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What is or isn’t acceptable on this forum? Honestly, I’d like to know. It seems like the second you have something to say about female or gay skaters that goes against corporate America’s standards you’re chastised and thrown to the side.
Is it possible that Slap is no longer the place for skaters to come talk shit? As soon as you go against the mods and their moral high ground you’re banned and labeled a demagogue. God forbid you mention how Nora used to be pretty but now looks like a lesbian.
I’ve been silenced multiple times on this platform. Even when revealing a prominent skater is hopping sponsors the mods inexplicably buried two forums about it.
It just seems like Slap is run by a few select goons who want to control what info or subject matter is acceptable. Even though I’m banned I still lurk the form every day or so because there are a lot of interesting topics brought up. My gripe is that there are people overstepping their bounds as a mod of a failed skate mag forum who are deciding what is or isn’t acceptable speech.
Ban me, chastise me as you wish, but it just seems like skaters are so soft nowadays. You used to be in streets dodging goons, now you’re in the park dodging scooter kids. You’ve been pussified and have turned into the goons you once despised. Very pathetic to watch.
Dude I know how you feel. I dared mention something to the contrary about climate change now I have people following me around in posts commenting completely off topic bs and the mods do nothing.
Yo Oldguy78,
Hi again
It comes with the territory of having an unpopular opinion. you can't be upset at people because they are reacting to shit you've said. if anything it's good to ruffle a few feathers as long as it isn't harassment. people need to learn to take other peoples opinions less personally. some people agree with you, others don't. best case scenario is you present your points, discuss a topic, and both parties come out with an expanded or deepened perspective. the caveat is having to actually take the other parties opinion into genuine consideration.
this is of course the grievance many people have against leftist politics- that they are so dogmatic that don't have room to actually be open to considering opposing opinions.
To the OP's point:
yes female skaters get extra shine for being female even though most are not on the same level of "athleticism" as pro male skaters.
but whats unexamined is that the reason for this is to give encouragement to burgeoning female skaters, to make it more accessible to them- thats the spirit of why they are given praise even if comparably less good than their male contemporaries.
yea, its gimmicky, and at times cringe worthy. Toymachine put Elissa Steamer on and it was chill, she skate good and has good style. wasn't jumping down 10sets but whatever. it was cool that Toymachine didn't use it as a gimmick. thats the cringe element- exploiting that shit.
but yea, OP, at least acknowledge why female skaters are getting shine (to encourage more girls to get into skating). take that understanding and have it inform whether to make a thing about criticizing female skaters.
Topic: I was banned for criticizing female skateboarders (Read 5784 times)