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Volcom Discriminates against woman!

Posted:
Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:28 pm
by GoingOffsurf.com
In the last 2 years, Volcom has decided that woman surfers over 25 should not be able to compete in their circuit.
They have a division for guys over 25 but not for woman. We have contacted them numerous times and they just coward away by ignoring our attempts to contact them.
What if the Pro-circuit told surfers like Layne Beachly and Rochelle Ballard (both over 30) that they can't compete?
Once again, another surf industry giant has put woman surfers on the back burner.
Please help us to bring Volcom to the 21st century by posting your comments!!!

Posted:
Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:31 pm
by Kabazz
Didn't know there were waves in the kitchen....

Posted:
Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:40 pm
by GoingOffsurf.com
there is in my kitchen!!!

Posted:
Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:48 pm
by Milo
Only if they are fit


Posted:
Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:02 pm
by drowningbitbybit
I'm completely against Volcom! I say hang 'em all!!
(My neighbour works for Volcom and has a Volcom van that he parks in a really stupid place)


Posted:
Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:42 am
by parrysurf
Can you paddle when you are pregnant????........will the sharks come when you are on your period????......memo's from volcom
That is the level volcom is at......I hate em too so throw all the rocks you want.

Posted:
Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:36 am
by oldgrom
Wow

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That suck's Dawn Key Balls Did not know they were like that!!! To think(crazy I know) but every employee at Volcom sat in mommies tummy for approx 9 months!! ha ha (dosent that count for something???),,, So why all the neg B.S. What women over a certain age are not attractive?? NO, don't spend the same green monney?? NO, Can't surf??? NO, So why then the neg tude???? I say total boycot on any corporate gig that don't play fair!!!!!

Posted:
Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:48 am
by twerked
i never really liked volcom to start out with, and this is just dumb. from a marketing perspective i guess it sort of makes sense. get these young, hot surfer chicks out there to get more younger girls to 'want to be like the pros.' but what, just drop them after 25 and make it look like you're only there as a pretty face? but at the same time, i don't know of too many over 25 female surfers, aside from layne and rochelle, that could shred at that level and keep the field competitive
Re: Volcom Discriminates against woman!

Posted:
Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:20 am
by Roy Stewart
GoingOffsurf.com wrote:In the last 2 years, Volcom has decided that woman surfers over 25 should not be able to compete in their circuit.
They have a division for guys over 25 but not for woman. We have contacted them numerous times and they just coward away by ignoring our attempts to contact them.
What if the Pro-circuit told surfers like Layne Beachly and Rochelle Ballard (both over 30) that they can't compete?
Once again, another surf industry giant has put woman surfers on the back burner.
Please help us to bring Volcom to the 21st century by posting your comments!!!
Are you allowed to enter the open women's division ?

Posted:
Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:47 pm
by GoingOffsurf.com
Up until 2 years ago, it was an open division.
I know girls in their 30s that rip harder and are in better shape than the groms eatting pop-tarts for breakfast. I'm not sure what Volcom is afraid of.

Posted:
Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:31 pm
by oldgrom
I've seen and know a shizz pot of women over 30 able to carve water up crazy like!!!!! and they are hotties too!!!! so this is a B.S move on Volcom's part. Hmmm age?? HA HA just how old is Slater, Curren and the likes??? HA HA ,Hell I'm cosiderd ancient and can still carve up a face so age has nothing to do with it!!!! Skill & Ability,, now were talking truth and if (sex truly sells)(and most hot sex idols are 30 n up) then whats the prob with having the largest selection of client base(customers) of all ages??? what at 30+ sex drive stops? How absurd to think that!!! and stupid for a company to cut their own neck and lose customer $$$$ as well as respect by people like me reducing their client base!!!! HA HA and to think most of the $$$$ out there is coming from people in the 30 and up range who make the $$$$. (As twerked wrote) yes and no see younger people want to imulate the older so why again would you be stupid to rule out older women( you don't see guys wanting to surf as just themselves or copy a grom they want to surf as good or better than the likes of Slater etc.(who is how old?)) What,,, you think it's different for women??? Hmmm Yea right!!! Think not,,,, lil girls wanna be Hanna Montana, the Hanna Montana's wanna be the Jenefer Anistons and the Jenefer anistons wana be the Sophia Loren (sorry if any is misspeled) ya get the point. Allso why in just the last 2 years???? What made this change??? Did somebody tell them that women are over 50% of the work force now?? That they hold a position in every arena possible??? Hell did we not just have a woman trying for a presidential ticket??? (Crazy I know) but their even doctors, laywers,cops,carpenters,astronauts, and even solders now. I know for me If a stand up and scream or total boycot to an injust move like this is not done I would be supporting this very kind of thing and fullfilling an injustice action upon all my female friends as well as my fellow female surfers out there and how dare I ever ask for support or help when an injustice is done to me (men)!!!!! Protecting ones rights is an easy thing to do, You don't ever stand up for your rights, that's my job to protect yours,,,, your job is to stand up and only protect mine that way were allways looking out for each outher wether we like it or not!!!!!!! If you don't stand up for outhers than don't cry when nobody stands up for you!!!!!!!!!! They are on a total boycot list till they wake up and change their ways and will now promote this to all I know!!!!!!!!!! It's not just their act but the principal wich urks me the most,,, stupid very stupid!!!

Posted:
Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:23 pm
by GoingOffsurf.com
Thank you for the support! Sadly enough their are some guys on our local forum that side with Volcom and their old fashioned ways. I hope to help Volcom see their mistake and correct it. Thanks again!!
Check out the ignorance on this forum, it fires me up!!
http://localswell.freeforums.org/volcom ... -t792.html

Posted:
Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:06 pm
by oldgrom
Don't let it get to u!!! Why feed em what there wanting?? Anger only makes you think smaller and from the sound of it you don't think small so again why let em get you to think small?? Anger beget's anger !! The truth allways has a ring to it and in shizz like this you know where you and outhers stand and who you want standing with you. Ignorance!!!!! HA HA that's an understatement. Think on this one.... "Men might very well be the one's who wear the pants,,,, but it is women who controll the zipper to those pants". So truly who has the more power???? HA HA u decide for urself. I'll surf with ya Going off and any women that's down for a surforama besides it totaly fits my lesbian lifestyle (being a man and all), furthermore I think you get the idea that I'll be one in support of this Volcom fooking madness. So anyways step back one take a breath and think (how can I realy bring this to light?????) and kick Volcom in the bean bag sac waken em up

MHU AH HA HA HA .
Pos some press coverage??? A gotcha by the short hairs in a public event with a ????? bombardment maken em eat their azzes any many many more If ya put yer nogin to work MUH AH HA HA AH AAHHAAA

(twisted evil laugh) Just don't let it get u down ya got's peeps on yer side.

Posted:
Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:58 pm
by GoingOffsurf.com
You're right......plus you have given me a good idea!!!
Hope the waves are treating you good......thanks again

Posted:
Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:09 pm
by oldgrom
Na them waves toss my azz whenever they want ha ha,,, Damn waves why wont they listen to me???

Posted:
Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:56 pm
by oldgrom
AH HA HA HA yes mabie you should tell Volcom they are playin in mother nature (a very very old woman) How does that fit in their scheem!!
OH Shezzz HA HA HA (women) That's why I'm getting tossed. HA HA I'm too busy looking at the women surfers,HA HA And if she is realy atractive well... um... looks like I'm goin over the falls on that looker,HA HA HA .
Do I have to package the people in bubble wrap??? Or is foam penuts O.K. Do you know how much it is to send a person!!!!!! LOL. I think there is laws against that too. Looks to be a very beutifull place but why ya moving there?? I don't need the commission, but thanks. I will however pass this to a bud of mine he's looking to move way south too.

Posted:
Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:16 am
by GoingOffsurf.com
Surf and Real Estate are good down there, plus I'm looking for something more and just can't seem to find it here in the States. There is an innocense in Nica that we just don't have here anymore. I'm sure with time, that will be lost too, but for now I want the simple life. In Nica, I can have it all surf, fishing, freedom of the everyday hustle.