Pipeline runner-up Tyler Wright’s jersey.
Aaron McCall, who hails from nearby Costa Mesa, is gay and vice chair of the Orange County Young Democrats declared, after the vote, “Those four members of the City Council are trying to give speech that LGBT people are not welcomed, they’re not celebrated and they’re not included. That’s crazy, because Huntington Beach is the people’s beach, Orange County’s beach. That’s where we all go, that’s where we all celebrate our birthdays, celebrate the U.S. Open [of Surfing] and they’re trying for the Olympics. But their stance is saying that their bigotry and their hatred toward the community is more important than the rest of the visitors and residents of Huntington Beach.”
Which brings us right back to the World Surf League. Will it boycott Huntington Beach for upcoming surf contests or abide by the no rainbow policy?
More as the story develops.
They don’t realize that they’re about to destroy centuries of historical achievements made by women, all in the name of sheer ideological narcissism.
Western civilization’s sanity is going down the tubes once and for all, while the rest of the world laugh and pity us all.
Anyway back to ranking the commentators… is that moon faced, eyes so close together Turpel an Ambassador for Bunnings (Home Depot)? L – Drilling the lip, Greasing the lip, nailing the lip, belting the lip…
I’m so sick of Turpel’s endless mind-numbing drivel, I watch the heats with LGMTIQ dance music…. the music really adds some spicy homoerotic flavour to the otherwise dull white noise.
Whereas Laura Enever is a breath of sophisticated, articulate fresh air with a depth of actual competition knowledge that the deluded Turpel can only dream of.
This story is such BS. Huntington Beach City council voted that no special interest flags to be flown by the city.
Only national, state and city flags would be flown by the city.
The US Open, and anyone else, are free to fly whatever they want.
Here’s a question; can a Christian, or a “don’t tread on me”, or some other flag be flown that represents someone’s belief? If everyone is being included and being treated the same I’d like to show up and flag a 2nd Amendment flag.
Not flying a gay flag doesn’t mean you’re not included it just means you’re not spot lighted! Why do you need to be spot lighted? Can a 2nd Amendment flag be flown?
Completely different. And it’s 100% about making people feel unwelcome.
Most frightening part of that is the suggestion that they might hold the Olympic surfing at Huntington. Yikes.
Was kind of a fuckwit cheap shot. Mixing alcohol and comments a dangerous combo.
World war trans, fuck yeah!
GOOD!
The discrimination and victim industry is BIG business so unless you keep producing a product you’re revenue is going to dry up.
Once gay marriage was legalized they had to scrape the bottom of the outrage barrel to keep producing.
Says the guy with the wide stance!!!
My housekeeper stated her cousin is a tomboy. Moderately interested I asked her: what do you mean? She said: you know “LGBT”. Perplexed, I left the conversation at that, unsure if she was misinformed, mildly illiterate or suggesting the label needed another letter.
Is “Tomboy” soon the be the new “Tranny?”
Verboten?
Yeah dunno, have tomboys been overlooked? It’s adding to my modern guilt.
Tomboys probably need equity.
did u hear that? Chris Farley just rolled over in his grave!
I’m still partial to John Candy…
meil young and that mermaid, rancher’s don’t surfQ!. these days/
Neither does Charlie.
Truth.
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reinforce ur fences, Tommy!
He still slogging along…?!? Has to be more worthy HI surfers for that spot, yeah?
The flag bearing is a political stance by antiquated fearful individuals, HOWEVER, to say the WSL, is “all” inclusive, are you kidding me, it’s a play thing of a billionaire, inclusive, no sir, ask Joel Tudor how he feels about your inclusive statement, a man is no longer entitled to think, to feel, to espress himself/herself through free speech, not if it ruffles Mr.Logans feathers mind you then , well, ban them. To allow transgendered to compete against women, is wrong, like the former green beret beating up women in the UFC, it’s beyond wrong. Hormonal imbalances CAN NOT make up for the difference in muscle mass, density, fast twitch fibrous musculature, how and where did we just seem to lose all sense of reason and intellect.
… believe you have found yourself on the wrong thread. They beat the shit out of this topic a few comment streams ago. The only winners were Chas and DR, although LGR came stumbling out like Stallone moaning something that sounded like ‘Bethany,’ ‘Bethany’….
Met my first nazi in Huntington Beach.
Ate my first nazi in Indo
Göring?
Boom tish !
While not surprising, I also don’t see why any flag needs to fly on city property outside of the state flag and the US flag. Everyone else can feel free to fly their flags from their truck/home/boat etc…
basically agree and am totally confused … why were they talking about flying flags other than state or US? Am I so far down in a hermit hole I haven’t noticed cities flying random non-government flags?
If you haven’t noticed, then yes, you might be a bit of a hermit. Biden reversed Trump era ban regarding US Embassies flying the pride and BLM flags. And fly them they did. Might still do now. It’s pathetic, but so on brand for Dems.
Completely agree.
watched part of netflix’ killing of dick long and noticed crdits being given to a ‘director of sustainability and community outreach…’ a man is killed by a horse during a certain ‘activity.’ the film is shot in Alabama and was not received well, AT ALL. that said, a city vehicle marked: environmental sustainabilty just passed my house. gonna be hard to combat that tidal wave of ‘too much information!”
WSL is going way overboard on the trans issue i think.
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Green jacket, gold jacket who gives a shit