2022 unpopular opinion thread

[goodatmeth]

Actually there needs to be more cariuma hate. I've seen 4 people at my very small local park with these shoes so far.
People really buy these shoes.

And yeah of course pros only ride them because of the paycheck. The same pros ride for silver trucks but secretly ride other trucks.

[JoseCansnake0]

you should get cancelled for having fake steez

Fake steez is hands down one of the biggest no-no's EVER. Kids, don't do it.

[IpathCats]

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you should get cancelled for having fake steez

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Fake steez is hands down one of the biggest no-no's EVER. Kids, don't do it.

"iT's NoT fAkE sTeEz, mY hAnDs jUsT dO tHaT!"

says the kid who looks like he's gesturing with his hands for someone to calm down every time he lands a flatground trick.

[Mean salto]

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While yes cariuma does suck as a company their shoe designs are just whatevs. Nowhere near as bad as people make out, swap their logo for another companies and people wouldn't say shit. Maybe pick the right company and people would be saying the opposite.

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The Cariuma hate is so completely over the top. The logo is indeed hideous, though.

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ive never been at a sesh and heard cariuma get brought up. in all reality most people either dont know or dont care about the brand/ethics. its literally only gifted hater fanboys who talk about them still, and he shaved his head over a slap thread.

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Bet you wont buy a pair.

I've heard people talk about them. Some dude around me was even getting "flowed by cariuma" (fuck that hurts to say) and he said the shoes were so bad he didn't even want to keep wearing them. The guy isnt even that good, and I've seen him skating similar low profile vulcs from emerica/es/lakai so it's not like he was skating some crazy good/high tech/well built shoes before. The paycheck is the ONLY reason pros wear these.

Cariuma is trash, stop being so fucking soft, it's ok to hate on wack shit.

Now for my potentially unpopular opinion, most skate shoes just fucking suck and the build quality does not match the price. The foxing tape separates on like every pair of vans i see, even though they've been making vulcs for 100 fucking years. The recent Lakais, Es's, and NBs I've worn have gotten shredded in a handful of sessions.

There are some exceptions, AVEs and 1010's seem to hold up well though i havent skated either. LARBs seem to hold up well considering they are a low profile vulc. I'm sure there are a handful of other decent durable skate shoes, but overall the quality just seems to be poor. It would be a different story if shoes were like $40-$50, but even cheaper skate shoes are $60-$70. Buying shoes not meant for skating, super gluing the stitching at first and holes as they start, and using FP insoles if the shoe calls for it has netted me better results than any skate shoe ive worn in the last 10 years.

If that's to me you're gat dang right I won't buy a pair, not even just out of curiosity if I saw a pair cheap.
My opinion was simply about the designs specifically. Guess i could of tried to make the same point from the other side saying every other shoe company has mostly ugly stinkers in their line too.

[cky enthusiast]

sacking rails did not deserve to get banned, i can think of half a dozen pals with triple digit reps whose posts are just as empty and meaningless as theirs

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[IpathCats]

sacking rails did not deserve to get banned, i can think of half a dozen pals with triple digit reps whose posts are just as empty and meaningless as theirs

It's almost as if...... rep doesn't matter!?!?!

[GrayCellGreen]

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sacking rails did not deserve to get banned, i can think of half a dozen pals with triple digit reps whose posts are just as empty and meaningless as theirs

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It's almost as if...... rep doesn't matter!?!?!

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obviously not, but if you're gonna ban someone because their posts suck, at least be consistent about it

I wonder what it was that caused the mods to pull the plug on him. Most of his posts would be considered standard shitposting but nonetheless harmless

[jakeumms]

If you guys are such huge fans of sackingrails and their irreplaceable contribution to the board maybe you could do us all a favor and go over their post history and litigate each one in any thread of your choosing to see if they were rightfully banned or not. It will be like they never even left

[IpathCats]

If you guys are such huge fans of sackingrails and their irreplaceable contribution to the board maybe you could do us all a favor and go over their post history and litigate each one in any thread of your choosing to see if they were rightfully banned or not. It will be like they never even left

I don't think people are a fan of him as much as they are a fan of fair and equal treatment.

Crazy I know, to stick up for someone you don't really care about out of principle. Try it sometime, it's called being just.

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

Tracer was the best…..

[IpathCats]

Tracer was the best…..

Will get kooked for this, but I loved the chaos cheetah caused. That MF was so quotable lol, always saying the wildest shit for no reason, like completely unprovoked.

[Lou Strux]

I was quietly entertaining the idea that sackingrails was, in real life, former Blockhead skater & founder of King Rails, Jeff King.
Just like the age old question, “how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop,” the world may never know the answer.
Can’t say I’m gonna miss that user much, though.

[HORSES]

ive never been at a sesh and heard cariuma get brought up. in all reality most people either dont know or dont care about the brand/ethics. its literally only gifted hater fanboys who talk about them still, and he shaved his head over a slap thread.

From my small sample size of people I skate with/talk to about skateboarding off of Slap, rarely anything that seems to be a constant point of conversation on here, is ever brought up IRL.

[Jean-Ralphio Zaperstein]

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ive never been at a sesh and heard cariuma get brought up. in all reality most people either dont know or dont care about the brand/ethics. its literally only gifted hater fanboys who talk about them still, and he shaved his head over a slap thread.

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From my small sample size of people I skate with/talk to about skateboarding off of Slap, rarely anything that seems to be a constant point of conversation on here, is ever brought up IRL.

wheelbase

[Ricky Vaughn]

style is not improving over time

[IpathCats]

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ive never been at a sesh and heard cariuma get brought up. in all reality most people either dont know or dont care about the brand/ethics. its literally only gifted hater fanboys who talk about them still, and he shaved his head over a slap thread.

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From my small sample size of people I skate with/talk to about skateboarding off of Slap, rarely anything that seems to be a constant point of conversation on here, is ever brought up IRL.

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wheelbase

Woodshops

Jessup Ultra or Mob m80

The involvement of scientology in skateboarding

and Sean Malto are things that are only really talked about on SLAP.

[djoekr]

>tfw people ignore me at the local when I'm explaining in detail how Riptide pivot cups make me skate better

[GrayCellGreen]

tfw people ignore me at the local

Same

[quackquack]

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Tracer was the best…..

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Will get kooked for this, but I loved the chaos cheetah caused. That MF was so quotable lol, always saying the wildest shit for no reason, like completely unprovoked.

I miss that slapper.

[Ricky Vaughn]

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Tracer was the best…..

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Will get kooked for this, but I loved the chaos cheetah caused. That MF was so quotable lol, always saying the wildest shit for no reason, like completely unprovoked.

very dylanesque kickflips

[GAY]

Tricks UP handrails is gross. Lots of dirty diaper stuff going on there.

[GrayCellGreen]

Tricks UP handrails is gross. Lots of dirty diaper stuff going on there.

They're gross 99% of the time because they lose all their speed going up the rail and end up having to tic-tac their landing. I'm having a hard time recalling when someone did it proper.....

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

The only way to grip a board is horizontally…..

[SatanicPanic]

The only way to grip a board is horizontally…..

There are other ways that work fine

[winecrab]

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Tricks UP handrails is gross. Lots of dirty diaper stuff going on there.

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They're gross 99% of the time because they lose all their speed going up the rail and end up having to tic-tac their landing. I'm having a hard time recalling when someone did it proper.....

Torey Pudwill bs smith up a proper 7 stair.

[Roy Machine]

I am tired of hearing that skaters are special because they learn how to fall and get back up again in an early age or that they learn how to be persistent. The most sponsored skaters i know where never able to handle minor set backs in real live and have problems living outside the skate world. Learning how to physical fall and get back up does not help you in society. Heck, people who tried to persue a career in a team sport probably got more life lessons by having to deal with asshole coaches or being put on the bench

[djoekr]

I am tired of hearing that skaters are special because they learn how to fall and get back up again in an early age or that they learn how to be persistent. The most sponsored skaters i know where never able to handle minor set backs in real live and have problems living outside the skate world. Learning how to physical fall and get back up does not help you in society. Heck, people who tried to persue a career in a team sport probably got more life lessons by having to deal with asshole coaches or being put on the bench

Nah bro didn't you hear? We're the only ones who can catch falling cups.

[Mean salto]

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I am tired of hearing that skaters are special because they learn how to fall and get back up again in an early age or that they learn how to be persistent. The most sponsored skaters i know where never able to handle minor set backs in real live and have problems living outside the skate world. Learning how to physical fall and get back up does not help you in society. Heck, people who tried to persue a career in a team sport probably got more life lessons by having to deal with asshole coaches or being put on the bench

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Nah bro didn't you hear? We're the only ones who can catch falling cups.

Yeah and remember blondey survived getting clipped by the car because he skates.

[IpathCats]

The only way to grip a board is horizontally…..

I dont think this is unpopular

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The only way to grip a board is horizontally…..

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There are other ways that work fine

Yea, but they're pretty unpopular

[pizzafliptofakie]

I think front feebles where they're super on top of the rail and dipped over too far are ugly.