Thread title change, new question so here goes. The way this thread is going, it won't change any minds about people's perspectives about women in skateboarding, so I will offer this. I saw Marisa Dal Santo skate in person years ago one random night at Wilson skate park in Chicago and she was shredding harder than anyone else there that day. She earned the respect of her peers by just skating and getting along with people. Sadly, she got screwed as far as her stint on Zero went(although when they finally released a board for her, it sold really well), but still skates for the love of it. There are also instagram accounts that embrace women in skateboarding like @shredthemidwest. I'm sure other groups around the world are doing it, hell you could do it too and encourage the change. You can take what I said with a grain of salt, but I feel like it's moving in a positive direction. Posting some Mar parts cause she rules.