tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29437172.post8605442918171663772..comments2024-02-19T18:29:16.950+10:00Comments on Making Friends With The Neighbours: Memorialise this! - Politics of inclusion in surfing historyRebecca Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09428676558153909572noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29437172.post-18053165610472241702017-10-30T16:09:53.697+10:002017-10-30T16:09:53.697+10:00Ahah :)
well, I wrote that Byron Bay has an aura,...Ahah :) <br />well, I wrote that Byron Bay has an aura, not that I experienced something special surfing there. What I mean is that I can see the fascination that BB has over my overseas friends, and how the place is infested (IMO) by wannabe hippies looking for something, that should at least lift the town to a peace-and-love-all-equal kind of vibe. But maybe what I see it's just people passing by and not the locals (even though the local traders exploit the hippiness thing).<br />I don't know, Byron is a mystery and your post adds mystery to it! <br />Fedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16114105011096766266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29437172.post-14594268350842038252017-10-13T14:27:29.464+10:002017-10-13T14:27:29.464+10:00I know, huh. It's so disappointing. Byron trad...I know, huh. It's so disappointing. Byron trades on the idea that it's different when it comes to surfing, but it's not. Not really. I mean, you can go and get more party waves, and there are more women in the water and longboarding is dominant, and individual women take amazing and inspiring approaches to not playing the hierarchical game in the lineup, but I'm not convinced that translates into broader structural changes. This is one example. Like I said, it's disappointing. <br /><br />I'd love to hear about some of your experiences surfing down there though, Fed. Whether and how you see this aura of mysticism manifesting, or not...Rebecca Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428676558153909572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29437172.post-76649405925646233702017-10-12T15:15:12.069+10:002017-10-12T15:15:12.069+10:00Considering the aura of surf mysticism that surrou...Considering the aura of surf mysticism that surrounds, or drowns, Byron Bay today, this comes as a bad surprise for me. Are we back to the exclusion theme? I'd like to know more about that. :(<br /> Fedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16114105011096766266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29437172.post-7688199055113189232017-09-18T14:27:57.788+10:002017-09-18T14:27:57.788+10:00"...you need to take a long, hard look in the..."...you need to take a long, hard look in the mirror and think about what a terrible dinosaur you are." Best line ever. I love your truth-o-meter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29437172.post-75517527951269699522017-09-18T14:27:51.381+10:002017-09-18T14:27:51.381+10:00"...you need to take a long, hard look in the..."...you need to take a long, hard look in the mirror and think about what a terrible dinosaur you are." Best line ever. I love your truth-o-meter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29437172.post-4087470027855447322017-09-17T14:47:27.547+10:002017-09-17T14:47:27.547+10:00Go Rebecca! To add: I recall Pauline Menczer also...Go Rebecca! To add: I recall Pauline Menczer also being on that notorious long list of women denied sponsorship because she didn't have "the look" that was wanted. That came when she was world champion!!! Krista Comerhttps://www.facebook.com/instituteforwomensurfers/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29437172.post-71727779627642039792017-09-16T11:03:17.655+10:002017-09-16T11:03:17.655+10:00The more things change.....The more things change.....gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01370827697219241480noreply@blogger.com