Surf fans rush to defend world’s sexiest over-60 Laird Hamilton after savage daylight attack by “soy boy”

“Dumbest actual sh*t Ive come across on Twitter all year.” 

Last month, the surf star Laird Hamilton, this giant whose truly imposing size is dramatised by his excessively broad shoulders, came out and said what a surprising number of high-profile surfers and even your ol pal DR believe, that sunscreen ain’t so great. 

“If there’s no sun, there’s no life. I solar gaze, I’m into solar gazing. I go early in the morning, when I can, and watch the sun. It affects my whole system. I don’t use sunscreen, never have used sunscreen. I’m not a big fan of sunscreen because it’s stopping my ability to absorb the sun,” said Laird.

Laird described the effects of sun exposure as being very similar to reading BeachGrit, ie, anti-depressive. At the Jewish rehab centre whose facilities I was enjoying yesterday, I was given a lecture about the importance of vitamin D and the importance of getting out in the sun and how a surprising number of people have a vitamin D deficiency ’cause of using too much sunscreen, hanging indoors too much. (The education program is compulsory, part of medical insurance.) I flaunted my crocodile skin and told ‘em I was pretty sure I’m ok. 

Earlier today my attention was drawn to an attack on Laird Hamilton by the X user Eric. SERP Insider who referred to Laird’s position as the, “Dumbest actual shit Ive come across on Twitter all year.” 

Laird Hamilton is based

He never wears sunscreen, he solar gazes, he knows the sun is king pic.twitter.com/MpjYznL9zb

— Case Bradford (@casbrad) July 31, 2024

Oh 

The throwaway line drew a torrent of fury from Laird’s fans, the sort of anger usually only seen in a peasant who finds an intruder among his grape vines. Classic thing is, they get Eric’s position on the matter totally wrong.

Eric don’t like sunscreen either but finds starting at the sun a little dumb.

Much entertainment.