“Athletes in male bodies should not participate in women’s sports. Period” Christian Athlete Bethany Hamilton soul surfer fame I have written X Tuesday.
Rip Curl, the surfing company founded in Australia in 1969, announced on Thursday that it is a transgender company, in a now-deleted Instagram post as part of the company’s “Meet Western Australia’s Local Heroes” campaign. We featured Sasha Rowerson, a man who admits that he is. However, following backlash, the company disabled comments and ultimately deleted the post. out kick I will report.
Rowerson is a professional longboarder from Western Australia who was known as Ryan Egan before transitioning in 2021. Lowerson previously competed in the women’s division and won. Rip Curl previously featured Rowerson on its social media feed in August 2023.
The incident comes months after Rip Curl removed Hamilton as a brand ambassador after more than 20 years, citing his opposition to transgender men participating in women’s sports.
“Rip Curl, the famous surfing brand, has removed Bethany Hamilton (who lost her arm in a shark attack) from their advertising campaign. Instead, they have used Sasha Rowerson to promote women’s surfing. did.” tweeted Freelance writer Jill Foster. “Their utter disdain could not be more obvious.”
Riley Gaines, a former All-American swimmer who has been vocal about trans women in women’s sports, also responded to Rip Curl and Rip Curl Inc.’s removal of the post following backlash. Announced.
“Hahahaha, Rip Curl suddenly knows what a woman is” Gaines I have written. “They also deleted all posts promoting male surfers posing as women after dropping Bethany Hamilton. They want you to forget your disdain for women. Don’t do that.”
Hahahaha, Rip Curl suddenly realized what a woman is.
After dropping Bethany Hamilton, they also deleted all posts promoting male surfers posing as women. They want you to forget your contempt for women. stop it. #Rip curl https://t.co/amScGX3wFs
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) January 28, 2024
The World Surf League, the governing body for professional surfers, adopted the International Surfing Association’s (ISA) policy on transgender participation in early 2023. report According to News.com.au, the International Olympic Committee recognizes the ISA as the world governing body for surfing.
The policy emphasizes that biologically male athletes must have a certain amount of testosterone levels in the previous 12 months to compete in women’s sporting events.
Following the announcement, Hamilton and other athletes, including Kelly Slater, called for a separate division for transgender athletes.
“How did the people who decided on these hormone rules come to the conclusion that a 12-month testosterone test was a fair and legal switch?” Hamilton asked.
Slater, an 11-time men’s world champion, said: “If we created a transgender division, we wouldn’t have this mess.”
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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributor to Christian Headlines and host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast dedicated to sound doctrine and Biblical truth. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Alliance Theological Seminary.
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