another one of these eh? im pretty sure you know jessee's repeated actions are more extreme and alienating to others than a couple of nieratko's jokes. what is it youre looking to accomplish with these threads? i dont think jessee is actually out on his ass sponsor wise, im sure nhs will quickly re-back him if they actually ever stopped doing so in the first place. i dont think youre trying to justify repping nazi shit either, so is it a knee jerk reaction to what you feel is people being overly sensitive?
do you think its more important that jason jessee gets a pass for saying/wearing racist shit than it is for a huge number of people to feel welcomed and comfortable within the skate community instead of having to worry about being harassed or worse for the way they were born? i know hes just one dude, but had his sponsors stuck by him(and come to think of it, the way most people in the industry responded) it would send the message that that type of hate is tolerated within the industry. i think that would cause a lot of people to feel disconnected and care less about it(industry, hopefully not the act of skating). imagine being a non-white kid hoping to go pro and then finding out the people who run everything are largely fine with others in the industry repping hate against you, itd be disheartening at the very least. i know theres lots of shitty things about it, but racism shouldnt be one.
i think some are arguing that people are overreacting to the symbol, but repping that imagery implies you're against many people's basic right to exist and that can feel very threatening to some(obviously). why do you get to decide how they should react? that remains the same to non-white/non-cis people as well. just because youre not bothered, doesnt mean everyone else should feel the same. lastly if you arent of the racist mentality(as jason says he isnt), why would you want to appear as someone who is? if he wanted to be shocking he could just wear a few more hats at a time or let his peener hang out on a couple of those fs airs.
i guess i don't see it as alienating as ya'll do. i might be unsympathetic to what it's like to be a minority skater but i feel like people are being overly sensitive. at any rate, i like to have a dialogue to what the actual line is not just a cavalcade of 'fuck jason jessee'. hitler wasn't the killer, it was his followers you had to watch out for [and that goes for every asshole who signs up for a military that invades and doesn't just defend it's borders].
some people drew the line that if you're not against 'white supremacy' then you're for it. ok, accepting that premise, i was throwing chris in front of the bus. i'm sure i can find a ton more.
i'm taking the piss but also, i'd be into real conversations.
how can people say 'poor whites are voting against their own self interest, so stupid' yet also believe they're a massive white conspiracy. like if there was, how'd it miss so many? why'd they fight each other to liberate the slaves?
if i have any agenda, it would be that we're all pieces of shit at the bottom but if we're blaming each other, getting triggered by minutia we're not looking up.
as someone said, it should be all of us vs the upper class.
it's bigger than
hip hop skating.