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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: Tear Up a Trick on February 28, 2024, 01:39:42 PM
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https://quartersnacks.com/2024/02/identity-politics-on-skateboardings-evolving-attitude-toward-sports/
(https://quartersnacks.com/2024/02/identity-politics-on-skateboardings-evolving-attitude-toward-sports/)
I remember that Koston Oakley ad left me feeling a little off
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I always thought it was really dumb that skateboarding had this big grudge against jocks and sports. Do jocks suck? Yes, but I've encountered many hardcore skaters that can be just as insufferable. I grew up wrestling and running track and can say that all the exercise and training from back then helped with my balance and pop. Seeing a lot of pro's embrace training and working out is a big bright spot for not only performance enhancement but recovery as well. Staying fit and eating healthy goes a long way, I'm nearly 30 and can still dunk haha.
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I like skateboarding. I like sports. I don’t mind a measured amount of intersection between the two. However, it sure can get ugly, as demonstrated by the aforementioned Oakley ad.
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Just here to also say that the Koston Oakley ad is so corny
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Why does every skater feel the need to justify their other interests by saying “it’s just like skateboarding”? I’m glad you enjoy both, but beating your 3 mile time jogging is not the same as learning a nollie crooks on a ledge. And that’s ok.
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Why does every skater feel the need to justify their other interests by saying “it’s just like skateboarding”? I’m glad you enjoy both, but beating your 3 mile time jogging is not the same as learning a nollie crooks on a ledge. And that’s ok.
(https://i.imgur.com/cR37bej.png)
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Not all your personality has to be skateboard focused any more and skateboarders are more interesting for it. The time of us versus them is over. Everyone skates. It’s just another thing people grow up doing.
I’m more than a skater, I also beyblade, and I don’t care if you call me a jock for it.
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A fine article.
The shoes on Jahmal look like serious toe pinchers. I was a big fan of Adidas team at that time, less the ads.
In my opinion we are long past the idea of “it’s okay to enjoy skateboarding and other sports.” It is no longer being argued or shamed.
If skate journalists want to write about sports they should just do that without this particular angle still attached. Paul Rodriguez was in a California tourism commercial! Pros have rocked jerseys for decades! Knowing Koston was into basketball was as easy as knowing he shaved his head!
I would be interested in reading more about Davey Sayles transition from football to skating and the needed weight loss.
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Feel like the jocks vs skaters (or even nerds or whatever) is way more of an American thing. Maybe because American sports are so structured thru school and shit. Maybe it's the no school uniforms so you grow up thinking your clothes are somehow who you are as a person.
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Meh, it was an interesting attempt but I'm not convinced.
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Sports are fine for the most part, the lamest part is how people would rather cheat than lose.
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Most ‘Sports’ revolve around ‘competition’, and the path towards profession that particular mindset entails. Lots of rules, and a very performance-based approach.
Not all sports, but probably the majority.
Skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding and a few others revolve around ‘getting rad’.
That is a personal, subjective experience and drives a more unique type of progression, and the mindset pulls it in a very different kind way, with different end goals.
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I love Koston but this is what I call a "full kit wanker"
(https://i.ibb.co/0yFHcVd/kostonoakleywhatthefuckchrome-1-1024x716.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0yFHcVd)
Just don't.
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volleyball or die!
long-track-speed-sk8 and destroy!
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I heard they changed the start instruction on 100 m tracking to Let’s Fucking Go!
Besides that, fully agree with @cucktard on that matter.
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I always felt like MLB baseball and pro skating had a kindred spirit. The insane physics for all major league pitches, the beauty of a perfect swing and crack of a bat (especially bombs), assists/double plays/awesome at the wall catches or stretched out line drive snags. Love watching my Mariners. Love basketball too. Go Knicks!
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I love Koston but this is what I call a "full kit wanker"
(https://i.ibb.co/0yFHcVd/kostonoakleywhatthefuckchrome-1-1024x716.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0yFHcVd)
Just don't.
99% of the time these full kit dudes wouldn't even get picked to run because you know they'd be absolute trash
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I love Koston but this is what I call a "full kit wanker"
(https://i.ibb.co/0yFHcVd/kostonoakleywhatthefuckchrome-1-1024x716.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0yFHcVd)
Just don't it
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Throwing a 95 mph heater and doing a nollie crooks are the same vibe
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Skating and sports are cozier than ever. How did that happen?
The major paymasters being Nike, Adidas and New Balance has nothing to do with it.
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Trend Watch 2024: shin guards and jock straps
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Skating and sports are cozier than ever. How did that happen?
The major paymasters being Nike, Adidas and New Balance has nothing to do with it.
I know you jest. had a pair of busenitz from 2014 that were the colors of El Tri
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It seems ridiculous now but in the 80s & early 90s "jocks" used to constantly harass skaters it was not like it is now. Old dudes are fully allowed to hate jocks and sports because of this, pass given.
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I love Koston but this is what I call a "full kit wanker"
(https://i.ibb.co/0yFHcVd/kostonoakleywhatthefuckchrome-1-1024x716.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0yFHcVd)
Just don't it
Are you trying to wake the sleeping ghost that is consolidated?
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I truly believe in my heart that I would smoke any SLAP pal in basketball
I'm at the YMCA on Sunday mornings, come get some
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I truly believe in my heart that I would smoke any SLAP pal in basketball
I'm at the YMCA on Sunday mornings, come get some
I smell a GoFundMe. Willing to chip in as long as it goes down at the hydrant.
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I love Koston but this is what I call a "full kit wanker"
(https://i.ibb.co/0yFHcVd/kostonoakleywhatthefuckchrome-1-1024x716.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0yFHcVd)
Just don't.
99% of the time these full kit dudes wouldn't even get picked to run because you know they'd be absolute trash
just change the socks for leggins and you got JAH's kit
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It seems ridiculous now but in the 80s & early 90s "jocks" used to constantly harass skaters it was not like it is now. Old dudes are fully allowed to hate jocks and sports because of this, pass given.
Thank you. I'd argue the rednecks were worse, but there was a lot of overlap between the rednecks and jocks. Sometimes it was refreshing to be called 'skate fuck' instead of 'skater fag', just because you heard it less.
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Welsh destroying Pier 7 in Celtics jerseys twenty years ago is the reason
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Skating and sports are cozier than ever. How did that happen?
The major paymasters being Nike, Adidas and New Balance has nothing to do with it.
These brands aren't into skating for sport, they are into the lifestyle.....
Short of Nyjah, none of the big pros even enter contests.....
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I always argue that DC shoes in the late 90's are responsible for jockifying skateboarding. They brought in the swishy pants and jerseys and big ass ugly shoes.
It makes sense that newer generations don't feel the culture gap. They skateboarded to football practice.
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I always argue that DC shoes in the late 90's are responsible for jockifying skateboarding. They brought in the swishy pants and jerseys and big ass ugly shoes.
It makes sense that newer generations don't feel the culture gap. They skateboarded to football practice.
Have you forgotten about S.A.G.?? .. It was in the culture at large at the time, it was bound to seep into skateboarding.
(https://www.skateboarding.com/.image/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:eco%2Cw_700/MTk2NDExMzEzMDQ4NzI0NjMw/osiris-shoes-smolik-athletic-gear-1999.jpg)
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The part about having to watch out for a certain truck resonated. I remember having bottles thrown at me and getting run into the ditch just for riding a bike on rural blacktop. (On the right 3', not dead center like an entitled wanker)
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not sure if I should post this here or in the worst graphics thread:
(https://callme917.com/cdn/shop/files/Untitled-1_0018_917_10.11.23_019_720x.jpg?v=1697082027)
What does that mean Alex Olson
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not sure if I should post this here or in the worst graphics thread:
(https://callme917.com/cdn/shop/files/Untitled-1_0018_917_10.11.23_019_720x.jpg?v=1697082027)
What does that mean Alex Olson
The rubbery orange desert spread across the western hemisphere, swallowing farms, cities, and even oceans.
A desperate earth radioed its plea to alien climatlogists...
"Call me"
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not sure if I should post this here or in the worst graphics thread:
(https://callme917.com/cdn/shop/files/Untitled-1_0018_917_10.11.23_019_720x.jpg?v=1697082027)
What does that mean Alex Olson
i think he means ball is life
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not sure if I should post this here or in the worst graphics thread:
(https://callme917.com/cdn/shop/files/Untitled-1_0018_917_10.11.23_019_720x.jpg?v=1697082027)
What does that mean Alex Olson
is that a basketball ball and an earth ball or what
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This years Olympics are in Paris, unlike Tokyo there are drugs everywhere and personal use is probably not a top priority for the Gendarmerie.
(Maybe @OldieButFrenchie can shed some light on this)
A bunch of skaters should get tested positive for weed, blow, speed, MDMA etc. and we will have our bad ass image back.
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@ 3:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qszXS-kD4yI
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Feel like the jocks vs skaters (or even nerds or whatever) is way more of an American thing. Maybe because American sports are so structured thru school and shit. Maybe it's the no school uniforms so you grow up thinking your clothes are somehow who you are as a person.
Definitely not, i've been harassed and threatened as a kid just by walking with a skateboard.
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This years Olympics are in Paris, unlike Tokyo there are drugs everywhere and personal use is probably not a top priority for the Gendarmerie.
(Maybe @OldieButFrenchie can shed some light on this)
A bunch of skaters should get tested positive for weed, blow, speed, MDMA etc. and we will have our bad ass image back.
technically weed can still land you in jail for the night or longer in France....but yeah cops are more concerned about the crack epidemic around Stalingrad (which is pretty close to République btw :-X ). Not sure I answered your question, but hey I tried haha
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Feel like the jocks vs skaters (or even nerds or whatever) is way more of an American thing. Maybe because American sports are so structured thru school and shit. Maybe it's the no school uniforms so you grow up thinking your clothes are somehow who you are as a person.
Definitely not, i've been harassed and threatened as a kid just by walking with a skateboard.
In my experience there's always been more to it than just "jocks". Ive had bad experiences with like rugby dickheads but that's more either they are bogans or private school "macas" and maybe haven't even played rugby themselves since primary school. And then a ton of skaters I've known have actually played sports themselves and would technically be more jocks than those dickheads
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This years Olympics are in Paris, unlike Tokyo there are drugs everywhere and personal use is probably not a top priority for the Gendarmerie.
(Maybe @OldieButFrenchie can shed some light on this)
A bunch of skaters should get tested positive for weed, blow, speed, MDMA etc. and we will have our bad ass image back.
technically weed can still land you in jail for the night or longer in France....but yeah cops are more concerned about the crack epidemic around Stalingrad (which is pretty close to République btw :-X ). Not sure I answered your question, but hey I tried haha
more than a night in jail for having weed ? not sur about that. All the people I know that got caught with weed either had a fine or had to go to some kind meeting (quite expensive) about how drugs are dangerous. Never heard of anyone going to jail for weed (consumer not dealer). I know some people who got arrested and interrogated with some heroin or coke on them so they could get the dealer.
Also all those people were white, for sur could get shittier for poc
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This years Olympics are in Paris, unlike Tokyo there are drugs everywhere and personal use is probably not a top priority for the Gendarmerie.
(Maybe @OldieButFrenchie can shed some light on this)
A bunch of skaters should get tested positive for weed, blow, speed, MDMA etc. and we will have our bad ass image back.
technically weed can still land you in jail for the night or longer in France....but yeah cops are more concerned about the crack epidemic around Stalingrad (which is pretty close to République btw :-X ). Not sure I answered your question, but hey I tried haha
more than a night in jail for having weed ? not sur about that. All the people I know that got caught with weed either had a fine or had to go to some kind meeting (quite expensive) about how drugs are dangerous. Never heard of anyone going to jail for weed (consumer not dealer). I know some people who got arrested and interrogated with some heroin or coke on them so they could get the dealer.
Also all those people were white, for sur could get shittier for poc
that's why I said technically. The laws about drugs have not changed since the 70's. Thankfully they are pretty much never applied by the book anymore. Since 2020 cannabis use should simply lead to a fine....Meanwhile Germany is legalizing fully. :P
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This years Olympics are in Paris, unlike Tokyo there are drugs everywhere and personal use is probably not a top priority for the Gendarmerie.
(Maybe @OldieButFrenchie can shed some light on this)
A bunch of skaters should get tested positive for weed, blow, speed, MDMA etc. and we will have our bad ass image back.
Remember when someone in the first round of snowboarding Olympic medalists tested positive for weed way back in the 90s? That was funny
Anyway I kinda wish it was easier to watch skate comps on tv. I would be hyped if I could go to the bar and yell at skaters on TV with my friends every Sunday way football fans do. But SLS sucks and nobody watches it
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This years Olympics are in Paris, unlike Tokyo there are drugs everywhere and personal use is probably not a top priority for the Gendarmerie.
(Maybe @OldieButFrenchie can shed some light on this)
A bunch of skaters should get tested positive for weed, blow, speed, MDMA etc. and we will have our bad ass image back.
And it turned out the IOC had never actually made a rule prohibiting cannabis so they weren’t able to strip him of his medals.
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This years Olympics are in Paris, unlike Tokyo there are drugs everywhere and personal use is probably not a top priority for the Gendarmerie.
(Maybe @OldieButFrenchie can shed some light on this)
A bunch of skaters should get tested positive for weed, blow, speed, MDMA etc. and we will have our bad ass image back.
technically weed can still land you in jail for the night or longer in France....but yeah cops are more concerned about the crack epidemic around Stalingrad (which is pretty close to République btw :-X ). Not sure I answered your question, but hey I tried haha
more than a night in jail for having weed ? not sur about that. All the people I know that got caught with weed either had a fine or had to go to some kind meeting (quite expensive) about how drugs are dangerous. Never heard of anyone going to jail for weed (consumer not dealer). I know some people who got arrested and interrogated with some heroin or coke on them so they could get the dealer.
Also all those people were white, for sur could get shittier for poc
that's why I said technically. The laws about drugs have not changed since the 70's. Thankfully they are pretty much never applied by the book anymore. Since 2020 cannabis use should simply lead to a fine....Meanwhile Germany is legalizing fully. :P
Thanks for your replies @OldieButFrenchie and @dallou
I am still more afraid of the Polizei than the Gendarmerie.
Every time I am driving in Germany I see so many police cars (either traffic police, Zollamt/customs, or very fast plain police cars parked next to the Autobahn on the lookout for "suspicious" people.
I got stopped and searched three times in Germany, luckily I had nothing on me those times.
But now that I am never in possesion of anything anymore I still sweat when I see Polizei. Also they quite often have border patrols, especially on the Austrian and Swiss borders.
On the other hand on the French Autoroutes I hardly
ever see any police cars and never had any border control. I have only seen police at traffic accidents, but never police cars waiting or driving around waiting to hassle random people.
I don't think they would enforce these old weed laws with all that cocaine and synthetic drugs flooding Europe right now. They probably have bigger fish to fry than somebody smoking a blunt.
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The Gendarmerie are not the worst (unless you sleep with one of their wife's ) the police national are fucking cunts. And then you have the CRS which are robo Nazi pigs and the fucking BAC but if your not dealing or whatever they shouldn't be a problem...but still
https://youtu.be/Zc_c36jJ40I?si=wwBd0Y5r073McqLf
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I hate sports I love skateboarding
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The Gendarmerie are not the worst (unless you sleep with one of their wife's ) the police national are fucking cunts. And then you have the CRS which are robo Nazi pigs and the fucking BAC but if your not dealing or whatever they shouldn't be a problem...but still
https://youtu.be/Zc_c36jJ40I?si=wwBd0Y5r073McqLf
BAC and CRS are riot police? I have indeed seen clips of them behaving like pigs, during the yellow vests protest and all that. But not really a concern for tourists, unless you are unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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The Gendarmerie are not the worst (unless you sleep with one of their wife's ) the police national are fucking cunts. And then you have the CRS which are robo Nazi pigs and the fucking BAC but if your not dealing or whatever they shouldn't be a problem...but still
https://youtu.be/Zc_c36jJ40I?si=wwBd0Y5r073McqLf
BAC and CRS are riot police? I have indeed seen clips of them behaving like pigs, during the yellow vests protest and all that. But not really a concern for tourists, unless you are unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
CRS is riot police and BAC is like ervery day special force thingy, kind of like in the tv show "The Shield". They are dressed "casual" with normal car and act like cowboy and can do what ever they want. They are by far the worst.
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Bunch of jocks outing themselves in here
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not sure if I should post this here or in the worst graphics thread:
(https://callme917.com/cdn/shop/files/Untitled-1_0018_917_10.11.23_019_720x.jpg?v=1697082027)
What does that mean Alex Olson
i think he means ball is life
No… that’s just a ripoff of DoubtMe.