Alex Olson???

[Swithflip]

Every queer person in brasil looks like lucas puig now.

[BroBruhBra]

As a queer skater, I don't see AO as being part of the foundation of acceptance (not that he was anti). Outside of the maybe BA and Leo, I think the blending of cultures came from the general world culture at large rather than anything within skating.

[Pete]

Alex Olson has been profiting off of pretending he is queer for a few years now. Makes me wonder why nobody who is actually down has called him out. Selling $200 Bianca Chandon “fire island” tshirts I always thought shit was weird but of course nobody is gonna call him out bc he’s good at sk8n


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[Miller92]

Alex Olson has been profiting off of pretending he is queer for a few years now. Makes me wonder why nobody who is actually down has called him out. Selling $200 Bianca Chandon “fire island” tshirts I always thought shit was weird but of course nobody is gonna call him out bc he’s good at sk8n


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i think a lot of the Fire Island and Paradise Garage stuff had profits that were donated to LGBTQ non-profits.

not saying i think his obsession with selling queer culture as a straight man is justified but at least he gave back in some way.

[conqueso]

that one lgbtq company should take the culture back from him

[Hellride]

that one lgbtq company should take the culture back from him

I swear that company has the worst graphics

[matty_c]

ao - alex owes

[Reed Richards]

I never cared for the Olsons, both Steve & Alex.

[looks ok to me]

that one lgbtq company should take the culture back from him

Ill bet you $1000 you know what its called

[Dwyck]

that one lgbtq company should take the culture back from him

Glue? Wasn't Ostrowski the token 917 gay homie for five years

[Pete]

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Alex Olson has been profiting off of pretending he is queer for a few years now. Makes me wonder why nobody who is actually down has called him out. Selling $200 Bianca Chandon “fire island” tshirts I always thought shit was weird but of course nobody is gonna call him out bc he’s good at sk8n


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i think a lot of the Fire Island and Paradise Garage stuff had profits that were donated to LGBTQ non-profits.
not saying i think his obsession with selling queer culture as a straight man is justified but at least he gave back in some way.

if this was even a claim they made, it wasnt before being called out.


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[conqueso]

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that one lgbtq company should take the culture back from him

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Ill bet you $1000 you know what its called

genuinely had no idea

I dm you payment info

[Algar]

Still strange that there are two Steve Olsons. Also strange that Shorty's Steve Olson has same birthday as Tony Hawk

Where’s Puleo to read between the lines on this one

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Still strange that there are two Steve Olsons. Also strange that Shorty's Steve Olson has same birthday as Tony Hawk

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Where’s Puleo to read between the lines on this one

Still a big fan of his old theory on how Leo Valls was in fact Vivien Feil, just under a different name for the market overseas.

[looks ok to me]

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that one lgbtq company should take the culture back from him

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Ill bet you $1000 you know what its called

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genuinely had no idea

I dm you payment info

Just wanna state for the record that conqueso did not dm me like a man

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Still strange that there are two Steve Olsons. Also strange that Shorty's Steve Olson has same birthday as Tony Hawk

[close]

Where’s Puleo to read between the lines on this one

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Still a big fan of his old theory on how Leo Valls was in fact Vivien Feil, just under a different name for the market overseas.

wait did he really say this at one point? thats pretty funny if he did



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[COMMUNITYPACK]

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I don't care what BA says, he's not fucking 6'4.

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Ayy! My dude, new signature.

I actually feel quite honored.

X

(That's a hetro kiss, not an LGBTQ+ appropriated one like Olson would use)

[biggietoms]

https://instagram.com/stories/olsonstuff/2483999457216537858?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=cp2hnjmqaf38

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Still strange that there are two Steve Olsons. Also strange that Shorty's Steve Olson has same birthday as Tony Hawk

[close]

Where’s Puleo to read between the lines on this one

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Still a big fan of his old theory on how Leo Valls was in fact Vivien Feil, just under a different name for the market overseas.

[close]

wait did he really say this at one point? thats pretty funny if he did



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Yes, not sure if publicly (although I think he might have referred to it in old ass TOA comments) but I can confirm that was his theory for a bit. All because he literally had never seen both in the same room at the same time. Apparently the name Vivien is too European to be marketable regardless of how good of a switch back tail.

[pizzafliptofakie]

Alex Olson was a huge part of breaking homophobia in the skate industry and which paved the way for skateboarding to be as inclusive as it is today.

[BroBruhBra]

I'll forgive Alex for appropriating LGBTQ vibes if he takes me out for a nice vegan dinner and holds my hand in public.

[zahed]

Spotted in Spanky's story today skating: https://www.instagram.com/stories/kevinspankylong/2483999079392075851/

[conqueso]

what a cute couple, spanly + ao

[Mcidraque]

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Alex Olson was a huge part of breaking homophobia in the skate industry and which paved the way for skateboarding to be as inclusive as it is today.

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O_o indeed

[jgonzalez]

Olson beats

[Matthew_James]

For being a "son of art" and a "child prodigy" has actually done a lot better than expected.

Look at Evan Hernandez for example.

Also, take his father as role model and Alex is doing very good.

I think he has just no need to push it because he didn't have to make it, he was born right into the industry, was linked with the best companies at the time, to begin with and now has figured out he doesn't wanna go that extra mile.

Good for him.

Evan Hernandez is an example of someone who did extremely well for himself after he left skateboarding, it isn't like he piled out like Jereme Rogers or something....