2022 unpopular opinion thread

[Billy Bitchcakes]

I guess my idea of ‘frat boys’ is 30 years old. The current frat boys drink monster and are into ‘extreme sports’, and wear DC shoes, I guess.

That idea is surely also at least 10 years out

[goodatmeth]

Talking about DC, my possibly unpopular opinion is that their shoes are underrated and some of the best quality skate shoes available. I don't think they're cool or even super good looking, but just really really good shoes. Great cushioning (cupsoles only), shapes, flick, durability. Even the shitty looking cheap ones. I bought like 5 pairs in their last -50% sale and was amazed by how good they were. Currently skating the kalis vulc s. Terrible cushioning, but amazing grip, flick and durability so far.

[newguy]

Talking about DC, my possibly unpopular opinion is that their shoes are underrated and some of the best quality skate shoes available. I don't think they're cool or even super good looking, but just really really good shoes. Great cushioning (cupsoles only), shapes, flick, durability. Even the shitty looking cheap ones. I bought like 5 pairs in their last -50% sale and was amazed by how good they were. Currently skating the kalis vulc s. Terrible cushioning, but amazing grip, flick and durability so far.

I skate with DC navigators (hiking shoe) and can confirm their shoes are great

[manysnakes]

C’mon…..say Antihero you chicken shit…..

https://www.confuzine.com/2013/11/10/hermanns-hole-diy-missouri/

They said in Thrasher they “lit it up like Vietnam” and that’s what they did. It was like an attack of coked out gremlins. Those guys sucked. The weekend was great until the black thrasher cloud rolled in. They acted like a bunch of asshole – tough guys with something to prove. Or more like pirates!!! Fires, graffiti, beers tossed into the bowls, trash, girlfriend snatching, fighting my friends, shit talking and just pure disrespect. I will never allow any of those thrasher guys, Antihero, Grant Taylor, etc. back to my place again. They are very unwelcome!!! It’s was like an attack of terrorism. No thank you Thrasher. And your music sucks too!

[Mean salto]

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Talking about DC, my possibly unpopular opinion is that their shoes are underrated and some of the best quality skate shoes available. I don't think they're cool or even super good looking, but just really really good shoes. Great cushioning (cupsoles only), shapes, flick, durability. Even the shitty looking cheap ones. I bought like 5 pairs in their last -50% sale and was amazed by how good they were. Currently skating the kalis vulc s. Terrible cushioning, but amazing grip, flick and durability so far.

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I skate with DC navigators (hiking shoe) and can confirm their shoes are great

I'd say not too unpopular these days but DC was very unpopular from about 06-16 and during this time I think they genuinely made the best shoes you could get. Cole lite 1&2, Mike Mo's, Kalis centric all the best and would get wtf looks from the average skater. Also they had a vulc shoe called the Bristol/tonik (don't know why it had two names) which sort of worked when it was hard to get gravis. Altho I never wore the gravis with the proper insoles so hard to have a fair comparison. DCs lasted way longer at least.

[PatrickSkateman]

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Talking about DC, my possibly unpopular opinion is that their shoes are underrated and some of the best quality skate shoes available. I don't think they're cool or even super good looking, but just really really good shoes. Great cushioning (cupsoles only), shapes, flick, durability. Even the shitty looking cheap ones. I bought like 5 pairs in their last -50% sale and was amazed by how good they were. Currently skating the kalis vulc s. Terrible cushioning, but amazing grip, flick and durability so far.

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I skate with DC navigators (hiking shoe) and can confirm their shoes are great

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I'd say not too unpopular these days but DC was very unpopular from about 06-16 and during this time I think they genuinely made the best shoes you could get. Cole lite 1&2, Mike Mo's, Kalis centric all the best and would get wtf looks from the average skater. Also they had a vulc shoe called the Bristol/tonik (don't know why it had two names) which sort of worked when it was hard to get gravis. Altho I never wore the gravis with the proper insoles so hard to have a fair comparison. DCs lasted way longer at least.

Berra ruined DC with his Steinbrenner mentality.

The shoes are actually great and I’m glad they’re “back.” One of my friends swears by the new Manteca.

I’ll skate Jahmir’s shoe for as long as one is on the market.

[JRF]

Okay. Antihero is also a frat boy team. Any team whose whole schtick is “oOoOo we’re bad boy outlaws” comes across as, ironically, extremely frat to me. It’s like, you’re trying to be the badass gatekeepers of skateboarding by acting exactly like the people I started skating to avoid. Whatever.

Maybe it’s different nowadays, but I never got that vibe from any of the guys that rode for anti hero, the way they tear up parks is intimidating but in a good way. But as far as talking to any of their pros they were sort of quite but none the less really nice guys actually…

[Dwyck]

Antihero being holier than thou about yuppies in SF while collabing with Supreme every two years is hypocritical

[jorge]

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Okay. Antihero is also a frat boy team. Any team whose whole schtick is “oOoOo we’re bad boy outlaws” comes across as, ironically, extremely frat to me. It’s like, you’re trying to be the badass gatekeepers of skateboarding by acting exactly like the people I started skating to avoid. Whatever.

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Maybe it’s different nowadays, but I never got that vibe from any of the guys that rode for anti hero, the way they tear up parks is intimidating but in a good way. But as far as talking to any of their pros they were sort of quite but none the less really nice guys actually…

Cardiel Grant and Julien are all actually super nice, cool people, I have heard Pfanner is as well.  They're an older version of "skaters" that doesn't work for a lot of Slap who mockingly yells "heLlRiDe" if a guy has a beer at the session or is reserved around you.  And they kinda are the badass gatekeepers of skating.  The frat team is without a doubt Plan B. 

[SneakySecrets]

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Okay. Antihero is also a frat boy team. Any team whose whole schtick is “oOoOo we’re bad boy outlaws” comes across as, ironically, extremely frat to me. It’s like, you’re trying to be the badass gatekeepers of skateboarding by acting exactly like the people I started skating to avoid. Whatever.

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Maybe it’s different nowadays, but I never got that vibe from any of the guys that rode for anti hero, the way they tear up parks is intimidating but in a good way. But as far as talking to any of their pros they were sort of quite but none the less really nice guys actually…

I feel like my brain would melt if I ever saw them skating in person.

[lemonchicken91]

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Okay. Antihero is also a frat boy team. Any team whose whole schtick is “oOoOo we’re bad boy outlaws” comes across as, ironically, extremely frat to me. It’s like, you’re trying to be the badass gatekeepers of skateboarding by acting exactly like the people I started skating to avoid. Whatever.

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Maybe it’s different nowadays, but I never got that vibe from any of the guys that rode for anti hero, the way they tear up parks is intimidating but in a good way. But as far as talking to any of their pros they were sort of quite but none the less really nice guys actually…

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I feel like my brain would melt if I ever saw them skating in person.

my brain melted seeing rayborn in person, I would implode if I saw some real heshian mobilization in the deep murky depths of the concrete valleys.

[work_lurker]

Maybe it's generational, but twisting out of slides the hard way should be called a Watson, not a Suciu.

[Jonny7.5Alive]

Antihero being holier than thou about yuppies in SF while collabing with Supreme every two years is hypocritical

Yeah I agree

Shame

[Waves]

There are no 'illegal' tricks. Most 'illegal' tricks are done by kids/newbies, let them just be stoked they did something, this shit is supposed to be fun.

There's nothing wrong with wearing a helmet but it just looks odd to me on street clips.

Agree with the board size not being a huge difference thing.

Skateboarding is not as 'counter culture' as many claim it to be.

[Yonnycage]

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ride on tricks have always been pussy. there I said it.

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While I’m here, cannot stand watching Cookie skate.  Skateboarding isn’t only about looking cool.. but he’s so painfully uncool and his bow legged style so bad that his incredible skill is soured.

Dude thank you. He’s such an eyesore to me that I don’t even bother registering his skating.

[j....soy.....]

It’s awesome you’re coming clean on hating cookie….braving the wrath of cookie fans around the world….people who live by mantra that c is for cookie and cookie is for me…..

[Jonny7.5Alive]

Cookie is the best out there. Bow legged style? Can you give me an example?

[BALARGUE]

Cookie is the best out there. Bow legged style? Can you give me an example?

well you can't ignore his leg posture. sorta cowboy on a horse landings
I kinda ignored him in the first place because of that but that was a huge mistake.
I'm now convinced this guy is extremely skilled, can do anything, seems like a great guy and fucks with Worble.
And with the right pants it's all good

It's always about the pants

[SneakySecrets]

He looks like a tv weatherman to me.  I don’t mean that as an insult or a compliment.

[JRF]

Maybe it's generational, but twisting out of slides the hard way should be called a Watson, not a Suciu.

Or just call it a pretzel out. But Carl’s frontside nose slide 270’s are so beautiful

[IpathCats]

The Creature team acts exactly like college frat boys.

Disagree, they're too dirty and burnt out. And I don't think they do any of what they do in order to get chicks. I think a more appropriate comparison would be Palace, partyboy coolguys. but idk, even that is a stretch. I dont really get super caucasian, sperry wearing, vinyard vines vibes from any skate team really.

[SneakySecrets]

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The Creature team acts exactly like college frat boys.

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Disagree, they're too dirty and burnt out. And I don't think they do any of what they do in order to get chicks. I think a more appropriate comparison would be Palace, partyboy coolguys. but idk, even that is a stretch. I dont really get super caucasian, sperry wearing, vinyard vines vibes from any skate team really.

SOVRN kinda, if that still exists.

[BoredSlide816]

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The Creature team acts exactly like college frat boys.

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Disagree, they're too dirty and burnt out. And I don't think they do any of what they do in order to get chicks. I think a more appropriate comparison would be Palace, partyboy coolguys. but idk, even that is a stretch. I dont really get super caucasian, sperry wearing, vinyard vines vibes from any skate team really.

I guess I was thinking more like aggro party jock “CHUG CHUG CHUG” type frat boys than pampered rich boy frat boys.

[aàáâäæãå]

Take a shot for every vague stereotype you make.

[BurgerCop]

Take a shot for every vague stereotype you make.

You tryna kill us or some shit??

[fulltechnicalskizzy]

Take a shot for every vague stereotype you make.

im gettin drunker than a bunch of different cultures and ethnicities

[JRF]

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Okay. Antihero is also a frat boy team. Any team whose whole schtick is “oOoOo we’re bad boy outlaws” comes across as, ironically, extremely frat to me. It’s like, you’re trying to be the badass gatekeepers of skateboarding by acting exactly like the people I started skating to avoid. Whatever.

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Maybe it’s different nowadays, but I never got that vibe from any of the guys that rode for anti hero, the way they tear up parks is intimidating but in a good way. But as far as talking to any of their pros they were sort of quite but none the less really nice guys actually…

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Cardiel Grant and Julien are all actually super nice, cool people, I have heard Pfanner is as well.  They're an older version of "skaters" that doesn't work for a lot of Slap who mockingly yells "heLlRiDe" if a guy has a beer at the session or is reserved around you.  And they kinda are the badass gatekeepers of skating.  The frat team is without a doubt Plan B.

For sure, I met grant 6 or so years ago and he was super chill. Cardiel was always nice to me too, julien is just quiet but a super chill dude.

[j....soy.....]

One time I was playing intramural ultimate and Chad was actually cool as fuck to me…….I’m just saying…..

[Roy Machine]

I also didnt like Cookie at first. Nicknames in skating are usually a huge turn off. The name Cookie paired with this extrem boring looking guy who seemed like 35 from the start was just too much.

Now I am a fan.

[JRF]

Is also “cookie” talk referring to Darren “cookiehead” Jenkins”?