And pressure builds for Kelly Slater’s “trans-only” division…
It ain’t easy being what is loosely called a progressive organisation.
The World Surf League, one of the first sports to deliver equal prize money for men and women, gay pride flags on jerseys etc, has been hit by a fusillade from its own fans following yesterday’s decision to run the women’s quarter finals in two-foot waves, saving today’s vastly better conditions for the men, and its announcement that biological men are officially welcome in the gal’s division if they can tone down the T.
Despite the trans-thing being a bit of a chimera, ain’t no dudes with tits lining up to take on Carissa Moore and co, fans have reacted poorly to the move.
Alongside a benign post of gay icon Tyler Wright riding the one good wave that came through yesterday, fans used the forum to express their dismay at both decisions.
Shaking my head… because on paper, your telling us that women are just a concept… nothing tangible, unique, precious, … just whatever someone wants. Thought #WSL was at least on the best end of corporate-think… but hell… WSL is just #Pfizer / #Amazon of it’s wine business sector. At least some surfers are speaking up!
I as well as many others are quickly losing interest in this league. I hope you all are listening
Very bad call by WSL directors…. this should not of run, bad for the progression of Women’s surfing!!!!
The WSL apparently chose to identify the waves as 12-15ft today. Cuz they can do that now
The wsl: the Woke Shitty League!
62 years old. Never surfed w a trans. Seen many grifters get rich off climate change. First,ice age then warming, many end of the world predictions come and go to whatever. Just be an environmentalist not an activist …please stop the woke crap.
I’m OK with trans “ women”competing in the WSL, as long as i’m allowed to bet! ‘Yes, I would like to put all my money on the 200 pound “lady” with the mustache, ….I got a feeling about her’!!!!
World Transgender League, you have nothing to do with surfing now, its all about politics
It goes on and on, a confected tale of outrage, a little peek into the ongoing culture wars in the west, a bullying left against a reactionary right, facts bent outta shape, everything a “narrative” and so on.
The WSL was broadsided by some of its biggest stars two days ago when the sport’s most inspirational surfer Bethany Hamilton, one-arm etc, recorded a piece to camera damning the WSL’s new policy on trans-women.
Hamilton agreed with Kelly Slater who called for a trans-only div and said she’d boycott events if it went ahead.
“Speak your truth!” wrote Shane Dorian, who was surfing’s best big-wave surfer until former BFF of Mark Zuckerberg Kai Lenny arrived on the scene.
“Thank you for being brave enough to stand up for what you believe. Don’t listen to people who hurl the word transphobic at anyone who’s beliefs don’t align perfectly with theirs. These are complicated problems with no clear solution. Regardless, there are many people who love and support the trans community who agree with you on these issues…Less than 1% of people think this policy reflects fairness. Quite the opposite”
More, much more, as it cums.
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I’m a person who wants to be a Tree. I believe I’m a Tree. I am a Tree. I let children climb on me. I sway back and forth in the wind. Dogs run up and pee on me. I have even gotten people to call me a Tree…
But, am I REALLY a Tree?
So a tree is a pedo, a zoophile AND a golden shower practitionner all at once? No wonder they get cut down so often.
Sasha is a straight out dude….set up another division for them..
Call it the Balling women’s division,drag queens excepted too
As far as men competing against women goes. Its bullshit in any sport.
Lets talk about something a bit more serious. The wsl as well as the previous asp. Promote the sales of products produced by SLAVE LABOR in China.I notice they are not too fucking woke or progressive about that. Imagine in California these same progressive fucks want to burger flippers to get paid $22 an hour (that will just put those people out of jobs if that law passes) but are willing to sell you some baggies for $100 that were made in a sweat shop. WTF???
The Hate barfed out of these people just makes me want to throw up on all of you.
I don’t care if you’re a 3 toed hodad with Daddy Roth cartoons tattooed on your carnauba, you ALL remind me of Fat Donnie and his red hat dickhead club.
Why don’t you just go catch a wave, yourself and wise up to the reality that not all human beings are one or two things?
Just proof that The Worst Thing that ever happened to surfing was to pay people to do it.
Just like skiing, skateboarding , rock climbing and every other “sport” that used to be about getting in touch with your own relationship with the ocean or street , half-pipe, or cliff.
And F the Internet.
Dr. Who refuses to accept reality
Men are stronger, faster and more athletic then women
“A bullying left…”? You really been drinking that culture war kool-aid huh, Derek?
Here is some actual bullying.
In 2021 the state of Ohio passed a law that gives doctors and insurers the right to deny health care to gay and trans people simply because they’re gay or trans.
In 2020 the Supreme Court heard a case deciding whether it was constitutional for an employer to fire an employee because they came out as trans. The case didn’t involve the government but the trump administration still sent justice dept attorneys to argue that the employer should have that right.
These are things that actually happened, you can look them up.
Waves and politics so bad that no time remains for daily comp recaps. BG overlords, remember that the only product worthwhile on these days is a proper LT/JP/etc writeup!
To be fair, Bethany should know that body parts are not what make a woman.
You know you BG grinders trans is not simply male to female ,it’s also female trans to male as well , so stop with the one sided comments about males trans to female possible impact on the women’s tour , think of the possible impact on the sausage fest tour as well , what could Tyler find to complain about the sausage fest with no meat in the buns pushing her out of the line up at pipe woweee my tiny mind boggles
The Trans debate is a red herring, but there is definitely something flat about the WSL these days. Pipe is not the place to start the tour.
Open slather. It has nothing to do with Dutch courage & H.G Gieger eroticism, Nussing! You have Behave for Ze “Family Unionism, bio cyber “Convergence”, yah Have a cow ladies. Ta Tah now.
Another chance for Hippy and the gang to jerk each other off.
There’s a vaccine for that.
I wonder if hormone level based divisions are an easier future. Assuming there’d still be demands for equal prize money, would you try get yourself super-bummed before testing? Like get your girl to laugh at you naked holding your pay cheque so your levels drop so low you qualify as a high seed in the <300 div. Or just shoot for the stars and go full cook the man some fucken eggs.
Valid point and strategy, but isnt that how boxing works, with weight based divisions?
absolutely, except that weight is easy to measure while measuring being female is everything but. The alt-right don’t want to accept that it’s not black and white hence the pushback againt meddling in traditional values of gender. It’s going to break “womens” sports over time though, rightfully or not. I’m looking forward to seeing the chicks sort it out – it’s really just between more or less manly women and more manly women at this point.
How many of those are BG regulars under different names?
Negs’d know. He used to trawl the account emails for clues.
Ah the good old days of stalking you lot.
You scared the GMOAT off
I wondered why I was getting emails from the Prince of Negaria. This place is a scam.