josiah gatlyn ha ha

[saucy ragu]

harsh toke!!

he's staying in my guest room and this is what he's doing with his spare time; I'll tell him he's gotta cut this shit out or I'm gonna cut off the electricity and the hot water!

I assure you he's a good kid, but definitely a bit out there; and so the story goes...

Are you gonna take cold showers just to teach him a lesson?

i can appreciate that you're 'the dude' that combs peoples posts to look for the holes, so you can try to show off how smart and witty you are.
there's a separate hot water heater for the guest room, but maybe there's a typo or something in one of these sentences for you to build on for your next hopeful zinger...

ps. i love cold showers!

That was the most benign comment that you could've used as a segue to show your humorous side and keep everything light, yet you chose the less-than-noble route to be insidious and cast the attributes that make Narcissus' comments worthwhile into a negative light, because why? Social media and a need for attention once again outed your talented and kind flow rider as a naive young man with a vendetta against anything with a gleaming bosom and predilection for partying, whom are equally as callow? You're an exceptional businessman, and obviously know the worth of SLAP seeing as your two newest ams came from competitions we voted on. I understand your defending of Josiah--I would do the same if he were my friend and employee--but you should be trying to market this kid so he one day has a board that sells your way into a nice retirement villa in Spain, not lowkey ball-jocking the dude who, unlike everyone else, isn't ceaselessly berating your faith.

p.s.

I like warm to hot showers, but at the end I leave it on cold just enough to douse my whole body and give jolt of wakefulness.

[tb303]

Lol, is that because it's a taboo topic? Because of America's/UK (imperial Europe's) war on Islam?

That's not it at all.  I just think Christian-bashing is deemed acceptable in today's society.

faith always looks silly from the outside, no matter which one it is, but to me ripping on someones faith is kind of like telling someone thier child is ugly. you might be right but not the nicest thing to do.

Oh come on, just because it is 'faith' doesn't mean that it shouldn't be up for debate. I guess there is a difference between bashing and discussion....
It's acceptable to have violence in video games, it's acceptable to have rape scenes in movies,
it's acceptable to have racial hate groups . . . all points of debate.
Christianity has raped and pillaged the world for centuries but if I want to question someone on their beliefs
I shouldn't because it's not a nice thing to do. I think after all these years of putting up with Christians it's ok for non believers
to stand up and go ''aye, fuck that shit you're into and this is why........''
It's simple, don't put it out there if you're not prepared to be criticized.

[Dark Knight]

there is a difference between bashing and discussion

exactly

[Zurg]

if Josiah ever goes pro, his first board has to say "Being Gay is a Choice!"

[GWARlives]

josiah GAYtlin.  sorry, had to say it.  I'm sure its been said.  but i amused myself. 

[Bobby Peru]

I back this kid's skating, but if you want to read some really cringe-worthy posts, he's been embarrassing himself on skateperception for years.  Example:

Fuck this kid.

[vousetesmieux]

this post every one is quoting is from 2008...

Who ever posted that must really have no life. You went back 4 years of postings just to hate on someone 👍

[luficer]

I back this kid's skating, but if you want to read some really cringe-worthy posts, he's been embarrassing himself on skateperception for years.� Example:

Fuck this kid.

this is fucking insane. ISUCK!, I can't believe you choose to pay and support someone with these beliefs.
I am not religious, but I know Christians who hold being a good person as their main responsibility to do good by God in their eyes, but this is just primitive and horrific thinking.
Shame on you, seriously.
I'm in my early 30's and am relatively successful and business savvy. not only is this a poor business choice, it's a poor personal one as well.
There's a saying that goes something like 'you are the company you keep'
I have lost a lot of respect for Blackbox.

[foureyedjim]

[UgolinoTheSignificant]

I back this kid's skating, but if you want to read some really cringe-worthy posts, he's been embarrassing himself on skateperception for years.� Example:

http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3oqvm7/

i wanna see ocean howell flick josiah in his underdeveloped nutsack. hard.

[Big Skatefase]

Josiah should post on Slap.

[Donkey Lips]

if Josiah ever goes pro, his first board has to say "Being Gay is a Choice!"

[slappyslap]

if Josiah ever goes pro, his first board has to say "Being Gay is a Choice!"

Amazing
i wonder what jamie thinks now??

[Monty Burns]

Ok , I was backing the kid , but if in 2012 he still thinks that way about homosexuals ...

lets hope he got older and wiser

[LOU.502]

"being gay is a choice." people still think this?

[foureyedjim]

"being gay is a choice." people still think this?

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

And when I mean old, I mean stubborn

[vousetesmieux]

I'm only backing this dude because I've met him before and I can say that he doesn't think that way anymore. He grew up mentally in those 4 years. He's actually really down to earth

[HATE!]

I'm only backing this dude because I've met him before and I can say that he doesn't think that way anymore. He grew up mentally in those 4 years. He's actually really down to earth

Thanks for clearing everything up!

[dolphinstyle.]

Remember when everyone hated Marc Johnson because he always tried to act like he was intellectual when really he just had a bunch of time on his hands to read books on metaphysics and relay how they loosely apply to the world of skateboarding?

haha, wait what videos was this in again? Modus?

also, hot chocolate? including sitting in front of a book shelf

[Zurg]

hahaha such a tight graphic.

[ProjectBluebeam]

no doubt Jaime would snatch this kid up

[kamltoe]

i don't care what anyone believes as long as they're not a dick about it. that said, would y'all stop being dicks about a dude's faith? especially when i could post a photo of me with a 666 lip tatoo and there'd be a thread full of stoke. same stick, different end. i mean, if it were a "debate religion" thread, then yeah, we could get heavy into the crusades and killing and neg out, but it's a thread about a person and those kind of attacks aren't cool. no matter what you believe. and for the record, i don't believe shit and i didn't think gipper dissed anyone. god, zombie, prostitute or otherwise.

"josiah rips and also has a questionable presence on social media"...sound familiar? oh yeah, just about every other skater that posts on the internet.

k

[Narcissus]

I don't hold anyone's personal beliefs against them as long as they're not pontificating from a self-declared morally superior high ground and telling others what is right. That's crossing the fuckin' line. The dudes yelling "Hail Satan" and acid dropping off of things are just as dumb, but maybe they get more of a pass because it's hard to believe that they're doing it in earnest--I mean, the payoff for them is the reaction of others... But for a sponsored skateboarder, even before getting good tricks on tape, his number one job is as a brand ambassador and public representative of the companies that he rides for. As such, he should absolutely have a filter on what kind of stuff he spews forth into the world. Even if he believes that gay people are all self-selecting "alternative lifestyles," perhaps especially so, he should not say it in a public forum because, beyond being straight up wrong, it's damaging to that skater's personal brand and reflects badly on his employers. Some of the rebukes and vilification here have been pretty thoughtless and unnecessarily harsh (cuz dudes are anonymously ganging up on one guy), but the essential idea is that, yes, the dude should not be behaving that way. It's weird, at the very least.

Young Josiah, maybe read some more books, practice openness and don't post on FB after strokin' it to the Old Testament. You're one sweater vest away from becoming a tre-flippin' Rick Santorum. Skateboarding is about freedom, riding the concrete fuckin' wave of Babylon, not kowtowing to socially conservative constructs and ideologies. Part of the magic of the plank is that it is a subversive activity. We are, with every push, expressing our disdain for the asinine policies created by the establishment. If JC is your personal savior, that's fine with me, but you should not be pushing your beliefs with your public platform, only badass skateboarding. We don't come to this show, the skateboard spectacle to hear what Sammy Baca thinks about Israel or Nick Trapasso thinks about health care reform or anyone's thoughts on creation or human sexuality. No offense to anyone, but I absolutely do not care to hear your opinions on these subjects. I wanna see some fuckin' nollie heels.

For the record, I have nothing but respect for JT and was merely joking before, not trying to outsmart anyone or flame anyone.

And though I hope that no one cares, but my wish is for skateboarding to stay antisocial, weird and evil.

[KoRnholio8]

I don't hold anyone's personal beliefs against them as long as they're not pontificating from a self-declared morally superior high ground and telling others what is right. That's crossing the fuckin' line. The dudes yelling "Hail Satan" and acid dropping off of things are just as dumb, but maybe they get more of a pass because it's hard to believe that they're doing it in earnest--I mean, the payoff for them is the reaction of others... But for a sponsored skateboarder, even before getting good tricks on tape, his number one job is as a brand ambassador and public representative of the companies that he rides for. As such, he should absolutely have a filter on what kind of stuff he spews forth into the world. Even if he believes that gay people are all self-selecting "alternative lifestyles," perhaps especially so, he should not say it in a public forum because, beyond being straight up wrong, it's damaging to that skater's personal brand and reflects badly on his employers. Some of the rebukes and vilification here have been pretty thoughtless and unnecessarily harsh (cuz dudes are anonymously ganging up on one guy), but the essential idea is that, yes, the dude should not be behaving that way. It's weird, at the very least.

Young Josiah, maybe read some more books, practice openness and don't post on FB after strokin' it to the Old Testament. You're one sweater vest away from becoming a tre-flippin' Rick Santorum. Skateboarding is about freedom, riding the concrete fuckin' wave of Babylon, not kowtowing to socially conservative constructs and ideologies. Part of the magic of the plank is that it is a subversive activity. We are, with every push, expressing our disdain for the asinine policies created by the establishment. If JC is your personal savior, that's fine with me, but you should not be pushing your beliefs with your public platform, only badass skateboarding. We don't come to this show, the skateboard spectacle to hear what Sammy Baca thinks about Israel or Nick Trapasso thinks about health care reform or anyone's thoughts on creation or human sexuality. No offense to anyone, but I absolutely do not care to hear your opinions on these subjects. I wanna see some fuckin' nollie heels.

For the record, I have nothing but respect for JT and was merely joking before, not trying to outsmart anyone or flame anyone.

And though I hope that no one cares, but my wish is for skateboarding to stay antisocial, weird and evil.

amen. /end topic

[iwshilvdnfinland]

this is so awesome

[JUSTICE BEAVER]

I don't hold anyone's personal beliefs against them as long as they're not pontificating from a self-declared morally superior high ground and telling others what is right. That's crossing the fuckin' line. The dudes yelling "Hail Satan" and acid dropping off of things are just as dumb, but maybe they get more of a pass because it's hard to believe that they're doing it in earnest--I mean, the payoff for them is the reaction of others... But for a sponsored skateboarder, even before getting good tricks on tape, his number one job is as a brand ambassador and public representative of the companies that he rides for. As such, he should absolutely have a filter on what kind of stuff he spews forth into the world. Even if he believes that gay people are all self-selecting "alternative lifestyles," perhaps especially so, he should not say it in a public forum because, beyond being straight up wrong, it's damaging to that skater's personal brand and reflects badly on his employers. Some of the rebukes and vilification here have been pretty thoughtless and unnecessarily harsh (cuz dudes are anonymously ganging up on one guy), but the essential idea is that, yes, the dude should not be behaving that way. It's weird, at the very least.


Young Josiah, maybe read some more books, practice openness and don't post on FB after strokin' it to the Old Testament. You're one sweater vest away from becoming a tre-flippin' Rick Santorum. Skateboarding is about freedom, riding the concrete fuckin' wave of Babylon, not kowtowing to socially conservative constructs and ideologies. Part of the magic of the plank is that it is a subversive activity. We are, with every push, expressing our disdain for the asinine policies created by the establishment. If JC is your personal savior, that's fine with me, but you should not be pushing your beliefs with your public platform, only badass skateboarding. We don't come to this show, the skateboard spectacle to hear what Sammy Baca thinks about Israel or Nick Trapasso thinks about health care reform or anyone's thoughts on creation or human sexuality. No offense to anyone, but I absolutely do not care to hear your opinions on these subjects. I wanna see some fuckin' nollie heels.

For the record, I have nothing but respect for JT and was merely joking before, not trying to outsmart anyone or flame anyone.

And though I hope that no one cares, but my wish is for skateboarding to stay antisocial, weird and evil.

[tough omelette]

[HATE!]

There is a comedian named Marc Maron who is fantastic.  He does this bit about how no one is more annoying than Atheists and vegans because they're elitist pricks.  He's like, "Yeah, we get it, you're right." to the Atheists and vegans  He goes onto say that while Christians are pretty shitty too, at least they know they're flawed.

My point is that everyone sucks.

[sleepypancakes]

"being gay is a choice." people still think this?

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

And when I mean old, I mean stubborn

Unfortunately yes. And catching shit for it in public blows but oh well. It's NOT a choice, but what do I know? 

[foureyedjim]

"being gay is a choice." people still think this?

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

And when I mean old, I mean stubborn

Unfortunately yes. And catching shit for it in public blows but oh well. It's NOT a choice, but what do I know? 

Although I can't say that I think being gay is a choice, it's not like I absolutely believe the opposite either
Nothing is really absolute.  I just think the latter makes more sense haha