"You didn’t even have the courage to leave disappointed comments from people who looked up to you!"
The Brazilian big-wave superstar Lucas “Chumbo” Chianca, big bro of the world number one Joao, hardly needs introduction, his adventures at Nazaré and Jaws list him as one of the sport’s greats.
Chumbo, who is twenty seven, has come under fire from animal lovers after he posted a photograph of a day with his little fam at Discovery Cove, posing with the captive dolphins.
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Pretty innocuous sorta stuff, or at least it used to be until a few humans started realising maybe it ain’t so cool to imprison animals for the superficial kicks of supposed nature lovers, dolphins doin’ the happy dance for a few frozen dead fish and living in tiny, featureless waterholes for their long miserable lives.
Although Chumbo was pretty quick on the keys deleting neg comments thereby creating the impression his fans were thrilled by his waterpark adventures, a few readers sent screenshots of the meatier hits.
“No respect for the sea and nature! Your attitude is repulsive.”
“Trashbox to encourage people to go to parks that explore (think he means exploit – Ed) marine animals.”
“How sad Lucas, total disappointment, where is the respect for his fans? We too can disagree with wrong attitudes… very easy to just leave the comments that are convenient for you…this fight over using marine animals for entertainment is epic!! I adore you saying you are from the sea, and promoting something so surreal… and still deletes my comments… “
“One day humans will pay for what they have done to nature! Holding little animals captive and funding this is disgusting too! You didn’t even have the courage to leave disappointed comments from people who looked up to you! Don’t think your money will buy your happiness because time passes and nature takes!!!”
I ain’t one for putting animals in cages, zoos, water parks, dancing orcas, ooowee, it gives me shivers although I did love the Flipper TV shows and movies, and I believe they mowed through a hundred or so dolphins in the making.
Maybe worth it?
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I did …it just didn’t impress me
There’s better ways to do research than keeping animals in captivity for our entertainment
Showing how quick you are to drink the Kool aid when the flavour agrees with you
jaxques sousteua caliperna released yves patagonia on a virgin beach behind a fire pit…we kept the fire burning…
Mate, I’m not the one that believes in sky fairies.
At least hes not a breeder.
Small mercies.
Yeah. People who are actively employed by SeaWorld don’t have a vested interest in saying that it’s all fine and dandy for the animals. Riiiiight. You’re like a guy that walks into a church and believes in God, just cos someone in there told you it was real. Oh, hang on…
Half their mates in the wild probably have Echolocation Tinnitus from Chumho’o and his bloody skis anyway
Hahahahaha!
I love pools!
Showing once again how susceptible you are to propaganda
Not like Brazilians on social media to get upset over nothing…
Flipper!! Those bastards!!
I don’t think he was being offensive on porpoise
Dolphinately an error of judgement tho
Oh is THAT what’s happening at Discovery Cove Theme Park. I thought they were just depriving them of living free in their natural habitat. Carry on then.
Fuck me – how could they even call a rugby league team here in Oz the Dolphins!!! Activists must be losing their shit as selling dolphin fins for hats!!
Tagline: “Rapey in the Water”
Phins UP cunt!
Likewise, the (back in the ’70s) great Miami Dolphins of the NFL … hawking Dolphin-centric, sea mammal appropriated SWAG for decades w/ no apparent repercussions. Shameful.
Is Dolphin related to Dolph Lundgren?
cynicism rules
regroup manana…
Hey cunts! Check me my lighting farts on youtube! https://youtu.be/WErNaKG1XK8
Xox
The grom and i went to sea world last year, i had covid at the time , didnt matter cause
i assumed everyone else was vaxxed. Coughed on some Japs, Had a great day!!
How is shamu?
We didnt catch their names but they looked happy enuff
grom volunteered to feed whale…well fed!
Penguins are his jam
Wow, chill out!
How about a joke:
So a baby seal walks into a bar.
the bartender say, “what’ll you have, baby seal?
the baby seal says, “anything but Canadian club on the rocks!
Where do sharks go on holiday?
Fin land
Besides, lucky it was Chumbo not Kinoa, he’d of eaten the cunt
Or more succinctly, « A seal walks onto a club. »