Surf blog Stab Magazine castigated by fans for deleting comments critical of El Salvador government

"You guys are f'ing tone deaf."

Stab Magazine and its patented “access journalism” may have finally reached that bridge too far in El Salvador. The subscription surf blog, famous for trading spine for the ability to chat with Andrew Tate acolyte Cole Houshmand, is currently being castigated by its most ardent fans after posting a fawning account of riding the country’s presidential helicopter while he busily locks up much of his, and everyone’s, populations up in just-built mega-prisons.

El Salvador, of course, in the news of late for locking much of its, and any world leaders who asks nicely, population up in just-built mega-prisons.

Blissfully unaware and/or acting in its role as the “Vichy Regime of Surf Media,” Stab celebrated the whole ordeal on Instagram, doubling down on its cosplay by penning, “What happens when the WSL gets their hands on a Reagan-era helicopter?”

The reaction, from ardent fans, swift and honest.

A sampling:

“You boys breaking into the mega prison?”

“@wsl @stab @surfline all on the (El Salvador president) Bukele propaganda

“The image of white Americans flying over a Global South country currently illegally detaining people, using the country’s military helicopter as if nothing is happening is both dystopian and deeply disturbing.”

“Meanwhile, 150+ people were taken from the U.S. and are now housed in an El Salvadorian super max prison many of whom had no due process. You guys are f’ing tone deaf.

Well, that was enough for Stab to jump in and start scrubbing the narrative by deleting critical comments though difficult to delete critical x critical comments and another sampling:

“Why are you deleting comments criticizing the fascist murdering dictator whose reputation you’re laundering with this post?”

“You know why.”

And that’s where it appears the entire thread was shut down.

To be real honest, it’s all very awkward. Stab’s publisher and erasure of history Sam McIntosh should, at this point, know better than to send thirsty li’l illiterate sycophants anywhere and/or should read a book other than The Bad Girls’ Guide to Better.

Is this the time to be better than better?

More as the story develops.