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06-28-2018, 10:26 AM
Two surfers, same waves. But people aren't cool with the difference in pay.
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Over the weekend, surfers competed in the Ballito Pro, which takes place in South Africa's east.
In the Billabong Junior Series, the under-18 mens winner was Indonesia's Rio Waida, while the womens competition was won by South Africa's Zoe Steyn.
SEE ALSO: Barbie has a brand-new STEM career, and it's pretty cool (https://mashable.com/2018/06/26/barbie-careers-stem-robotics-engineer/)
While the news would invite congratulations, a Facebook post showing the two winners has angered people.*
As the photo shows, Waida received 8,000 SAR ($577), while Steyn — who was standing right beside him — received exactly half of that. It's... not a good look.
"Did the girls surf a different ocean that was easier we don't know about? This is pathetic," reads one comment.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/06/28/ballito-pro-surfer-pay/)
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Over the weekend, surfers competed in the Ballito Pro, which takes place in South Africa's east.
In the Billabong Junior Series, the under-18 mens winner was Indonesia's Rio Waida, while the womens competition was won by South Africa's Zoe Steyn.
SEE ALSO: Barbie has a brand-new STEM career, and it's pretty cool (https://mashable.com/2018/06/26/barbie-careers-stem-robotics-engineer/)
While the news would invite congratulations, a Facebook post showing the two winners has angered people.*
As the photo shows, Waida received 8,000 SAR ($577), while Steyn — who was standing right beside him — received exactly half of that. It's... not a good look.
"Did the girls surf a different ocean that was easier we don't know about? This is pathetic," reads one comment.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/06/28/ballito-pro-surfer-pay/)
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