2020 unpopular opinion thread

[fulltechnicalskizzy]

Mike Arnold has terrible style

Every photo of this dude looks like a G.I Joe action figure with a broken inner rubber band

[gsosa]

A few more, kook button be damned.
Crailtap, while not at the levels of the Paco/Mouse/Chocolate Tour era, is doing better than anyone on here gives them credit for.  They have a good youth movement and survived longer/better than some of their 90s contemporaries.
A lot of people on here lie about snapping boards/breaking trucks, etc in order to shit on brands they don't like. 
It's weird how skate culture prided on being rebellious, yet bogs all that down with too many arbitrary ass unwritten rules.
This is more age/location based for me, but 90's East Coast hip hop era skating > 80's West Coast post punk rock era skating.  Rodney Smith & Zoo York did more than Steve Olson/Santa Cruz for me.

Dude, I dig what Crailtap has been doing the last few  years. The Flare was sick as was Doll (That Griffin Gass part to Ghosface was nuts), it's good that they have started to focus on the new blood whos out there skating and not having legacy riders who are dope but barely film shit anymore.

[LordManHammer]

I really like homie videos kinda like Worbles New Driveway, something about it gives me the same feeling of watching a shop video or friends dorking about.

[Uncle Flea]

A few more, kook button be damned.
Crailtap, while not at the levels of the Paco/Mouse/Chocolate Tour era, is doing better than anyone on here gives them credit for.  They have a good youth movement and survived longer/better than some of their 90s contemporaries.
A lot of people on here lie about snapping boards/breaking trucks, etc in order to shit on brands they don't like. 
It's weird how skate culture prided on being rebellious, yet bogs all that down with too many arbitrary ass unwritten rules.
This is more age/location based for me, but 90's East Coast hip hop era skating > 80's West Coast post punk rock era skating.  Rodney Smith & Zoo York did more than Steve Olson/Santa Cruz for me.

I never seem to remember this east coast 90s hip hop thing young people always yap about.

I remember a totally different sound track in key east video parts.

[Bata]

Bubblegum Tates rep should be the same but without the minus sign

[Mike Oxwelling]

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A few more, kook button be damned.
Crailtap, while not at the levels of the Paco/Mouse/Chocolate Tour era, is doing better than anyone on here gives them credit for.  They have a good youth movement and survived longer/better than some of their 90s contemporaries.
A lot of people on here lie about snapping boards/breaking trucks, etc in order to shit on brands they don't like. 
It's weird how skate culture prided on being rebellious, yet bogs all that down with too many arbitrary ass unwritten rules.
This is more age/location based for me, but 90's East Coast hip hop era skating > 80's West Coast post punk rock era skating.  Rodney Smith & Zoo York did more than Steve Olson/Santa Cruz for me.

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I never seem to remember this east coast 90s hip hop thing young people always yap about.

I remember a totally different sound track in key east video parts.

Eastern Exposure - The Artifacts, Pete Rock etc.  balanced with Archers of Load and Sebadoh sure

But then you have to consider all the Zoo York Mixtape and Heads videos.   All east coast hip hop.   411 was utilitzing it alot.   

The Plan B and Girl vids having super obsure hip hop at the time.   It was a thing for sure.

[Uncle Flea]

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A few more, kook button be damned.
Crailtap, while not at the levels of the Paco/Mouse/Chocolate Tour era, is doing better than anyone on here gives them credit for.  They have a good youth movement and survived longer/better than some of their 90s contemporaries.
A lot of people on here lie about snapping boards/breaking trucks, etc in order to shit on brands they don't like. 
It's weird how skate culture prided on being rebellious, yet bogs all that down with too many arbitrary ass unwritten rules.
This is more age/location based for me, but 90's East Coast hip hop era skating > 80's West Coast post punk rock era skating.  Rodney Smith & Zoo York did more than Steve Olson/Santa Cruz for me.

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I never seem to remember this east coast 90s hip hop thing young people always yap about.

I remember a totally different sound track in key east video parts.

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Eastern Exposure - The Artifacts, Pete Rock etc.  balanced with Archers of Load and Sebadoh sure

But then you have to consider all the Zoo York Mixtape and Heads videos.   All east coast hip hop.   411 was utilitzing it alot.   

The Plan B and Girl vids having super obsure hip hop at the time.   It was a thing for sure.

Mix tape aside I just don't remember IDK. I love Pete rock

[Bata]

generator and lights street skating at night produces the best clips

[exlurker]

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Mike Arnold has terrible style

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Every photo of this dude looks like a G.I Joe action figure with a broken inner rubber band

I will fight you both, mikey is a gift to the industry

[jakeumms]

Bubblegum Tates rep should be the same but without the minus sign

BGT holds it down in the shoes and gear section but they know what they did

[pdknox]

lindsey robertson sounds like the name of someone who plays soccer

ha.

[30somethinghasbeen]

Anchorman is a terrible movie.

Stepbrothers sucked too.

[Roast beef]

People give Jamie Thomas too much shit on here. The guys a legend and one of the best ever at skating and filming/editing/making skate videos.

[Bata]

Jamie Thomas can do no wrong in my book but thats only cuz in THPS1 his special tricks had the most intuitive button combos.

[Meathook]

All California skateboarding is boring

People within skateboarding should stop hanging out with or supporting Jason Jesse on the low.  If you associate with him, I align your beliefs with his.

The McClungs are sick skaters when they’re not rapidly growing through mitosis to reproduce.

Anti Hero culture (Hellride, 18, “yeewwwwww”, etc) isn’t that tight.

The DC resurgence is already dying out.  They will be back in Marshall’s and TJ Max by 2022.

John Shanahan needed to quit DGK yesterday.

Shalom.

[winecrab]

That window needed to be broken my Milton. Also that tree needed to be be awkwardly thrown by Rhino too.

[Spacetravelisboring]

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Nollie heels are a beautiful trick.

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When did this become an unpopular opinion? Now, if you said Fakie Heels you'd have an unpopular opinion.

I love fakie heels

[rosemaryBB]

All California skateboarding is boring

People within skateboarding should stop hanging out with or supporting Jason Jesse on the low.  If you associate with him, I align your beliefs with his.

The McClungs are sick skaters when they’re not rapidly growing through mitosis to reproduce.

Anti Hero culture (Hellride, 18, “yeewwwwww”, etc) isn’t that tight.

The DC resurgence is already dying out.  They will be back in Marshall’s and TJ Max by 2022.

John Shanahan needed to quit DGK yesterday.

Shalom.

Jesus christ John Shanahan is on DGK but the other dude just switched from them to Palace? Feel like Palace got their names mixed up or some shit cause Shanahan woulda made sense but that dude Jahmir def shoulda just stayed right where the fuck he was.

[elbarto]

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I think it's kind of lame to gas up grown women who have poor style and three tricks just because they're attractive or being held to super low standards

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Beatrice is queen of this category.

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She has beautiful style tho.

[close]

When?

When she’s 5050 front shuv‘eming

[dooley]

Anchorman is a terrible movie.

Stepbrothers sucked too.

Will Ferrell is the worst.

[411bandit]

I like to watch Joey Brezinski's skateboarding.

I refuse to ride a board larger than 8.0

The article dispelling the use of "core" was poorly thought out and was built on straw man arguments.

Sometimes, it is hard to tell if some of the skate charities are doing more good for the people who run them than the communities they are "trying to help."

OverVert had too much Louie Barletta.

What's the core article?

[skatingisntspecialstupid]

There's alot of kooky kids out there and skateboarding can be very critical. In the past, all of the unwritten rules and vibing was a way to weed out the weak. We don't need that anymore. We need to accept cultural change. These days, we need to be more welcoming to the ones we find the most distasteful - especially the kids that buy revive, the andi andsersons and dashawns in training, and even the chaDDs. The oddest losers need the most love and there could be more at stake than we might think at first glance. Not every kid from a bad home is a rough skate rat. Some are total dorks and they need skateboarding so very much. It's 2020 and as long as we survive we need to keep our arms open. This shit saves lives and it should be for everyone.

[SkateChimney]

Jordan taylor is the american version of Blondey MCcoy

[NE SEctor]

With all the palace talk in the last thread Shawn Powers came to mind, and honestly... I can enjoy his skating knowing he does not take himself seriously at all.

[pizzafliptofakie]

I hope this isn't an unpopular opinion among this crowd, but skateboarding as a collective needs to stop making every cop who can do a kickflip go viral.

[munchbox]

I hope this isn't an unpopular opinion among this crowd, but skateboarding as a collective needs to stop making every cop who can do a kickflip go viral.

ACAB

[Uncle Flea]

I hope this isn't an unpopular opinion among this crowd, but skateboarding as a collective needs to stop making every cop who can do a kickflip go viral.

Fuck that shit. Why would you hand your board to a cop. I go out of my way to go the other way when one of those dudes come around.

[computerdate]

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Anchorman is a terrible movie.

Stepbrothers sucked too.

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Will Ferrell is the worst.

I wish you could see the reaction I get when I tell people I tried watching Stepbrothers like one time and didn’t care for it. People get actually angry

[Madam, I'm Adam]

Fuck that shit. Why would you hand your board to a cop. I go out of my way to go the other way when one of those dudes come around.

I really enjoy the small comments you make at times.

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Anchorman is a terrible movie.
Stepbrothers sucked too.

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Will Ferrell is the worst.

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I wish you could see the reaction I get when I tell people I tried watching Stepbrothers like one time and didn’t care for it. People get actually angry

You guys aren't alone, I tried watching both those movies and Old School and didn't like any of them. The only memorable scene in any of them is when Ferrell sang Por Ti Volare in Stepbrothers. I'm glad I missed out on the million other movies he's made. He actually seems better on TV - fond memories of Janet Reno's Dance Party.

[Glue Reed]

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Fuck that shit. Why would you hand your board to a cop. I go out of my way to go the other way when one of those dudes come around.

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I really enjoy the small comments you make at times.

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Anchorman is a terrible movie.
Stepbrothers sucked too.

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Will Ferrell is the worst.

[close]

I wish you could see the reaction I get when I tell people I tried watching Stepbrothers like one time and didn’t care for it. People get actually angry

[close]

You guys aren't alone, I tried watching both those movies and Old School and didn't like any of them. The only memorable scene in any of them is when Ferrell sang Por Ti Volare in Stepbrothers. I'm glad I missed out on the million other movies he's made. He actually seems better on TV - fond memories of Janet Reno's Dance Party.

I really liked Will Ferrell on SNL but his movies are the worst.  I remember watching Anchorman and didn't even crack a fucking smile the entire time, while the girl I was with was hysterical.  That Ricky Bobby movie was horrible too.