2022 unpopular opinion thread

[buttchin]

I dig that Chris Senn won SOTY and bowed out gracefully after leaving toy machine and emerica to not pursue skateboarding professionally anymore. Dude was raw as fuck in SF and all over. He was like the SoCal Don Barley.

Also Dan Drehobl needs more respect in skateboarding and should still be on Krooked

[PatrickSkateman]

I dig that Chris Senn won SOTY and bowed out gracefully after leaving toy machine and emerica to not pursue skateboarding professionally anymore. Dude was raw as fuck in SF and all over. He was like the SoCal Don Barley.

Also Dan Drehobl needs more respect in skateboarding and should still be on Krooked

Senn didn’t bow out gracefully after leaving Toy Machine. He went to Element for a while, then milked it on Blood Wizard.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

I dig that Chris Senn won SOTY and bowed out gracefully after leaving toy machine and emerica to not pursue skateboarding professionally anymore. Dude was raw as fuck in SF and all over. He was like the SoCal Don Barley.

Also Dan Drehobl needs more respect in skateboarding and should still be on Krooked

Drehobl makes dope cutting boards now. I bought one and he threw a Krooked hat and some stickers in with it.

https://drehoblwoodworking.bigcartel.com/

[JANUS]

Bring it down the side pipe to Miami.

[3D X-Ray Vision]

There is nothing compelling or exciting about Gifted Hater and I have zero interest in ever hearing him speak

[pro club blanks]

The definition of side pipe was 'What your dick looks like in pants 3 sizes too small' if I remember correctly

Greco of improperly fitting garments so he can feel like a big man

Lol at no one having the heart to tell him like yo thats not normal or like you know something you need to be bragging about

[Willie]

I thought the Taylor Silverman/Trans thread had a lot of bullshit but was also some of the more interesting discussion on here in a while and locking the thread was premature.

[Roisto]

Palace and the chav culture they promote is wack

[FuzzGNU]

I made a magazine thread inspired by this post: https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=122327.msg3808079#new

[big_kev_215]

Don’t usually consider myself to be a complete hater but Austyn Gillette is one of my surprising picks for least favorite people in skateboarding.  He is insufferable to listen to for more than 5 seconds.  If the Globe “Skateboarding” thing is anything more than a money grab for a check and he actually has the hubris to think that people care enough about him to buy into it I almost feel bad for him. 

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

Not an unpopular opinion, more of a thought:
If Pontus sold Polar right now he d probably be a rich man. If he keeps it until the pants trend changes, I m not so sure. Not that I want him to do it but at some point krew denim used to be a money printing company.

Pontus is just a modern day Rocco, one day we’ll see polar in target

*I say this as a polar fan too; all good/ influential brands either die in their prime or go on to be a hollow shell of their former selves.

[notmikerusczyk]

new primitive vid is boring as fuck

[beatifk]

There is nothing compelling or exciting about Gifted Hater and I have zero interest in ever hearing him speak squeak

 

[funeral_tuxedo]

Jump Off A Building is my favorite BA part

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

new primitive vid is boring as fuck

we are so desensitized to absolutely ridiculous skating in 2022 it’s not even funny. A video of that caliber should go down in the history books, but most of us on here will have forgeten about it by the weekend…

[FuzzGNU]

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we are so desensitized to absolutely ridiculous skating in 2022 it’s not even funny. A video of that caliber should go down in the history books, but most of us on here will have forgeten about it by the weekend…

We are at a point where skill is a dime a dozen. We need creativity, style, NBDs, innovation, and unique spots for it to have an impression on us. I don't think this is a bad thing though.

Is the skating in Sour Solution vids more skilled? Probably not. But those videos are way more memorable.

[Mean salto]

 :'(

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new primitive vid is boring as fuck

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we are so desensitized to absolutely ridiculous skating in 2022 it’s not even funny. A video of that caliber should go down in the history books, but most of us on here will have forgeten about it by the weekend…

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We are at a point where skill is a dime a dozen. We need creativity, style, NBDs, innovation, and unique spots for it to have an impression on us. I don't think this is a bad thing though.

Is the skating in Sour Solution vids more skilled? Probably not. But those videos are way more memorable.

Also a difference between a full length now and back in the day is the smartphone/diminished attention span. Wonder how many people "watched" define while also scrolling insta, texting etc. I managed to watch it without looking at my phone but still only remember maybe five tricks. I can see video parts becoming more like the Brian Lotti Matt Hensley types with a bit of narrative. Get everyone's cooked brains a chance to rest a second before absorbing more tricks.

[veritas]

Zombie 917 is just a mall tshirt brand now

[warmonke]

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new primitive vid is boring as fuck

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we are so desensitized to absolutely ridiculous skating in 2022 it’s not even funny. A video of that caliber should go down in the history books, but most of us on here will have forgeten about it by the weekend…

[close]

We are at a point where skill is a dime a dozen. We need creativity, style, NBDs, innovation, and unique spots for it to have an impression on us. I don't think this is a bad thing though.

Is the skating in Sour Solution vids more skilled? Probably not. But those videos are way more memorable.

Definitely wouldn't say the Sour boys are less skilled, it's just channeled in a different way. All the weird shit they do is undeniably very skilled and difficult, just not conventionally "tech" - but most of them can still do some pretty nuts tech stuff.

Problem with Primitive is the overly clean aesthetic which just makes it seem super bland, kinda like the Numbers shit which just looked like an Apple commercial. Not even their absolutely stacked team can make up for the general lack of flavour, which is kind of a shame.

I struggle getting down with Primitive anyway cos of all the bullshit Dragon Ball Z collabs, and that's coming from a fuckin' weeb.

[IpathCats]

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we are so desensitized to absolutely ridiculous skating in 2022 it’s not even funny. A video of that caliber should go down in the history books, but most of us on here will have forgeten about it by the weekend…

[close]

We are at a point where skill is a dime a dozen. We need creativity, style, NBDs, innovation, and unique spots for it to have an impression on us. I don't think this is a bad thing though.

Is the skating in Sour Solution vids more skilled? Probably not. But those videos are way more memorable.

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Also a difference between a full length now and back in the day is the smartphone/diminished attention span. Wonder how many people "watched" define while also scrolling insta, texting etc. I managed to watch it without looking at my phone but still only remember maybe five tricks. I can see video parts becoming more like the Brian Lotti Matt Hensley types with a bit of narrative. Get everyone's cooked brains a chance to rest a second before absorbing more tricks.

This and the oversaturation of content is certainly the crux of this issue. I've been off social media for a couple years now, i watched define in one sitting, i was super impressed. Not getting blasted with IG clips daily makes it way more exciting for me when a part or full length drops. I even get overwhelmed by the amount of youtube suggestions i get, i cant believe how much i was seeing when i still had IG. Sour Solution 3 was more entertaining, but define was amazing, so impressive. And honestly i thought it was a great showing from primitive, which is for all intents and purposes a kooky ass mall brand. If there was a shape/size/graphic i liked from them, and i liked their wood (are they psstix?) i would buy it after seeing define. I'm no fan of their target ass zumiez aesthetic, but its cool to see prod being successful as fuck and still absolutely RIPPING.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

Primitive as a brand from an aesthetic point of view does nothing for me, but that was some heavy-arse skating.
Sour solution vid should portably also go down in the history books, but again my goldfish attention span mostly already forgot most of it…

[conqueso]

miles silvas sw heel at china banks is gnarlier than tfunks ollie

[jorge]

miles silvas sw heel at china banks is gnarlier than tfunks ollie

This is laughably false.
(sw heel is nuts though)

[conqueso]

it was filmed better too

[djoekr]

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new primitive vid is boring as fuck

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we are so desensitized to absolutely ridiculous skating in 2022 it’s not even funny. A video of that caliber should go down in the history books, but most of us on here will have forgeten about it by the weekend…

[close]

We are at a point where skill is a dime a dozen. We need creativity, style, NBDs, innovation, and unique spots for it to have an impression on us. I don't think this is a bad thing though.

Is the skating in Sour Solution vids more skilled? Probably not. But those videos are way more memorable.

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Definitely wouldn't say the Sour boys are less skilled, it's just channeled in a different way. All the weird shit they do is undeniably very skilled and difficult, just not conventionally "tech" - but most of them can still do some pretty nuts tech stuff.

Problem with Primitive is the overly clean aesthetic which just makes it seem super bland, kinda like the Numbers shit which just looked like an Apple commercial. Not even their absolutely stacked team can make up for the general lack of flavour, which is kind of a shame.

I struggle getting down with Primitive anyway cos of all the bullshit Dragon Ball Z collabs, and that's coming from a fuckin' weeb.

This. The brand doesn't seem appealing in any way to me. I can acknowledge that their team is stacked and that the skating is at an insane level but at the same time I'm just not interested in ultra HD footy of the most tech and gnarly shit. I'll watch Primitive videos for the Franky footage but 1 hour of clean cut skaters doing shit I can't even dream of doing is just not up my alley.

[Coastal Fever]

The Primitive video was basically just the new Creature video for guys who wear cologne.

[cosmicgypsies]

Palace and the chav culture they promote is wack

are you from the UK? i grew up in chav culture (north uk) and the only parallel i could possibly draw between palace/chav culture would be some of the outfits and maybe music choices. could argue some of the collabs ie avirex which was a staple of that culture early 2000s, but that was also a part of graff culture hence why they had zomby dds doing promo/artwork for it. i just dont see the connection in the point you're making.

[warmonke]

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Palace and the chav culture they promote is wack

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are you from the UK? i grew up in chav culture (north uk) and the only parallel i could possibly draw between palace/chav culture would be some of the outfits and maybe music choices. could argue some of the collabs ie avirex which was a staple of that culture early 2000s, but that was also a part of graff culture hence why they had zomby dds doing promo/artwork for it. i just dont see the connection in the point you're making.

probably talking about early Blondey and his whole working class tourist thing

[TwisT]

as a 32 year old anime boy myself, Primitives anime colabs feel lazy. You have the rights to use the characters, make them interesting. Use iconic scenes, or and  re imagine them. The anime colabs over shadow the brands identity. They make so much money off it, I wonder how much they'll hurt if NHS or Dwindle swooped in poached the licensing from shounen Jump

If we exclude anime, i think primitive has pretty decent graphic direction.

[cky enthusiast]

as a 32 year old anime boy myself,