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8 Surfers You Shouldn’t Hate For Being Sell-Outs

Want to earn a living from surfing but don't want turn into a total douchebag? These guys managed it

Surfers really have to let go of our shame complex. Jeff Spicoli is widely disparaged for having set surfers back years in stereotyping. But, wait, why are we trying to bust the stereotype?

What’s better than being the eternally stoned, dead head that’s cheered every time he walks into a room? That has never-ending stoned witticisms for every occasion? And can handle the most savage scenarios with a numb aplomb?

Accept it. Just like investment bankers accept suits, sportscars and a reputation for tiny penuses, which they’ve compensated for by fisting the world in other ways.

Interestingly, Sean Penn grew up in Malibu and has surfed on and off his whole life. However, and this is exactly what I’m talking about, he refuses to discuss his star turn as Spicoli and has spent most of his career distancing himself from it.

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