Slap gets a bad rap.
I’ve been surprised, as a fairly new user having heard the reputation of Slap, at how progressive and helpful people are around here.
The Ben Raemer’s thread has a good discussion on mental illness and suicide. The Pal’s job thread has a lot of advice for people moving within or changing careers, lacking passion, feeling lost, etc... Just a couple examples of the positivity I see here.
Of course there’s trolling and unfiltered opinions, like anywhere on the internet with anonymity. I’m sure the YouTube comments section on Nine Club’s videos can be just as bad or worse.
A place like Slap serves a purpose of keeping a lot of skaters and the industry in check.
You want to see toxic? Go look at Thrasher Instagram comments, especially the ones on anything that has to do with women skateboarding.