MasterMike
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Article in Outside Magazine about body positivity in the surfer community:
The Wave of Body Positivity Is Finally Coming to Surfing
The Wave of Body Positivity Is Finally Coming to Surfing
Plus-size surfer women
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Lovely gals of any size, who want to enjoy surfing is fine with me.
It still trips me out what the press dubs BBW.
MasterMike
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The mainstream media seems to consider any woman over 140 lbs. a BBW, it's crazy! Reading the article makes me regret that I've never surfed in my life, I've just never lived by the ocean.
I agree, In the fashion world plus size models are anyone over a size 10
Had to add to this thread! I was in Hawaii in 2015 and saw a very large woman doing that surfboard thing like a champ. I was with my then-partner and we both smiled at both the skill, and the confidence. She was Samoan. We did not take any pic or vid out of respect. (What a concept!)
Anyway, a day later I was in a grocery store, got on the line and in front of me was a SSBBW in the smallest bikini. Hard to just be cool in the presence of such fine rolls and folds and just a BIG human - thrill! No one batted an eye, no one gave any "looks." I loved that, too - not a big deal. (Except for me.)
When she turned to pay, guess who it was!
Made my day. Didn't say a word. As she left, a little girl appeared, the woman took her hand and they both walked out of the store.
BBSM!
"Big Beautiful Woman Surfer Mom!"
Anyway, a day later I was in a grocery store, got on the line and in front of me was a SSBBW in the smallest bikini. Hard to just be cool in the presence of such fine rolls and folds and just a BIG human - thrill! No one batted an eye, no one gave any "looks." I loved that, too - not a big deal. (Except for me.)
When she turned to pay, guess who it was!
Made my day. Didn't say a word. As she left, a little girl appeared, the woman took her hand and they both walked out of the store.
BBSM!
"Big Beautiful Woman Surfer Mom!"
