2022 unpopular opinion thread

[bigbevev]

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I’m watching some of Aaron Yants YouTube vids and I guess this is an unpopular opinion because they seem to not get too many views but they’re good. One of my favorite skaters.

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aaron yant is crazy good. his instagram clips are always so much fun to watch. pretty sure pontus is sending him polar boards but i’d love to see him get more recognition in the industry

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He hasn’t been skating Polar for a while. He’s on Friendship now. Agreed that he’s a rad skater.

Isnt it the other way around? And isnt friendship done?

[Slugboi22]

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I’m watching some of Aaron Yants YouTube vids and I guess this is an unpopular opinion because they seem to not get too many views but they’re good. One of my favorite skaters.

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aaron yant is crazy good. his instagram clips are always so much fun to watch. pretty sure pontus is sending him polar boards but i’d love to see him get more recognition in the industry

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He hasn’t been skating Polar for a while. He’s on Friendship now. Agreed that he’s a rad skater.

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Isnt it the other way around? And isnt friendship done?

yeah it is. Was on friendship and is now polar flow. Aaron rips and he’s a good dude

[elbarto]

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Are people under the impression that they're gonna be like 55 years old and still kickflipping the Euro gap?

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  fuck yea

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I mean I hope so, too, but if I am being honest, I think I’ll be pretty happy with myself if I can rip around the park when I’m half a century old.

I’ll be stoked if I’m even still alive at 50 lol

[bigolboii]

Wall rides don't count if you touch the wall and should be redone. Touching the wall with you hands is the same as blatant tapping during a manual. Redo it

[biaherl]

Wall rides don't count if you touch the wall and should be redone. Touching the wall with you hands is the same as blatant tapping during a manual. Redo it

Had a friend try to tell me that once








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[dannyprovolone]

Wall rides don't count if you touch the wall and should be redone. Touching the wall with you hands is the same as blatant tapping during a manual. Redo it

facts

[JamesFardy]

Vand sk8 lows look better than half cabs

[boi-cuzudo]

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Wall rides don't count if you touch the wall and should be redone. Touching the wall with you hands is the same as blatant tapping during a manual. Redo it

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facts

How about touching the floor

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[bigolboii]

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Wall rides don't count if you touch the wall and should be redone. Touching the wall with you hands is the same as blatant tapping during a manual. Redo it

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Had a friend try to tell me that once








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Times have changed. Skateboarding has matured. Gonz has the only proper wall ride in those photos

[PisstickleTypeExperience]

The Deathwish handshake with the double slap fist bump is the corniest shit in the fucking universe

[pleasent street]

Chris Gregson has bad style and his follow filming sucks

i think his style is fine/good but his outfits make him look ridiculous. i saw him irl once and thought he was a girl for a long time until he got closer.

[lilyung]

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Wall rides don't count if you touch the wall and should be redone. Touching the wall with you hands is the same as blatant tapping during a manual. Redo it

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Had a friend try to tell me that once








...once

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Times have changed. Skateboarding has matured. Gonz has the only proper wall ride in those photos

Ion know bout that man. Wallrides go vertical and vert gets more of a pass for hand usage.

No hand contact wallrides are much more pretty forsure.

Jake Johnson's double set wallride in Mindfield 🤌🤌🤌

[Lester Bullocks]

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Wall rides don't count if you touch the wall and should be redone. Touching the wall with you hands is the same as blatant tapping during a manual. Redo it

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Had a friend try to tell me that once








...once

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Times have changed. Skateboarding has matured. Gonz has the only proper wall ride in those photos

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Ion know bout that man. Wallrides go vertical and vert gets more of a pass for hand usage.

No hand contact wallrides are much more pretty forsure.

Jake Johnson's double set wallride in Mindfield 🤌🤌🤌

It's beyond rad but don't you mean Jake Johnson's double set steep bank ride?

[JamesFardy]

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Wall rides don't count if you touch the wall and should be redone. Touching the wall with you hands is the same as blatant tapping during a manual. Redo it

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Had a friend try to tell me that once








...once

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Times have changed. Skateboarding has matured. Gonz has the only proper wall ride in those photos

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Ion know bout that man. Wallrides go vertical and vert gets more of a pass for hand usage.

No hand contact wallrides are much more pretty forsure.

Jake Johnson's double set wallride in Mindfield 🤌🤌🤌

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It's beyond rad but don't you mean Jake Johnson's double set steep bank ride?

thats not in mindfield, homer. but that would be hilarious if thats what he meant.

[Lester Bullocks]

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Wall rides don't count if you touch the wall and should be redone. Touching the wall with you hands is the same as blatant tapping during a manual. Redo it

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Had a friend try to tell me that once








...once

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Times have changed. Skateboarding has matured. Gonz has the only proper wall ride in those photos

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Ion know bout that man. Wallrides go vertical and vert gets more of a pass for hand usage.

No hand contact wallrides are much more pretty forsure.

Jake Johnson's double set wallride in Mindfield 🤌🤌🤌

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It's beyond rad but don't you mean Jake Johnson's double set steep bank ride?

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thats not in mindfield, homer. but that would be hilarious if thats what he meant.

Aw shit my bad, I was on a bunch of pot last night when I typed that and confused my footage.  No to mention there are plenty of jokers out there who refer to the stunt I referenced as a wallride.

[pleasent street]

cedric pabich tries way too hard.

[Very Bev]

I was surprised to find out that disliking magenta was an unpopular opinion according to recent slap threads. What happened guys, ya went soft…

[livin on a speyer]

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Chris Gregson has bad style and his follow filming sucks

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i think his style is fine/good but his outfits make him look ridiculous. i saw him irl once and thought he was a girl for a long time until he got closer.

His outfit is at least better than the big boy pants look.

[IpathCats]

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Chris Gregson has bad style and his follow filming sucks

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i think his style is fine/good but his outfits make him look ridiculous. i saw him irl once and thought he was a girl for a long time until he got closer.

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His outfit is at least better than the big boy pants look.

Would love to see him and Aleka Lang/John Shannahan trade fits.

[LebowskisRug]

People who hate on && and talk about inclusivity in skating are hypocrites. It's basically like saying "all are welcome, and by all I mean the minorities and sub-groups that align with my tastes and interests".

I listened to like 10min of him talking about his new board and it was horrible. I don't like his style and can't watch his skating. It's fairly corny, but he seems genuine about it and just as much space should exist for him to do his thing as any other skater.

[scab]

^ I sincerely hope that's not an unpopular opinion. Maybe I'm naive, but I read most of the stuff people post about him as tongue-in-cheek. Bill Simmons coined the phrase sports-hate for teams or player you can't stand, but obviously don't hate in the actual sense of the word. I think a lot of people on here, myself included, skate-hate &&. But  he should definitely have a space in skating and there's far worse people to look up to for young kids than him. Skating slow af and doing tictacs instead of rollaways will never be cool, but not every skater has to be. It's enough to just skate.

[finknoos]

I was surprised to find out that disliking magenta was an unpopular opinion according to recent slap threads. What happened guys, ya went soft…

Magenta is in my top 3 for sure, was also surprised when i found out a lot of people here arent down for it.

[pizzafliptofakie]

People who hate on && and talk about inclusivity in skating are hypocrites. It's basically like saying "all are welcome, and by all I mean the minorities and sub-groups that align with my tastes and interests".

I listened to like 10min of him talking about his new board and it was horrible. I don't like his style and can't watch his skating. It's fairly corny, but he seems genuine about it and just as much space should exist for him to do his thing as any other skater.

lmao what the hell is this


People that hate on Andy (yourself included) are doing so based on his character and his actions/behavior. That's like, pretty much the only reasonable basis to dislike someone. Comparing that to how minorities are treated is sus as hell.

[EXTRA SPICY]

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People who hate on && and talk about inclusivity in skating are hypocrites. It's basically like saying "all are welcome, and by all I mean the minorities and sub-groups that align with my tastes and interests".

I listened to like 10min of him talking about his new board and it was horrible. I don't like his style and can't watch his skating. It's fairly corny, but he seems genuine about it and just as much space should exist for him to do his thing as any other skater.

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lmao what the hell is this


People that hate on Andy (yourself included) are doing so based on his character and his actions/behavior. That's like, pretty much the only reasonable basis to dislike someone. Comparing that to how minorities are treated is sus as hell.

Wait wut?

[pizzafliptofakie]

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People who hate on && and talk about inclusivity in skating are hypocrites. It's basically like saying "all are welcome, and by all I mean the minorities and sub-groups that align with my tastes and interests".

I listened to like 10min of him talking about his new board and it was horrible. I don't like his style and can't watch his skating. It's fairly corny, but he seems genuine about it and just as much space should exist for him to do his thing as any other skater.

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lmao what the hell is this


People that hate on Andy (yourself included) are doing so based on his character and his actions/behavior. That's like, pretty much the only reasonable basis to dislike someone. Comparing that to how minorities are treated is sus as hell.

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Wait wut?

Hating on an individual for the way they behave does not conflict with thinking that skateboarding should be inclusive to minorities/sub-groups.

[quackquack]

People who hate on && and talk about inclusivity in skating are hypocrites. It's basically like saying "all are welcome, and by all I mean the minorities and sub-groups that align with my tastes and interests".

I listened to like 10min of him talking about his new board and it was horrible. I don't like his style and can't watch his skating. It's fairly corny, but he seems genuine about it and just as much space should exist for him to do his thing as any other skater.

You gotta keep tabs on who is saying what.

Who is anti-&&, pro inclusion, and heartily advocates for minorities?

Not saying they don't exist, but blanket statements regarding slap inconsistencies are... bad times.

Plus, people hate to be called out, which is great entertainment for me and my depraved notion of fun. Please don't take my dopamine away.

[LebowskisRug]

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People who hate on && and talk about inclusivity in skating are hypocrites. It's basically like saying "all are welcome, and by all I mean the minorities and sub-groups that align with my tastes and interests".

I listened to like 10min of him talking about his new board and it was horrible. I don't like his style and can't watch his skating. It's fairly corny, but he seems genuine about it and just as much space should exist for him to do his thing as any other skater.

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lmao what the hell is this


People that hate on Andy (yourself included) are doing so based on his character and his actions/behavior. That's like, pretty much the only reasonable basis to dislike someone. Comparing that to how minorities are treated is sus as hell.

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Wait wut?

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Hating on an individual for the way they behave does not conflict with thinking that skateboarding should be inclusive to minorities/sub-groups.

Let me clarify:

I don't like hearing about his shape. His style of skating doesn't appeal to me. I think he gets more scrutiny for doing tricks that don't look good/traditional than people from other areas of skating do. Any time he puts out anything at all he gets dragged through the mud here.

Andy is clearly a white dude and not from the LGBTQ+ community, so he is from a highly represented demographic. It's not a 1:1 comparison. In terms of skateboarding, he does tricks from a weird realm that isn't considered common and mixes it with stuff that sorta is. He surrounds himself with people that are not "cool". I wasn't clear on that as it was a morning shit post.

Simply put I just wish people would make it less of a point contributing to toxic dialogue about the things they dislike, whatever that may be. Endless circle jerks hating on && (or whatever) are just karma-farming opportunities none of the actual dialogue does anything positive. I am definitely guilty of this myself and often think back to how when I was a kid getting into skating there wasn't space to like things that were not considered cool or normal, which extended to styles and disciplines of skating. It was this immature, exclusive dialogue that has gotten far better over time, but still pops up and I wish it didn't.

[SatanicPanic]

I don’t have an issue with the dude existing in skateboarding but his tricks aren’t my thing. Not particularly stoked on all his click bait vids that YouTube tries to get me to click on

[IpathCats]

I don’t have an issue with the dude existing in skateboarding but his tricks aren’t my thing. Not particularly stoked on all his click bait vids that YouTube tries to get me to click on

Dan Corrigan's*

[SatanicPanic]

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I don’t have an issue with the dude existing in skateboarding but his tricks aren’t my thing. Not particularly stoked on all his click bait vids that YouTube tries to get me to click on

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Dan Corrigan's*

Him too. But I see Andy in those NKA vids and nine club experience vids which I guess aren’t clickbait but I’m not interested in