Now this is an awesome kickstarter!  Here is what Bethany has to say about it.

"My new film showcases my best surf footage ever and the untold story of my journey to become a professional surfer. Hoping to encourage young girls and women to go big after their dreams and passions. Please join my Kickstarter community and help spread the word, by visiting www.surfslikeagirl.com. #igotit #surfslikeagirl "

We LOVE it!!

Thanks to Coping Block Magazine for giving the Dusters California x Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word  collab a shout out - we are super appreciative of the love.

Check out Coping Block on line to see some rad photos and articles!

Unicorn Picnic | Pretty Faces Teaser from Unicorn Picnic Productions on Vimeo.

We are stoked to see the preview of PRETTY FACES. Pro skier and badass herself Lynsey Dyer has put together an amazing movie on women's skiing - can't wait to see the full length version - we heard it's AWESOME! 

 Photo via Kimberely Diamond Cup

Great things coming out of the Kimberley Diamond Cup this past weekend - Samarria Brevard taking 1st in the women's street comp and Alana Smith making history with her backflip over the gap on the mini mega ramp. Alana competed against all guys and took 1st place.

Here is what we saw in mainstream media this morning:


"According to MEC John Block of the Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism, the Kimberley Diamond Cup has definitely confirmed its position as a global brand. "We have seen participants from 37 different countries travelling to the Northern Cape to be part of this extraordinary experience. The event has shown significant growth and we're immensely proud of what we have achieved here. We were especially pleased to have added components that gave female skateboarders the chance to showcase their skills as the provincial government feels particularly strongly about promoting gender equality and creating opportunities for women to take their rightful place in society," mentions Block".

Let's hope more contest organizers can get on board with this idea!

Post by Kimberley Diamond Cup.

Check out this video that the Kimberley Diamond Cup posted of Alan's Smith back flip on the mini mega ramp. AWESOME!!

Photo via lw_mag on instagram

Photo via Alana's mom

 HUGE NEWS from the Kimberley Diamond Cup in South Africa - 14 year Alana Smith WINS the Big Air Best Trick contest by throwing down a BACK FLIP!!

Beating all the boys in this contest is one thing, but becoming the first female skater to land a back flip  is another awesome achievement Alana can add to her ever growing,  long list of firsts.

HUGE Congrats to Alana!!

Via Thrasher Magazine 

Featuring: Allysha Bergado, Alana Smith, Mimi Knoop & Samarria Brevard

The girls of Hoopla Skateboards showing why it should never be "you skate good... for a GIRL". These girls skate "good" period. End of story. Rad video.

Yep, for the first time ever we are offering FREE SHIPPING on the Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word shopping site. We just stocked up with new tees for both men & women, women's tank tops, trucker hats and beanies!  We ship fast so you'll get your order asap!

Click HERE to shop all weekend with FREE SHIPPING!

 Photo Olga Aguilar /Juice Magazine

Stoked to see ripper Sally Roepke wearing our "retro skater girl"tank top while shredding on the Juice Magazine website. Sally competesd in "The Lords of Seatown" event and took 1st place in the women's division! Congrats Sally!

This awesome photo was taken by the amazing Olga Aguilar - check out more of her beautiful photography HERE.

BIG NEWS!!!   In honor of Sally we are giving FREE SHIPPING this weekend only on everything on the GN4LW shopping site - new tees, tanks, hats and beanies in stock & ready to ship! Use code GN4LW at checkout

Kelly taking the win

 photos via The Kimberely Diamond Cup

It's HERE!  The Kimberely Diamond Cup in South Africa has started!  Today was the South African World Street Championships. Two girls from today's event advance on & secure spots in the KDC Women's Street World Championships that take place tomorrow (Friday, October 3rd).

Today's podium was:

1. Kelly Murray

2. Melissa Williams

3. Natalie Bramley

Kelly & Melissa advance to the Women's Street World Championships!  Congrats girls!!

 

 Photos: Ian Logan

2 years ago today I spent my morning jumping some fences, evading police, and have the ride of my life while skateboarding down the 405 fwy during Carmageddon.

This little "rebellion" led to the

Dusters California

x Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word board that helps fund female action sports non- profits, a

TEDx talk

encouraging girls to fight for their dreams, and  this GN4LW website that showcases girls in skateboarding daily.

All and all I feel like it was a very good day.    #skateboardingisforever

image via Silly Girl Skateboards

Huge news!!  Justyce Tabor has landed on the well known Silly Girl Skateboard team, where she joins fellow pro skater Julz Lynn. Knowing Silly Girl there will be a rad video showcasing these two rippers very soon. We can't wait!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and we think this new movie trailer CHASING SUNSHINE is a great way to start it off. Pro snowboarder Megan Pischke was diagnosed
with breast cancer in fall of 2012 - this film chronicles every detail of her difficult journey and what she learned about herself in the process.

Many thanks to Megan Pischke, The North Face and B4BC for making this remarkable film and creating awareness for women everywhere.

Chasing Sunshine will debut in January 2015 at the Winter X Games in Aspen.

Photo Ian Logan 

“Girls supporting girls is the biggest and best thing we can do in sports or otherwise.When we stop pitting ourselves against each other we grow further, we get farther and we get stronger. If we walked into the world and complimented another woman every day, there would be no stopping us!” Cindy Whitehead 

Thanks so much to Girls Unlimited for the feature article. We love that the lead picture in the piece is of GN4LW Team rider Beverly Flood blasting an air in her GN4LW x XS Helmets - they also discuss our collab skateboard with Dusters California. 

Girls Unlimited is an anti bullying organization - something we totally believe in. You can read the rest of the article HERE

The Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word tee's are back in stock and now with every order we are sending out free GN4LW buttons. We've updated the shopping site for a fresh new look - and all our tees, tanks, beanies & trucker hats are in stock ready to ship.

Place any order over $50 and get FREE shipping! That's a deal you can't miss out on.

See it all HERE

And we end our week long female skater video posts with "The best of Leticia Bufoni 2014"-  Happy weekend, now GO SKATE!

Checking in with Meow team rider Lacey Baker who is competing at the Kimberly Diamond Cup in October. Filmed + edited by Colin H. Clark.

Hope to see you all there this weekend!  For more info and to sign up for this rad event visit B4BC.ORG

Just released this morning - an awesome music video by Kid Mac featuring 9 year old Sabre Norris and her 540. Well done Sabre & Kid Mac!!

Learn how to do a Layback Roll-out to Tail with pro skater Julz Lynn.  Julz shows you how it's done and explains it so it's easy to understand  - great instruction from one of the gnarliest pro skaters around.