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The Australian surfing brand Rip Curl has closed 21 stores after a misguided experiment with transgenderism. Rip Curl formerly employed a woman as brand ambassador. But the woman, Bethany Hamilton, lost her arms in a shark attack and later was booted from the brand after it became a transgender haven.
The new ambassador, Sasha Jane Lowerson, 44, appeared on Instagram to promote women’s sports in Australia. Lowerson was no women, but rather yet another phony they/them transgender who previously had won surfing competitions as a male — Ryan Egan.
The affrontery sparked a boycott by women surfers against the company. Earlier this fall, Kathmandu — the parent firm of Rip Curl — reported an $73 million loss! The firm, previously been one of the world’s largest surfing manufacturers, had to apologize for its social experiment and run for cover, shutting down shops to compensate for its losses. Here’s more from The Salty Cracker.
