1. i was just fucking with you damn you people are so serious.
2. my point is that if you buy an emerica chiller youre still supporting a core skate brand. a lot of us only buy nike sb shit because we have to more or less (they make good shoes), we would never buy anything else from nike, like tshirts and shit, that would be supporting nike without getting something that we cant get from a core brand. spend your money however the fuck you want, but theres no denying that the last thing nike and adidas need is more money. it wouldnt exactly be a huge loss if corporate companies disapeared.
You do realise that without "corporate companies" you wouldn't have many of the brands you refer to as 'core', right? A corporation is a large company or group of companies that is legally recognised as a single entity. There would be no Emerica or Vans if "corporate companies" disappeared. You see, Sole Technologies (the owners of the Emerica brand) and VF Corp (the owner of Vans) are corporations. If you want "corporate companies" out of skateboarding, you'll be left with virtually nothing. Be careful what you wish for and pull your head out of your arse!
Also, all companies need sales to generate an income. To say that the last thing that Nike and Adidas need is more money is fucking idiotic. Without generating an income Nike's operations (and therefore Nike SB's too) wouldn't last very long (they have massive overheads) and you'd see many of your favoirite pros flipping burgers at Burger King or McDonalds. You may not want to admit it but big business has been part of skating for a long time and without it skateboarding wouldn't be nearly as big as it is today.
You can thank the big shoe companies for all of the cool indy board companies out there today who often can pay their riders shit beyond the 2 bucks royalty per board. It's the big checks from "corporate companies" that allow your favourite pros to quit their long time big brand sponsors and do something new. Things aren't black and white.
Finally, I'm wearing a pair of Etnies Scout right now. Are they 'core' enough for you? I might consider buying some Emerica chillers if the shoes didn't all look so similar and fucking boring!