“You have to look long term and what things could look like in twenty or fifty years.”
You’ll certainly remember the online wailing and the swift cancellation of inspirational shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton after she voiced her displeasure at the WSL’s new trans-inclusionary policy.
Hamilton opened a Pandora’s Box when she recorded a piece to camera damning the WSL’s decision to let T-Girls compete in the gal’s div at the highest level so long as testosterone no longer flooded their veins, although the self-testing criteria did allow a little wriggle room, as they say.
The thirty-three-year-old mammy of three with another on the way who lost her arm in a shark attack in 2003, said she was speaking for tour surfers who felt muzzled, agreed with Kelly Slater who called for a trans-only div and added she’d boycott events if it went ahead.
The WSL responded by apparently disappearing Hamilton from its second annual International Women’s Day celebration. Last year when Tour surfers donned competition singlets adorned with the names of inspirational women during the MEO Rip Curl Portugal Pro, Hamilton’s name was chosen three times.
This year, zero.
Now, in a chilling warning should sporting chiefs continue to allow biological men into the women’s divs, Hamilton says we must look deep into the future to see what the game is going to look like.
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Responding online to the question, “How many transgender athletes are joining the League?” Hamilton writes,
“I don’t think that’s a fair place to start because you have to think long term and what things could look like in 20-50 years. For example, a young male from a poverty stricken country may decide to suppress his hormones in hopes to make money and get out of poverty.
“When he may not succeed in the mens division but he may thrive with the women. Kinda an extreme example. But I find it strange seeing in others ports men who did not find the success they wanted and switch to the women’s and then did succeed.”
An unsettling prophecy, yes?
Little boys in war-torn Sudan or wretched Zimbabwe being fed tablets and told to girl-up so they can bring home the meagre prizewinning from the women’s div?
I’ll reckon you come around. Give it 5-15 years. It’s been like that on average, for the people that identify as Christian-conservative, with all the other things that “were/are detrimental to the fabric of our society”. It’s just heartbreaking that it’ll be too late for some teenager that gets ostracised and labelled sick for the way they feel, despite causing no harm to no one.
No
I hear you, and I’m still trying to tell you, dad to dad, that your fear’s irrational and that it’s making you irrational. Talk to some experts instead of just listening to your own echo chamber. It’ll give you some perspective.
Do you believe Homosexuality is a mental illness?
I know it’s hard for you to wrap your head around not being scared of trans people, so I can’t judge you too harshly for confusing indifference to identity politics with overall apathy :*
A new thing for Americans to fear. A migration, invasion! at the southern border of chicks with dicks riding skateboards
THIS, can he do woke?
So Kelly asked for the Wild card ….fuck I feel sorry for Ramzi, actually gutted, that kelly wasn’t good enough to qualify , but he already n knew in MR that he would have the wild card
Kelly Slater (USA) and Johanne Defay (FRA) have been awarded the WSL Season Wildcards for 2023/2024. The Season Wildcards give Slater and Defay entry into Championship Tour (CT) events following the Mid-season Cut and entry into the first half of the 2024 CT season. Miguel Pupo (BRA) and Brisa Hennessy (CRC) have been awarded the 2024 WSL Season Wildcards, which give entry to all competitions in the first half of the 2024 CT season.
Slater, as a former World Champion, and Defay, as a previous Final 5 competitor, will earn ranking points as the Season Wildcards and thus will be eligible for the WSL Final 5 rankings, where the Top 5 surfers on the men’s and women’s CT will compete in the Rip Curl WSL Finals to compete for the 2023 World Title. Slater’s ranking points will also give him the opportunity to compete for provisional qualification for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Defay’s provisional qualification for the Olympics was confirmed last week at the Western Australia Margaret River Pro.
#satanrules
Well well well, the kellster jagged the annual wildcard. May wonders never cease!
What rank on the men’s CT would be likely to win the women’s world title? Challenger Series? Qualifying Series?
I would venture to guess that hundreds of surfers, some from impoverished backgrounds, would be able to be a women’s CT champ.
It may not happen this year, or next, but Bethany is correct that it is likely to happen eventually.
“Ignorance is the lack of knowledge.
Stupidity is when you share your lack of knowledge with the world….and calling people names because of your ignorance…..is just pure bigotry.”
Man. You keep owning yourself again, and again.
Do us all a favour would ya, and stop pushing the baseless line that trans people are dangerous paedophiles? I know they terrify you, but you don’t have to keep repeating whatever scaremonger news outlets you observe tell ya, because some people might be dense enough to in turn, believe you.
Do you really think any of the women surfers believe that they will be as good as the best men? No chance. Men dominate.
In India they scar, cut off a foot or hand of kids so they will be better beggars. I’ve spent 5 months in India. Not saying Beth’s argument is worth sharing with the masses but some crazy shit goes on in this world. Dua Lipa is a man?
100%. If you want to identify as a man, woman, non-binary, Christian, Muslim, conservative, progressive, cat lover, pescatarian, Sagittarius, surfer, bodyboarder, stay home dad or entrepreneur (among others), it’s all the same to me.
John: 3 tens
But only 2 of them counted for the score line … last one for fun, just to show up the rest of the tour. Also, John a little preachy // the straight up sprint in Mark is more fun.
So… you’re scared of me? Not sure who’s trying to convince you of that, but I’d say you’re being hoodwinked.
we all live in yellow favelas…up the street from Hanalei. or C st, or Steamer’s, or trestles, or snapper’s, or malibu…or for god’s sake, El Porto!
weird that SF will not allow the coupon via ATM exchange.