You can't tell me there's shit chicks do on the uneven bars or jumping into a swimming pool that are less athletic than most of skateboarding......
What about the concept of girls not being as good because they don't see enough other girls skating, or not enough girls are in it.... Why so few black vert pros? �Maybe physically they just aren't the same as white guys......hmmmm....could be.
In the end...like I said....who cares....if you want to watch skateboarding advance...go watch Shane O'Neil....
Gymnastics is a terrible analogy for comparisons, Women don't do High bar or the parallel bars which requires more upper body strength and requires less finesse...womens gymnastics probably get more attention since its more about form than power. Also there are two more events in men's gymnastics than womens, so i'd say yes there is a physical gap (especially huge gaps in height).
I also hear that halfpipes were exclusive to privileged private school types back in the days, and that people from "urban" or "ghetto" areas only had choices to skate street. I thought about the shit i got for being a black skater, while i was growing up skating in the early 90's i got the "why are you doing that white boy shit" from all my family members / peers. There werent skateparks and videos contained a ton of skate punk/ hardcore/ metal, so i wasnt exactly smiled upon.
Are we gonna sit and pretend like misogyny doesn't exist in most of skateboarding. The 9 club has had a bunch of interviews from people in the skate world and all of them were men, most of the interviews, documentaries. Even when it's not based in actual skating most people are still only interested in males. Its not directly outwardly saying no girls ...but some people start to wonder when something lacks diversity