surfing cat in Hawaii – must be some cool dude
The old stereotype of surfers as beach bums, maybe even pot smoking degenerates, has long faded, though they were real surfers and unintentional cool cats. Now, thanks to marketing, surfing has become the trendy thing to do. And it’s not only corporations like Quicksilver, Billabong, Rip Curl, Patagonia, Surfline, and various Surfer, Surfing, etc. magazines that directly profit from promoting the surfer image.
surfing exploited
It’s so bad, that the surfing image has become fashionably popular and a symbol of “freedom and adventure.” It’s used to sell consulting company Accenture, cars, pharmaceuticals, Samsung, yogurt, etc. That’s cool? In fact, Laird Hamilton should be ashamed…
embarrassing…
But I digress.
Beaches are now crowded by bikini girls tanning for skin cancer, old men in speedos, bearded college boys, families wearing rashguards, kids, boogie boards, all kinds of softtop boards, short boards, longboards, SUP boards and dogs.
A few of these dogs actually surf, usually perched at the nose, with their human controlling the ride.
But a cat?
Kuli, the one-eyed cat, was adopted by Krista Littleton and Alexandra Gomez when he was only 6-months-old. He was found malnourished and living on the street in Hawaii. He had an eye infection that was so bad, when he finally received medical treatment, the damaged eye had to be removed.
one eyed cat surfing in Hawaii
When his surgery healed, Krista and Alexandra decided that first they’d start walking him around town on a leash. Eventually they made their way to the beach and into the water.
surfing cat breaks stereotype
Kuli began his surfing strapped into a life vest, but now he tackles the waves without one. He has advanced to riding his own boogie board.
surfer cat hanging ten
Krista and Alexandre say Kuli also skateboards and uses the toilet.
Stereotypes be damned. Cool surfers sell out, and cats hang ten.
