Are female surfers treated the same in the ocean/water as their male counterparts?

Question

Are female surfers treated the same in the ocean/water as their male counterparts?

Answer 1

no, females are treated better. these other poeple are saying it sucks to be a female surfer, it doesnt.  you can pretty much cut any one off out in the water and they really wont get mad at you.  i have seen two guys beat the **** out of each other becuase one guy cut off the other guy, but i have never seen a guy beat the **** out of a girl, i have never seen anyone yell at a girl.

Answer 2

i get treated with respect when i am out there, cause all the guys know me

Answer 3

no sorry to say it, alot of guys are anal when it comes to other guys dropping on their wave or another guy snaking their wave to a point where words are exchange and maybe throwing some fist, but when a girl with a nice figure and a bikini comes to play all the guys stare and don't mind as much if a hottie drops in or snake the wave, its actually a great way to start a convo

Answer 4

no, we r not. _

Answer 5

no.

Answer 6

I think that dudes are nicer to women in the lineup. It's important to remember that only pu$$y's try to start fights with other surfers

Answer 7

Female surfers get treated better than men.  Are they taken as seriously probably no.

Answer 8

Not the same, no but I've never been disrespected and more often than not I've been "protected" by the guys in the lineup! I absolutely agree that it depends on where you surf and whether or not you're a local or you know anyone out there and it also depends (sadly) on how you look to a certain degree. I find that the best way to gain respect is to give it. That goes for anyone, male or female.

Answer 9

depends if theire wearing a bikini and if they are hot or a fat chik in a wetsuit

Answer 10

no, they don't.  I am not sure what you want out of this, its pretty obvious.  If you want to know why, I guess it's because women's sports are pathetic (the organized leagues for them are, at least).  It created a culture where women's sports of any kidn are looked down upon.  Women surfers don't get respect for the same reason that you've never seen a WNBA game, but you've at least caught parts of a few NBA games just this season.