I was showing my 3 1/2 year old daughter the latest Surfers Journal the other day and she really didn’t like the pictures… I would say “wow, you like that one?”, she would say “no!” “no!” – that was until she got to a picture of a girl surfing. She screamed with delight and said “that’s really good Daddy”.
In that instance I realised how gender biased surfing is, how at such a young age what she sees has such a profound impact on her engagement with what I love, wave riding.
So here is a picture of a long time friend of mine, “pickney gurl” Imani Wilmot, Jamaica. Check out more of her stuff at her Facebook page. Any media people reading this… if you want your daughters to surf… start giving them a bit more presence!
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