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Title: Slap Sucks
Post by: duniwayRobber on April 21, 2021, 05:52:32 PM
I know, a thousand topics already exist on this topic, which should say something in itself.

You claim to support the mental-health of individuals, yet call people Horse-Face and fetishize TK's whateva-tha-fuck-his-mind-is-doing.

The second a person steps forward to embrace this culture (Rob Brink offering money to charities in exchange for banter) they have a 6 page thread of demonization.

Instead of responses I receive anonymous downvotes. Even Reddit offers better interactions.

Either this place is full of fucking complete idiots (which is honesty and I bet scientifically the most likely answer) or it's full of the world's wildest trolls.

I love, I mean, I absolutely LOVEEEEE talking anonymous beer-fueled shit, but there is no rhyme or reason to SLAP.

Wait, is that the point, Chaotic Neutral?

Shit... still
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: friendly dave on April 21, 2021, 05:55:37 PM

Either this place is full of fucking complete idiots (which is honesty and I bet scientifically the most likely answer) or it's full of the world's wildest trolls.

A little of column A, a little of column B.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: muntcuscle on April 21, 2021, 05:56:15 PM
focus, thanks
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Gnarfunkell on April 21, 2021, 05:56:27 PM
Have you tried sucking SLAP?
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: ok boomer on April 21, 2021, 05:57:20 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/k4b8W7Z/tenor.gif) (https://ibb.co/dPC2zTZ)
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: conqueso on April 21, 2021, 06:00:18 PM
kook'd
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: fs180 on April 21, 2021, 06:02:33 PM
Most skateboarders are just regular people which means i probably hate a lot of you deeply and i feel no unity between yall and me just because we ride a skateboard and share it as a hobby.
Treat people nicely if or not they ride a skateboard. You can even punsh them in the face if they are racist or dickheads to mentally ill people just as if they wouldnt skate.

Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: duniwayRobber on April 21, 2021, 06:03:53 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/k4b8W7Z/tenor.gif) (https://ibb.co/dPC2zTZ)

God dammit boomer!!! You and fucking Jenna Fischer's tata's making me feel like a Scrooge, it's like fucking clockwork.

You, the owner of DLX (Steve?) and Nice Dave all are exceptions, as well as others. I just don't get this place, and I want to? Weird.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Mr. Stinky on April 21, 2021, 06:07:12 PM
Maybe there’s nothing to get. Maybe this place is just an abyss of meaninglessness like the rest of existence.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: shannamal on April 21, 2021, 06:08:01 PM
i for one fall in the idiot camp
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Burt Ward on April 21, 2021, 06:22:03 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/8EU9fPI.jpg)
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: duniwayRobber on April 21, 2021, 06:36:51 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/8EU9fPI.jpg)

The list is egregious, I know, and by my own logic, I must be an idiot or a troll.

Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: fredgallSOTY on April 21, 2021, 06:37:44 PM
https://youtu.be/utcyuYcLaic
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: TwisT on April 21, 2021, 06:38:33 PM
We have down votes?
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: duniwayRobber on April 21, 2021, 06:48:38 PM
https://youtu.be/utcyuYcLaic

my apology.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: duniwayRobber on April 21, 2021, 06:55:11 PM
Have you tried sucking SLAP?

SLAP got me drunk and had its way with me. I'm entitled to no repercussions and it takes all the blame, right?
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: SneakySecrets on April 21, 2021, 06:59:14 PM
OP, perhaps you could look at it from a group psychology perspective.  Humans are prone to act in some fucked up ways and slap is basically the Stanford prison experiment but with skaters.  You mourn not only slap, but the human condition itself.

You’re staring into the yawning abyss and pondering its depths.  You ponder the nature of infinity.  You try to comprehend the sheer size of the universe.  You know that the lightyears of seemingly empty space between celestial bodies is easily dwarfed by the empty space within each of our souls.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Lou Strux on April 21, 2021, 07:27:27 PM
You’re staring into the yawning abyss and pondering its depths.  You ponder the nature of infinity.  You try to comprehend the sheer size of the universe.  You know that the lightyears of seemingly empty space between celestial bodies is easily dwarfed by the empty space within each of our souls.
GOD DAMN IT, Sneak!
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Red Eyed Swimmer on April 21, 2021, 07:30:28 PM
I know, a thousand topics already exist on this topic, which should say something in itself.

You claim to support the mental-health of individuals, yet call people Horse-Face and fetishize TK's whateva-tha-fuck-his-mind-is-doing.

The second a person steps forward to embrace this culture (Rob Brink offering money to charities in exchange for banter) they have a 6 page thread of demonization.

Instead of responses I receive anonymous downvotes. Even Reddit offers better interactions.

Either this place is full of fucking complete idiots (which is honesty and I bet scientifically the most likely answer) or it's full of the world's wildest trolls.

I love, I mean, I absolutely LOVEEEEE talking anonymous beer-fueled shit, but there is no rhyme or reason to SLAP.

Wait, is that the point, Chaotic Neutral?

Shit... still
how long until you're allowed leave SLAP?
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: duniwayRobber on April 21, 2021, 07:44:15 PM
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I know, a thousand topics already exist on this topic, which should say something in itself.

You claim to support the mental-health of individuals, yet call people Horse-Face and fetishize TK's whateva-tha-fuck-his-mind-is-doing.

The second a person steps forward to embrace this culture (Rob Brink offering money to charities in exchange for banter) they have a 6 page thread of demonization.

Instead of responses I receive anonymous downvotes. Even Reddit offers better interactions.

Either this place is full of fucking complete idiots (which is honesty and I bet scientifically the most likely answer) or it's full of the world's wildest trolls.

I love, I mean, I absolutely LOVEEEEE talking anonymous beer-fueled shit, but there is no rhyme or reason to SLAP.

Wait, is that the point, Chaotic Neutral?

Shit... still
[close]
how long until you're allowed leave SLAP?

You can sign-off, but you can't ever leave.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: CannerSpaghetti on April 21, 2021, 08:05:52 PM
Maybe you suck  8)
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Mazzer on April 21, 2021, 08:08:56 PM
you can't stop the slap
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Hefe43 on April 21, 2021, 08:15:52 PM
OP needs to peep the new lk stylin on you. It’s all smiles/laughs in there
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: EdLawndale on April 21, 2021, 08:17:59 PM
https://youtu.be/utcyuYcLaic

I just clicked on that vid and randomly skipped to 36:00 and watched it for about a minute and a half. And it was well worth it, thanks.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: coneklr on April 21, 2021, 08:18:20 PM
(https://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7a87zslr41qzh5ato1_500.gif)
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: jakeumms on April 21, 2021, 08:32:10 PM
Beware that, when fighting pals, you yourself do not become a pal
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: dr. radishh on April 21, 2021, 08:34:19 PM
slap ya mama
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: pugmaster on April 21, 2021, 08:42:50 PM
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https://youtu.be/utcyuYcLaic
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I just clicked on that vid and randomly skipped to 36:00 and watched it for about a minute and a half. And it was well worth it, thanks.

I just bookmarked to watch later... another youtube BANGER!  Thanks fredgallSOTY
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: yourbreakfsat on April 21, 2021, 08:42:54 PM
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Slap sucks

We know  8)
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: banksandledges on April 21, 2021, 09:00:14 PM
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https://youtu.be/utcyuYcLaic
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I just clicked on that vid and randomly skipped to 36:00 and watched it for about a minute and a half. And it was well worth it, thanks.
[close]

I just bookmarked to watch later... another youtube BANGER!  Thanks fredgallSOTY

Indeed a banger.  Remember to be rahspectful but not so eager to please.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Jehoshaphat Augustus on April 21, 2021, 09:04:33 PM
https://youtu.be/Raqkh43Jh2s
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Eric Dolphy on April 21, 2021, 09:05:31 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/8EU9fPI.jpg)
Oh shit, the Cajun Gypsy does own a shirt
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: IUTSM on April 21, 2021, 09:35:40 PM
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I know, a thousand topics already exist on this topic, which should say something in itself.

You claim to support the mental-health of individuals, yet call people Horse-Face and fetishize TK's whateva-tha-fuck-his-mind-is-doing.

The second a person steps forward to embrace this culture (Rob Brink offering money to charities in exchange for banter) they have a 6 page thread of demonization.


Instead of responses I receive anonymous downvotes. Even Reddit offers better interactions.

Either this place is full of fucking complete idiots (which is honesty and I bet scientifically the most likely answer) or it's full of the world's wildest trolls.

I love, I mean, I absolutely LOVEEEEE talking anonymous beer-fueled shit, but there is no rhyme or reason to SLAP.

Wait, is that the point, Chaotic Neutral?

Shit... still
[close]

Thanks for having the balls to say this. Appreciate you. So many full-of-shit witch hunting clowns on here. The thread about me today and the lack of people defending me is proof positive that very few people here support actual mental health, instead, they knowingly and gratuitously contribute to possibly worsening it, which is one of the main reasons I am keeping it going. To show everyone what it's really like. Just like when I kicked back on Weekend Buzz and let Forrest be a raging asshole to me for 90 minutes.

Woah, hang on. As someone who has worked with, advocated with, and has deep, meaningful friendships with folks who fall somewhere on the spectrum outside neurotypical/neurodivergent, I'm curious what you feel is the reason anyone should be defending you, for anything. Please explain what needs defending? As for people supporting and advocating for mental health on SLAP, as a male mental health practitioner and client, I see the current iteration of the SLAP boards as an inclusive and overall supportive space as an online, skateboarding, male oriented space there is. It's not perfect, but in the past 18 months or so that I've had this most recent SLAP account (been around since 2001/02) I've witnessed numerous instances of people helping one another move through their grief, depression, loss, and pain. there's most recently been no room allowed for overt white supremacy and bigotry. If you're acting the fool, a natural consequence is to be treated as such.

And you're joking about Forrest, maybe? It's been highly speculated that he falls in the neurodivergent spectrum.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: EXTRA SPICY on April 21, 2021, 09:47:02 PM
This thread, a ten
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLP9mbCuhJc
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Wheelbyte on April 21, 2021, 10:35:50 PM
suck it up haters
you bully boys have blood on your hands

all that hate that used to be put on
gays and blacks and whatever
which would now get you in trouble
for online hate crime
is now funnelled toward kooks
as the hate-crime laws
dont extend to neurological divergence
yet

But the day is coming and you will be cancelled
just like JJ and all the other macho dorks

Welcome to hellride
Satans little bitches
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: DaleSr on April 21, 2021, 11:40:16 PM
Hey brink, sorry guys were giving you guff, but it doesn't take away from the fact that this place actually does have a positive impact on some people's lives and that the mental health thread is a great life line for users. This forum is like the world around us (we live in a society) and there are some cool cats on here and there are definitely some real heels. I just want say that yeah, you're right, this place does suck and fuck everyone on here
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: TheLurper on April 22, 2021, 12:27:09 AM
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Slap sucks
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We know  8)

What do we do now? Just stop showing up? Or, do we create more threads on SLAP to declare that it sucks?

If we all agree SLAP sucks will OP then have to like it cause he doesn't like most of us?
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: TheLurper on April 22, 2021, 01:12:29 AM
I guess I expect too much from people who claim to be so down for mental health awareness.

Rob, dude, I'm sorry some of the dudes on here take cheap shots at you. I'm sorry you sometimes think I'm coming after you when it is really I disagree with your view on some things, which is very different than not backing you. And, I'm sorry that the cheap shots that have been taken at you negatively color normal discourse and disagreements.

However, a few key things I think might help you and everyone else understand the banter that happens with you is:
1) you come on here and I think most of the dudes appreciate you coming on here. There aren't many dudes who made it into the industry who bother to interact with the rabble. This is going to get people excited.

2) it often seems you play along with it and are part of the banter (and you've taken some shots back...including a few shots at me that I've interpreted as mean)

3) as a public figure you have way more visibility  than anyone else on here. Public figures are going to be criticized way more than normal people. This is a side effect of your position in the industry and not just staying behind the curtain. No one is criticizing Skerto (the TM (former TM?) at Oakley) cause no one knows he exists.

4) and most importantly, you have way more power than anyone else on the board. No one is asking our opinions and no one is promoting them. Our voices don't carry the way yours does. Anything you say off the board is going to have a greater impact than anything anyone says here.

You come down and hang out with the rabble, which is cool. But, remember, we all know no one gives a fuck what we have to say and there is a huge power dynamic here...one you've already won. Don't let it go to your head, but try to remember the power dynamic when interpreting any posts. Your voice matters and no one listens to our shit. No matter how well we say something no one gives a fuck what the rabble thinks.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Wheelbyte on April 22, 2021, 03:17:16 AM
time to chill
honesty and legal precautions make for uncomfortable bed mates
the chief has held out a peace offering and an apology
the change has been seeded
well done you!

make sure it gets sun and is watered
have a beer together and plan for the future

time to chill

Plot Twist
Distro's take note:
all those newbies who sell their first boards on ebay after deciding skating is not for them?

many who quit skating will now stay on as the caustic anti kook vibe disappears from skateboarding
and their now regular spend will put more money in the pockets of those who used to hate on the spenders

gotta love the marketing strategy that has been in place all these years....
"buy our products you fucking kook!"
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: sketchyrider on April 22, 2021, 05:55:59 AM
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Hey brink, sorry guys were giving you guff, but it doesn't take away from the fact that this place actually does have a positive impact on some people's lives and that the mental health thread is a great life line for users. This forum is like the world around us (we live in a society) and there are some cool cats on here and there are definitely some real heels. I just want say that yeah, you're right, this place does suck and fuck everyone on here
[close]

I certainly get it. I guess I expect too much from people who claim to be so down for mental health awareness. Thanks dude!

for what it's worth, a lot of normal people aren't equipped to explore the topic of mental health in regards to providing guidance, even with good intentions.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: shannamal on April 22, 2021, 08:29:29 AM
OP, perhaps you could look at it from a group psychology perspective.  Humans are prone to act in some fucked up ways and slap is basically the Stanford prison experiment but with skaters.  You mourn not only slap, but the human condition itself.

You’re staring into the yawning abyss and pondering its depths.  You ponder the nature of infinity.  You try to comprehend the sheer size of the universe.  You know that the lightyears of seemingly empty space between celestial bodies is easily dwarfed by the empty space within each of our souls.

https://youtu.be/FYJ1dbyDcrI
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: shannamal on April 22, 2021, 08:31:00 AM
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I guess I expect too much from people who claim to be so down for mental health awareness.
[close]

Rob, dude, I'm sorry some of the dudes on here take cheap shots at you. I'm sorry you sometimes think I'm coming after you when it is really I disagree with your view on some things, which is very different than not backing you. And, I'm sorry that the cheap shots that have been taken at you negatively color normal discourse and disagreements.

However, a few key things I think might help you and everyone else understand the banter that happens with you is:
1) you come on here and I think most of the dudes appreciate you coming on here. There aren't many dudes who made it into the industry who bother to interact with the rabble. This is going to get people excited.

2) it often seems you play along with it and are part of the banter (and you've taken some shots back...including a few shots at me that I've interpreted as mean)

3) as a public figure you have way more visibility  than anyone else on here. Public figures are going to be criticized way more than normal people. This is a side effect of your position in the industry and not just staying behind the curtain. No one is criticizing Skerto (the TM (former TM?) at Oakley) cause no one knows he exists.

4) and most importantly, you have way more power than anyone else on the board. No one is asking our opinions and no one is promoting them. Our voices don't carry the way yours does. Anything you say off the board is going to have a greater impact than anything anyone says here.

You come down and hang out with the rabble, which is cool. But, remember, we all know no one gives a fuck what we have to say and there is a huge power dynamic here...one you've already won. Don't let it go to your head, but try to remember the power dynamic when interpreting any posts. Your voice matters and no one listens to our shit. No matter how well we say something no one gives a fuck what the rabble thinks.

wow, deep pull. he's not the TM any longer, he got let go a while ago in a restructure, along with a bunch of other folks there.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Frank and Fred on April 22, 2021, 08:47:46 AM
Fred Gall's instagram account rules these days.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: DarthDingusMaximus on April 22, 2021, 09:29:36 AM
This ain’t it chief, focus your account.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: DaleSr on April 22, 2021, 01:10:31 PM
Damn did brink catch a block? It might be for his own good, he replied to me three minutes after my post, thus place probably isn't good for him
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: IUTSM on April 22, 2021, 02:37:45 PM
Damn did brink catch a block? It might be for his own good, he replied to me three minutes after my post, thus place probably isn't good for him

If blocking occurred on the same standard for everyone, I'd say he was asking for it. He quickly replied to a post I made in this thread last night, mocking me and what I said/do in regard to mental health support and Forrest Edwards. The reply was deleted when I popped on this AM. I don't know much about Rob Brink other than what I've read the past couple days and I imagine some of these aggro replies don't look so great for a personal "brand."
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: snickers on April 22, 2021, 03:02:42 PM
I know, a thousand topics already exist on this topic, which should say something in itself.

You claim to support the mental-health of individuals, yet call people Horse-Face and fetishize TK's whateva-tha-fuck-his-mind-is-doing.

The second a person steps forward to embrace this culture (Rob Brink offering money to charities in exchange for banter) they have a 6 page thread of demonization.

Instead of responses I receive anonymous downvotes. Even Reddit offers better interactions.

Either this place is full of fucking complete idiots (which is honesty and I bet scientifically the most likely answer) or it's full of the world's wildest trolls.

I love, I mean, I absolutely LOVEEEEE talking anonymous beer-fueled shit, but there is no rhyme or reason to SLAP.

Wait, is that the point, Chaotic Neutral?

Shit... still
go back to r/skateboarding you fuckin neek
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: TheLurper on April 22, 2021, 07:36:05 PM
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No one is criticizing Skerto (the TM (former TM?) at Oakley) cause no one knows he exists.
[close]

wow, deep pull. he's not the TM any longer, he got let go a while ago in a restructure, along with a bunch of other folks there.

Damn, I'm impressed with the update on an individual that I assumed no one would know (I don't even know how to spell his name properly). Do you know where that dude ended up?

I can't imagine finding anything better than that cushy, but kooky TM job.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: somethingmustbreaknow on April 22, 2021, 11:35:21 PM
so what
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: KBizzle on April 23, 2021, 12:20:55 AM
This is slap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS2KQ46Kf84
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: shannamal on April 23, 2021, 08:07:32 AM
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No one is criticizing Skerto (the TM (former TM?) at Oakley) cause no one knows he exists.
[close]

wow, deep pull. he's not the TM any longer, he got let go a while ago in a restructure, along with a bunch of other folks there.
[close]

Damn, I'm impressed with the update on an individual that I assumed no one would know (I don't even know how to spell his name properly). Do you know where that dude ended up?

I can't imagine finding anything better than that cushy, but kooky TM job.

haha i was pretty shocked to see his name.

he's either in germany now or headed there soon with his family. late career shift to electrical engineering if i remember right
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Ms. Tamzarian on April 23, 2021, 08:17:56 AM
As someone who is flawed and imperfect but has tried my best to create a space where people can be honest about how much they're suffering & receive love without judgment, it makes me really irked to see people lumping SLAP into a vague complaint about what Sneaks wisely (and with trademark wit) summarized as a parallel to the human condition.

THAT'S a mouthful and I apologize, but let me try and say it simpler.

It's okay to hate certain parts of SLAP. There are trolls & dicks in any community, SLAP or not - online or IRL. But that doesn't mean there AREN'T people who care & people who want to help each other, on the flip side of the same coin.

It's valid & important to criticize harmful behavior, fuck yes it is! But, before you tank the entire ship, consider your target & consider the impressionable people who are getting help from the same community it's convenient enough for you to shit on; let me be clear that SLAP is imperfect. But so are you. So am I.

I don't have a solution here - NO one does. But this shit happens every 2 months at least, and then the people complaining just dip. And meanwhile, the ones really doing the work anonymously most of the time are left to pick up the pieces. There's nothing constructive or radical about shitting on everyone at the same time.

Okay end rant
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: DaleSr on April 23, 2021, 08:45:34 AM
As someone who is flawed and imperfect but has tried my best to create a space where people can be honest about how much they're suffering & receive love without judgment, it makes me really irked to see people lumping SLAP into a vague complaint about what Sneaks wisely (and with trademark wit) summarized as a parallel to the human condition.

THAT'S a mouthful and I apologize, but let me try and say it simpler.

It's okay to hate certain parts of SLAP. There are trolls & dicks in any community, SLAP or not - online or IRL. But that doesn't mean there AREN'T people who care & people who want to help each other, on the flip side of the same coin.

It's valid & important to criticize harmful behavior, fuck yes it is! But, before you tank the entire ship, consider your target & consider the impressionable people who are getting help from the same community it's convenient enough for you to shit on; let me be clear that SLAP is imperfect. But so are you. So am I.

I don't have a solution here - NO one does. But this shit happens every 2 months at least, and then the people complaining just dip. And meanwhile, the ones really doing the work anonymously most of the time are left to pick up the pieces. There's nothing constructive or radical about shitting on everyone at the same time.

Okay end rant

Armin, you're a beautiful ray of sunshine piercing through this dark and swampy pit
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: slappies on April 23, 2021, 08:49:48 AM
Counterpoint, SLAP is cool.  8)
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: mushroom slice on April 23, 2021, 12:56:16 PM
Everything that has transpired has done so according to my design. Your friends, up there on the sanctuary moon, are walking into a trap, as is your rebel fleet. It was I who allowed the alliance to know the location of the shield generator. It is quite safe from your pitiful little band. An entire legion of my best troops await them. Oh, I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: culdesac on April 23, 2021, 01:09:56 PM
I agree with Armin and have found that different sections of Slap have different attitudes.

As far as I can tell, if you look at useless wooden toy banter or photos/videos, the majority of the attitudes are going to fall into the liberal progressive side of things. People with conservative views aren't going to be particularly welcomed, especially if they post something that is challenging or argumentative (or trolling), though I understand that many times from their point of view they are trying to call out behavior that they see as wrong. It's an interesting mix where both sides feel their view is the correct one and the other is brainwashed.

But then if you go over to the Shoes and Gear thread, we have the greatest resource on the internet for skateboard gear knowledge and folks are more than happy to help each other out. I have learned so much from that section alone and am super grateful for it. Similarly, the health and wellness thread is very inspiring and helpful.

Ultimately I think it all comes down to reading the room properly and knowing why you're on here and what you want to get out of it.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Fhk on April 23, 2021, 03:49:21 PM
I agree with Armin and have found that different sections of Slap have different attitudes.

As far as I can tell, if you look at useless wooden toy banter or photos/videos, the majority of the attitudes are going to fall into the liberal progressive side of things. People with conservative views aren't going to be particularly welcomed, especially if they post something that is challenging or argumentative (or trolling), though I understand that many times from their point of view they are trying to call out behavior that they see as wrong. It's an interesting mix where both sides feel their view is the correct one and the other is brainwashed.

But then if you go over to the Shoes and Gear thread, we have the greatest resource on the internet for skateboard gear knowledge and folks are more than happy to help each other out. I have learned so much from that section alone and am super grateful for it. Similarly, the health and wellness thread is very inspiring and helpful.

Ultimately I think it all comes down to reading the room properly and knowing why you're on here and what you want to get out of it.
This is extremely accurate. It should be taken down immediately.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Wheelbyte on April 23, 2021, 04:41:19 PM
I've been doing some research lately on family dynamics and roles that are assigned to each member in the family. Why do so many families have a 'Black Sheep' or 'Scapegoat?' What need does that particular position fill? Is it valid?

I discovered that the Scapegoat is usually a member of a dysfunctional family unit. This person is almost always a very strong family member with a very caring nature. Personality traits that can open the door to being recruited as the 'Scapegoat' are inner strength, truth-telling, capacity for caring.....

from   https://www.dailystrength.org/group/family-scapegoats/discussion/the-scapegoat-is-the-strongest

Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: cky enthusiast on April 23, 2021, 04:50:40 PM
i don’t think any of you are real, i think slap was invented by my mom to make me think people want to talk to me
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Post by: Fhk on April 23, 2021, 04:56:08 PM
i don’t think any of you are real, i think slap was invented by my mom to make me think people want to talk to me
That's the signature I was looking for.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: shannamal on April 23, 2021, 06:41:50 PM
i don’t think any of you are real, i think slap was invented by my mom to make me think people want to talk to me
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: duniwayRobber on April 23, 2021, 08:17:17 PM
As someone who is flawed and imperfect but has tried my best to create a space where people can be honest about how much they're suffering & receive love without judgment, it makes me really irked to see people lumping SLAP into a vague complaint about what Sneaks wisely (and with trademark wit) summarized as a parallel to the human condition.

THAT'S a mouthful and I apologize, but let me try and say it simpler.

It's okay to hate certain parts of SLAP. There are trolls & dicks in any community, SLAP or not - online or IRL. But that doesn't mean there AREN'T people who care & people who want to help each other, on the flip side of the same coin.

It's valid & important to criticize harmful behavior, fuck yes it is! But, before you tank the entire ship, consider your target & consider the impressionable people who are getting help from the same community it's convenient enough for you to shit on; let me be clear that SLAP is imperfect. But so are you. So am I.

I don't have a solution here - NO one does. But this shit happens every 2 months at least, and then the people complaining just dip. And meanwhile, the ones really doing the work anonymously most of the time are left to pick up the pieces. There's nothing constructive or radical about shitting on everyone at the same time.

Okay end rant

OP here...

You are right. As are many others who have commented. I just saw the whole Rob thread and thought WTF. Instead of taking jab back at those I disagreed with, I made this wonderful thread.

I had a bit of rose, and a foul day, then took it out on one of the few places that still makes me chuckle.

Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: DaleSr on April 23, 2021, 08:40:10 PM
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As someone who is flawed and imperfect but has tried my best to create a space where people can be honest about how much they're suffering & receive love without judgment, it makes me really irked to see people lumping SLAP into a vague complaint about what Sneaks wisely (and with trademark wit) summarized as a parallel to the human condition.

THAT'S a mouthful and I apologize, but let me try and say it simpler.

It's okay to hate certain parts of SLAP. There are trolls & dicks in any community, SLAP or not - online or IRL. But that doesn't mean there AREN'T people who care & people who want to help each other, on the flip side of the same coin.

It's valid & important to criticize harmful behavior, fuck yes it is! But, before you tank the entire ship, consider your target & consider the impressionable people who are getting help from the same community it's convenient enough for you to shit on; let me be clear that SLAP is imperfect. But so are you. So am I.

I don't have a solution here - NO one does. But this shit happens every 2 months at least, and then the people complaining just dip. And meanwhile, the ones really doing the work anonymously most of the time are left to pick up the pieces. There's nothing constructive or radical about shitting on everyone at the same time.

Okay end rant
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OP here...

You are right. As are many others who have commented. I just saw the whole Rob thread and thought WTF. Instead of taking jab back at those I disagreed with, I made this wonderful thread.

I had a bit of rose, and a foul day, then took it out on one of the few places that still makes me chuckle.

It's ok bb we forgive and forget
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: straight on April 23, 2021, 09:51:47 PM
what comment section on youtube are we all gonna meet at when they shut this place down
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: DaleSr on April 23, 2021, 10:22:36 PM
what comment section on youtube are we all gonna meet at when they shut this place down

The braille comments section
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Wheelbyte on April 23, 2021, 10:46:13 PM
i don’t think any of you are real, i think slap was invented by my mom to make me think people want to talk to me

obfuscation is just like denial
thats what criminals in court do
deny
this is all real

and in the future
near or far
it too will seen as real
as real as Satans little bitches
are real
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Urtripping on April 24, 2021, 08:38:24 AM
I've been doing some research lately on family dynamics and roles that are assigned to each member in the family. Why do so many families have a 'Black Sheep' or 'Scapegoat?' What need does that particular position fill? Is it valid?

I discovered that the Scapegoat is usually a member of a dysfunctional family unit. This person is almost always a very strong family member with a very caring nature. Personality traits that can open the door to being recruited as the 'Scapegoat' are inner strength, truth-telling, capacity for caring.....

from   https://www.dailystrength.org/group/family-scapegoats/discussion/the-scapegoat-is-the-strongest

Why didn't you write this post in cryptic verse?
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: cky enthusiast on April 24, 2021, 11:25:57 AM
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i don’t think any of you are real, i think slap was invented by my mom to make me think people want to talk to me
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obfuscation is just like denial
thats what criminals in court do
deny
this is all real

and in the future
near or far
it too will seen as real
as real as Satans little bitches
are real

thanks mom
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: Wheelbyte on April 26, 2021, 12:32:00 AM
https://youtu.be/3nH_T9fLd_Q
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: h00man on April 26, 2021, 01:11:30 AM
I was going to post "this thread is going places", sarcastically, because I was expecting this to suck.

Then I read the comments. Now I think this thread is awesome.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: SatanicPanic on May 11, 2021, 09:15:55 AM
Who is Brink
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: somefucker on November 05, 2021, 11:32:08 AM
Who is Brink

some skate nerd smart enough to get banned from SLAP and have an unironic tramp stamp.
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: thebacker on November 05, 2021, 11:37:56 AM
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https://youtu.be/utcyuYcLaic
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I just clicked on that vid and randomly skipped to 36:00 and watched it for about a minute and a half. And it was well worth it, thanks.
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I just bookmarked to watch later... another youtube BANGER!  Thanks fredgallSOTY
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Indeed a banger.  Remember to be rahspectful but not so eager to please.

44:00 he talks about benefits of drinking semen, theres science about this people!
Title: Re: Slap Sucks
Post by: quackquack on November 05, 2021, 08:52:48 PM
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https://youtu.be/utcyuYcLaic
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I just clicked on that vid and randomly skipped to 36:00 and watched it for about a minute and a half. And it was well worth it, thanks.
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I just bookmarked to watch later... another youtube BANGER!  Thanks fredgallSOTY
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Indeed a banger.  Remember to be rahspectful but not so eager to please.
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44:00 he talks about benefits of drinking semen, theres science about this people!

Gotta grow that fertile ground with your fertile words!