Beatrice just enrages me. Insane she has a pro model on a company started by Dill and AVE, and now Vans is giving her a colorway. With 0 footage to back it up.
And that Monster Children piece, "50 shuv is like, super mellow. People think it's easy, but it's not! I just have it really good. No, it's not! like they see you do it and they like, ok try a front shuv out of a 50."
It's the first fucking thing you learn how to do after learning how to 50-50! How many fake ass friends have lied to her about it? Straight up, I'm bitter I never "made it" in skating after pouring blood, sweat and tears for over 20 years. Filming multiple parts, scaring the shit out of myself, and having mental breakdowns in drainage ditches and parking lots all around the world. But she comes along, meets the right people at the right time, and she's now a "professional" skateboarder?
Bullshit. Nah nah. Nobody buys that crap. She is 100% not pro. She is an insult to everyone else that took it seriously, and SERIOUSLY put in the work. She's all talk! Just 50 front shuvs and talk!
I'm not sexist nor racist (know those accusations are coming with some shit post like this), I just cannot stand the amount of attention she has gotten for no good reason. Marissa Dal Santo never got a pro nod and she was flip front boarding 10 rails over 10 years ago! Chloe Covell and Rayssa are the female versions of Nyjah and Yuto, straight prodigies who deserve the shine. Vitoria Mendonca is ollieng bump-over-bars, skating shit switch, fakie, nollie off shoot out ledges... and Beatrice is just an anomaly who must have met the right people in the right place at the right time.
And in no way is my opinion on SLAP going to take her "success" away from her. She's still going to be getting deals and getting paid while living out our dream undeservingly. I understand this fully. I'm just as upset at the people and companies giving her these opportunities.
Make her work for this shit. Don't give her a hand out.