"The Brazilian fanbase is the most biased fanbase in the world."
More than two years after being garlanded with universal praise by online commenters following his “best” and “most savage” Instagram takedown ever, Kelly Slater has achieved a new high, mounting a multi-pronged, hydra-headed attack on Brazilian surf fans.
As reported by Brazil’s Surf Buzz,
After criticizing Gabriel Medina’s perfect 10 score at the Fiji stage, Kelly Slater left a complimentary comment on a post by the Brazilian surfer.
However, fans reacted and slammed Kelly’s stance for criticizing Medina’s wave and then praising the Brazilian on social media. Bothered, Slater responded and criticized Brazilians quite a bit.
Read Kelly Slater’s responses to various Brazilians,
To @dr.gabriel_oliveira: “I love that you guys complain every time about the judges when Brazilians lose, but then think you’re perfect if things go your guy’s way — whatever you want them to have. 😂”
To @doug._.barbosa: “I said absolutely nothing negative about Gabriel or his surfing. I think he doesn’t maximize the wave, and that’s my comment.”
To @fa_binhonunes: “The Brazilian fanbase is the most biased fanbase in the world.”
To @sassamoto__sport_fisherman: “I love that you guys know more about scoring and heats than I do.”
Many, many hurt Brazilian surf fans. Below, a very small sample.
I’ve never seen a pro disqualify a 10 from another athlete in the media. ks did that now
I’ve never seen a pro criticize the fans of a country as much as KS does.
What’s wrong with KS ?
Protect his company ?
As an athlete, he was the best, as a human being, there is still a lot to learn
It’s always easier to talk when you’re the all-time favorite in the WSL. If Kelly’s waves were judged like Medina waves, he wouldn’t have even close to 11 world titles. I surfaced a lot, but it always counted “with a little help from my friends”!
Kelly was retired by the Brazilians, sad story for his career, he had to put up with the best in the world who are the current Brazilian surfers. Cry bald.
When you lost to Andy, you also only complained about the judges and looked like a crybaby… Stay quiet
As reported previously, Kelly Slater’s knack for turning mundane comments into viral moments positions him as a pivotal figure in the surfing community, as evidenced by the numerous articles and discussions that follow his posts.
“Blood feud: Slater vs Flat Earthers!”
Question to those in the trench, is this Kelly Slater’s bravest online assault yet? Will the beaches of Sao Paulo, Rio etc run red with blood if he ever dares return?