Instagram beef Dan Plunkett and Richie Jackson

[Hevonen]

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I originally thought the joke was busting on why have multiple angles of such a dumb trick but after watching the fisheye angle, the trick is actually fake. Maybe that’s why he got so defensive.

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what do you mean the trick is fake? just trying to be clear, because i always am not 100% sure i understand plunkett's original point either. it's "fake" because of the bumbers?

Tables don't usually appear out of nowhere so Dan might actually be onto something.

[woodsman]

Pay attention to how the board shoots out under his feet at the end. Probably had one of his buddies hiding under the table.

[woodsman]

Just kidding but it looks like some weird editing trick.

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If the bumpers make it fake then let's go ahead and ban bondoing cracks or fixing spots.

really? how bout the fact he did a butt slide

[i used to skate]

Pay attention to how the board shoots out under his feet at the end. Probably had one of his buddies hiding under the table.

probably not, because then there would be no need for the bumpers

[Uknowmyinsta]

Post the fisheye because that filmer was just there for aesthetic. Camera probably wasn’t even on. 

Just wondering if you were still standing by this?

[RIDEFLANNELV2]

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If the bumpers make it fake then let's go ahead and ban bondoing cracks or fixing spots.

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really? how bout the fact he did a butt slide

I'm not condoning the trick but who am I to tell someone else how to skate? But to say it doesn't count because he "modified" the spot (a schoolyard, mind you) is laughable.

[pizzafliptofakie]

Y'all think some high schooler broke their leg walking up El Toro after Richie Jackson waxed it for his trick?

[nopes]

me feelings are hurt over people worrying about bumpers or something under the table invalidating this "trick"

bumpers are the least offensive thing about this act

[doublesteveburger]

Richard Jackson can sail the seven seas but he can’t take a joke.

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If the bumpers make it fake then let's go ahead and ban bondoing cracks or fixing spots.

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really? how bout the fact he did a butt slide

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I'm not condoning the trick but who am I to tell someone else how to skate? But to say it doesn't count because he "modified" the spot (a schoolyard, mind you) is laughable.

just to reiterate, he did like a 40 foot butt slide in bell bottoms

[foureyedjim]

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Richie is good at skating, no doubt, but a lot of the stuff that he films doesn't seem to require much effort on his part, and blurs the line between skating and not skating (when most of the trick involves you standing on a piece of plastic while the board is just being held in your hands, it doesn't look like skateboarding to me).

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so you hate Gou Miyagi too then huh?

I don't hate anyone, but one of them quietly retired and films silly biking clips for fun on instagram, while another sells shirts with their face on it and uses instagram followers as a comeback. 

[silhouette]

^ Not to mention Gou actually used to be a pretty fucking gnarly rail skater before he started doing more of the weird stuff off his board he's most popular for (and then for a while he had a transition phase where he was doing those weird maneuvers at gnarly spots, jumping onto fucked-up handrails etc.). He's now in his forties and as you said, had the humility to retire spontaneously; in comparison Richie is just a sad clown trying to sell out, I just rewatched his Death part from 2008 where he hucked a little bit more to make sure I remembered how he used to skate and while - bad taste aside - some of it is actually pretty good (I guess he still needed to really try and skate at the time), none of the shit he ever did is nearly as gnarly as some of Gou'd old stuff which actually took balls and skills and had serious risk factor. Gou used to have very smooth style too (classic East Coast-inspired), as opposed to looking like Disneyworld's Aladdin. Richie's style in the Death video is contrived as fuck, even clothing aside you can tell he's more focused on trying to catch your attention than on learning how to push.

[Budgie Lasek]

^ Not to mention Gou actually used to be a pretty fucking gnarly rail skater before he started doing more of the weird stuff off his board he's most popular for (and then for a while he had a transition phase where he was doing those weird maneuvers at gnarly spots, jumping onto fucked-up handrails etc.). He's now in his forties and as you said, had the humility to retire spontaneously; in comparison Richie is just a sad clown trying to sell out, I just rewatched his Death part from 2008 where he hucked a little bit more to make sure I remembered how he used to skate and while - bad taste aside - some of it is actually pretty good (I guess he still needed to really try and skate at the time), none of the shit he ever did is nearly as gnarly as some of Gou'd old stuff which actually took balls and skills and had serious risk factor. Gou used to have very smooth style too (classic East Coast-inspired), as opposed to looking like Disneyworld's Aladdin. Richie's style in the Death video is contrived as fuck, even clothing aside you can tell he's more focused on trying to catch your attention than on learning how to push.

I tried watching that to see what he was like then... turned it off halfway in.

Slap has been responsible for me watching the most heinous skateboarding I've ever witnessed, far too many times. Richie is one of the worst though, because as you said, it's so, so contrived.

[Paul Cicero]

If the bumpers make it fake then let's go ahead and ban bondoing cracks or fixing spots.

You can’t be serious

[RIDEFLANNELV2]

I'm just playing devils advocate. Regardless of what "trick" Richie did on the table if someone says it doesn't count because he modified the object, where is the line drawn?

I think rolling away on plywood or up a curb with a sign is whack imo.

Remember when most the general public clowned on skateboarders? For the most part it's because we are doing something they don't understand. Well, I think the same goes for Richie.

I honestly don't like Richie's skateboarding. I just think a lot of people are acting pretty jockish. Should fit right in at the Olympics.

 

[expired]

Does Richie make money from skating?

[silhouette]

I find the bumpers thing hilarious because I think if for some reason (ie. drugs) somebody ever tried that 'trick', the possibility of the board escaping the row of tables mid 'slide' (while they have no way to know what it's doing underneath and if they're going to land on it) is the only remotely 'fun' part I could imagine. Now it's just like the dude straight up went to work.

[butterballs for jerry]

Y'all think some high schooler broke their leg walking up El Toro after Richie Jackson waxed it for his trick?

Richie Jackson has been generally harmless except the el Toro waxing and ruining spots by waxing the ground at the run-up, both seriously dangerous and careless things to do. That shit is unforgivable. Dudes a huge narcissist and a walking gimmick.

[DCLOVE]

Richie Jackson brings that caution Tape to spots and I find that hilarious.

[full of jerks]

Does Richie make money from skating?

https://www.idolnetworth.com/richie-jackson-net-worth-179920

[ChrisLambe94]

Richie is a genius, getting paid to sit , slide on his ass. No getting hurt , no anxiety that you might get wrecked. Unadulterated fucking genius. N I know he's a good person by how many followers he has on instagram. 

[ManMelt]

Richie is whatever, but I was let down to see a couple pros that I dig actually entertain this nonsense online. Everyone taking part ends up looking bad cause it’s all so ridiculous. Social Media ruined a lot of Pro’s for me.

[tetanus xrist]

Dickie Jackson is a fag, but he's done wonder$ for my doom metal sales.

Plunkett also indirectly called out Vinh Banh Wing Wong on the bunt, rats off to him!

[SneakySecrets]

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Richie is good at skating, no doubt, but a lot of the stuff that he films doesn't seem to require much effort on his part, and blurs the line between skating and not skating (when most of the trick involves you standing on a piece of plastic while the board is just being held in your hands, it doesn't look like skateboarding to me).

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so you hate Gou Miyagi too then huh?

It’s weird because I always loved Gou Miyagi’s skating and hated Ritchie’s...  Gou ‘s parts make me want to go skate; Ritchie’s make me want to take a shower.

Also, if you’re doing a trick that requires “bumpers”, you probably shouldn’t be doing it.

[ManMelt]

Dickie Jackson is a fag, but he's done wonder$ for my doom metal sales.

Plunkett also indirectly called out Vinh Banh Wing Wong on the bunt, rats off to him!

How come Slap is so vigilant when it comes to pointing out any possibility of perceived racism, but still lets homosexual slurs fly under the radar?

[tetanus xrist]

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Dickie Jackson is a fag, but he's done wonder$ for my doom metal sales.

Plunkett also indirectly called out Vinh Banh Wing Wong on the bunt, rats off to him!

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How come Slap is so vigilant when it comes to pointing out any possibility of perceived racism, but still lets homosexual slurs fly under the radar?

Sorry if I hurt any feelings  I meant frig*, not fag.

[Vert Reynolds]

Richard Jackson can sail the seven seas but he can’t take a joke.

sounds like its time foe Richie boy to dial up 7 digits to call up Bridgette because her mans a Midget

So many Picnic Tables, SO much inspiration

I get inspired by the Blunts tooo................Revert

[ManMelt]

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Dickie Jackson is a fag, but he's done wonder$ for my doom metal sales.

Plunkett also indirectly called out Vinh Banh Wing Wong on the bunt, rats off to him!

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How come Slap is so vigilant when it comes to pointing out any possibility of perceived racism, but still lets homosexual slurs fly under the radar?

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Sorry if I hurt any feelings  I meant frig*, not fag.

No hurt feelings, it’s cool. But honestly, how did Richie Jackson COMPLETELY lose his Aussie accent?

[pizzafliptofakie]

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Does Richie make money from skating?

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https://www.idolnetworth.com/richie-jackson-net-worth-179920

But how many Instagram followers does he have?