2022 unpopular opinion thread

[SatanicPanic]

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People who hate on cross locked 50s clearly do not understand that that is the only way to do the rails people are doing these days. Someone please show me a straight locked 50-50 down a triple kinker

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That’s absolute bullshit and you’re smoking dust if you think otherwise

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In the Empower video Bækkel hits 50s down a couple huge double kinks using heel lock.
That's just a very quick example off the top of my head. No reason to think he couldn't do it on a triple.

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That's all well and good but whens someone gonna make backside 5050 double toe lock the norm?

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Doesn’t Nyjah already do this?

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That's what he said in his recent interview with Gary Rogers. I guess he's seen too many people end up in feeble when doing cross locked back 50s down kinked rails.

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Yeah I caught that too. Was a good interview.  Hot take- maybe we were all too harsh on Nyjah

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I feel like at the end of the day nyjah is just a dude who loves skateboarding as much as any of us. I'm sure he would have made more money this year if he just competed instead of going for all those insane rail tricks. Fuck, he's probably so loaded that he doesn't even need to skate anymore if he doesn't feel like it, yet he still does and is pushing the boundaries of skating. He's corny at times but at least he's honest about who he is.

That’s what I got from watching Need That. The dude loves to skate. I can’t really hate someone who has been doing it since they could walk but still love it. He does some things I don’t agree with but I don’t have to outright hate on the dude every time his name comes up.

[friendly dave]

Skaters trying to justify their hobbies outside of skating by saying "its a lot like skating because...." is super corny.

[TwisT]

Skaters trying to justify their hobbies outside of skating by saying "its a lot like skating because...." is super corny.

I Beyblade, it's a lot like skateboarding because when parents drop their kids off at events and confused as to why they are confused as to why most of the participants are single adult men...

[BurgerCop]

Putting a massive picture as your signature is bad forum etiquette.

[IpathCats]

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Skaters trying to justify their hobbies outside of skating by saying "its a lot like skating because...." is super corny.

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I Beyblade, it's a lot like skateboarding because when parents drop their kids off at events and confused as to why they are confused as to why most of the participants are single adult men...

Not sure if i've ever heard this used as a verb....

gnar'd

[Sizzle]

Putting a massive picture as your signature is bad forum etiquette.

I’m sorry, I tried to resize it I just love it so much

[BurgerCop]

[Candied cigarettes]

Not sure if it’s unpopular but after watching that Daniel dent vid i decided I’m over both back board to hurricanes and wallie back boards. They were cool for a bit, they had their time in the sun, but it’s time for them to end.

[modern life is war]

Not sure if it’s unpopular but after watching that Daniel dent vid i decided I’m over both back board to hurricanes and wallie back boards. They were cool for a bit, they had their time in the sun, but it’s time for them to end.

Yeah boardslide to hurricane is definitely overdone.

[rusty knees]

just say boardslide

We know its backside if you dont say frontside (the harder one)

same goes for tailslides

[vinithebr]

Just say back board

We know it's a slide even if you don't say boardslide

And 'boardslide' sounds goofier to me, maybe cause it's an easy shitty looking trick most of the time so it reminds me of waterslides or kid's slides idk, I feel like a gingerbread cookie everytime I do it.

[tkp]

Putting a massive picture as your signature is bad forum etiquette.

@KC_Rookie User signatures can be disabled at https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?action=profile;area=theme

[j....soy.....]

Just say back board

We know it's a slide even if you don't say boardslide

And 'boardslide' sounds goofier to me, maybe cause it's an easy shitty looking trick most of the time so it reminds me of waterslides or kid's slides idk, I feel like a gingerbread cookie everytime I do it.

I agree….you only should discriminate when necessary…..

It was called rail slide a bunch too…then people stopped skating rails…

[Newphone]

I think Burnett makes too much money.

[Newphone]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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getting strong mark david chapman vibes from this guy

More of a stones guy

[Sketch Hitchcock]

I think Burnett makes too much money.

Why wouldn’t he deserve a six figure salary.  He’s running the top media company in skateboarding.  The Vitellos surely want to take care of him so he doesn’t start his own imprint.

[cky enthusiast]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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getting strong mark david chapman vibes from this guy

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More of a stones guy

tyshawn deserved SOTY

[Newphone]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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getting strong mark david chapman vibes from this guy

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More of a stones guy

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tyshawn deserved SOTY

You’re like a religious person proselytizing; who are you really trying to convince, me or you? 

[Atiba Applebum]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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Why wouldn’t he deserve a six figure salary.  He’s running the top media company in skateboarding.  The Vitellos surely want to take care of him so he doesn’t start his own imprint.

He’s the editor of the magazine.  I don’t know that he’s involved in the video/internet side of things.   He gets paid commensurate to his position.   Depends what end of 6 figures we’re taking about.  200k isn’t that big of a pay for what he does, but 800k would obviously be. 

Also, you VASTLY overrate his influence and the power of print media if you think the Vitellos have any fear of him starting his own magazine.   Nothing he’s does will ever compete with the brand name Thrasher and if he goes, Sieben or someone (not like there aren’t a bunch of ex-skate mag editors around) can slide into place.   He’s a steady hand, that’s all. 

[urbneathme]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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getting strong mark david chapman vibes from this guy

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More of a stones guy

i find you tremendously irritating, but this gave me a really good laugh. credit where it’s due

[Newphone]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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Why wouldn’t he deserve a six figure salary.  He’s running the top media company in skateboarding.  The Vitellos surely want to take care of him so he doesn’t start his own imprint.

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He’s the editor of the magazine.  I don’t know that he’s involved in the video/internet side of things.   He gets paid commensurate to his position.   Depends what end of 6 figures we’re taking about.  200k isn’t that big of a pay for what he does, but 800k would obviously be. 

Also, you VASTLY overrate his influence and the power of print media if you think the Vitellos have any fear of him starting his own magazine.   Nothing he’s does will ever compete with the brand name Thrasher and if he goes, Sieben or someone (not like there aren’t a bunch of ex-skate mag editors around) can slide into place.   He’s a steady hand, that’s all.

I’m hearing mid six figures…

[Sizzle]

@Newphone can you just make a thread and get it off your chest instead of shoehorning this into every single one of your posts. You’re clogging up the best thread out right now.

Those nosebonk wallie things people do before hillbombs are stupid. Literally just drop into the hill at that point. It’s fun but literally just ollieing off the curb into the street is way cooler

[Sketch Hitchcock]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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Why wouldn’t he deserve a six figure salary.  He’s running the top media company in skateboarding.  The Vitellos surely want to take care of him so he doesn’t start his own imprint.

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He’s the editor of the magazine.  I don’t know that he’s involved in the video/internet side of things.   He gets paid commensurate to his position.   Depends what end of 6 figures we’re taking about.  200k isn’t that big of a pay for what he does, but 800k would obviously be. 

Also, you VASTLY overrate his influence and the power of print media if you think the Vitellos have any fear of him starting his own magazine.   Nothing he’s does will ever compete with the brand name Thrasher and if he goes, Sieben or someone (not like there aren’t a bunch of ex-skate mag editors around) can slide into place.   He’s a steady hand, that’s all.

I didn’t say print media.  The mag and the youtube channel and website are all a coordinated effort Burnett oversees.  It’s all under the Thrasher umbrella.  And yeah, I think if Burnett left he’d start his own thing and take some folks with him.  Obviously it would be closer to what Jaime Owens is doing than the merch empire Thrasher’s built. But that’s not in the interest of the Vitellos who as you say want a steady hand running shit.

[Atiba Applebum]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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Why wouldn’t he deserve a six figure salary.  He’s running the top media company in skateboarding.  The Vitellos surely want to take care of him so he doesn’t start his own imprint.

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He’s the editor of the magazine.  I don’t know that he’s involved in the video/internet side of things.   He gets paid commensurate to his position.   Depends what end of 6 figures we’re taking about.  200k isn’t that big of a pay for what he does, but 800k would obviously be. 

Also, you VASTLY overrate his influence and the power of print media if you think the Vitellos have any fear of him starting his own magazine.   Nothing he’s does will ever compete with the brand name Thrasher and if he goes, Sieben or someone (not like there aren’t a bunch of ex-skate mag editors around) can slide into place.   He’s a steady hand, that’s all.

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I didn’t say print media.  The mag and the youtube channel and website are all a coordinated effort Burnett oversees.  It’s all under the Thrasher umbrella.  And yeah, I think if Burnett left he’d start his own thing and take some folks with him.  Obviously it would be closer to what Jaime Owens is doing than the merch empire Thrasher’s built. But that’s not in the interest of the Vitellos who as you say want a steady hand running shit.

Hmm well I don’t think Burnett is loved in that way, but maybe that’s just my perception of the dude.   Judging from the masthead (just happened to get a new issue today) it looks like Cole Matthews is in charge of all the video/media, so I don’t really know how everything works out. 

Basically, the Thrasher brand name is too strong for any actual competitor to worry Thrasher.   Even Transworld couldn’t really make a dent.  Burnett could def do something in the Closer space, but I can’t see how he’d siphon anything significant.

I think Burnett is paid well for what he’s doing.   I don’t think mid-500k is egregious.

[modern life is war]

Trick where you skate through dirt should be considered very ILLEGAL. Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing that shit.

[urbneathme]

Trick where you skate through dirt should be considered very ILLEGAL. Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing that shit.

your profile photo is a dirt bike

[quackquack]

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Trick where you skate through dirt should be considered very ILLEGAL. Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing that shit.

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your profile photo is a dirt bike

Dirt Bicycle = good
Dirt Skateboard = bad

[skate_or_dingus]

 newphone seems decent.

[The Ghost of Lenny Kirk]

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situation where kids are put onto pro teams or pro vids/taken under the "wing" of a mentor pro skater almost always seems like some exploitive shit.

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This is the kinda thing you dream about when you're 15 and when you're 35 you're like "is this legal?"

You give a kid that much money they don’t know how to act responsibly and they don’t know that no one withholds ur taxes for you and it’s why the paycheck seems like so much

[SatanicPanic]

Trick where you skate through dirt should be considered very ILLEGAL. Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing that shit.

Hard disagree. Dane Brady does that several times in a polar video and that’s one of my favorite parts