"You, sir, are no Jack Florence."
Having been in or around “extreme sports” for the better part of fifteen years, I have seen some things while drawing some conclusions. Professional skaters, snowboarders, surfers generally respect what each other do and are often passable in their non-dominant pursuit. Every paid snowboarder I know both surfs and skates. Most sponsored surfers I know snowboard. A handful of competitive skaters I know snowboard though none of them surf.
Still, a general respect and understanding of specific nuance, which makes surf champion Italo Ferreira’s recent clip that much more amazing.
In a spot of Cariuma shoes, the Brazilian ditches his trusty surfboard for a little quarterpipe session. Having seen Ferreira do all manner of crazy surf air, I was expecting greatness, so was shocked to see him awkwardly pump back and forth before the camera cuts to a stunt double’s feet doing a “trick” before a model comes out and snaps a pic of Ferreira faking a “move.
It is truly like he’s never seen anyone skate before and might be considered straight satire but, with the obvious lack of any awareness, it simply falls into the accidental cultural appropriation bin.
Whew.
Art?
I’m going to say “yes.”
Stoke-ed.
Do you think you skate better than Italo, anyhow?
You, sir, are no Jack Florence.
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“A handful of competitive skaters I know snowboard though none of them surf.”
Look up Pedro Barros
If I got a haircut like that I would have to kick my own ass
He’s a “shoe in” for Thrasher’s Poser of the Month.
Don’t Shoe-t the messenger.
I can’t talk anymore. My skating powers have also atrophied horrifically. 30 years of rolling turned to dust.
get thee to a parking garage! it’s a little risk for a high reward!
a sad thought: very soon, probably even already happened, no one will get the “You’re no Jack Florence” reference
sorry folks, I am maudlin today
Tom Carroll didn’t need a stunt double
Seems that his skating’s at a similar level to the wOOsl management of ELo, Jessi FC Pantsuit and Prody et al.
But no doubt he’s joking about, while they seriously fuck things up…
[snort] Lmao
His comment suggests he is taking the piss out of himself.
Etnies were cool until now. Ain’t no Sal 23 ad.
Italo – the Milli VANilli of the half pipe!
Beachgrit – the Milli Vanilli of ‘surf’ media
Miniramp not Quaterpipe 🤘
Mini half pipe
Yeah. No one says that.
Clearly, I do
I came here just to say that.
thats another 15 for you chas!
Brazzos gonna Brazzo