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Oh here we go…..hotter take…,no one cares whether or not anyone is wearing a helmet….except people who wear helmets….
Not sure if you are being willfully ignorant but I've seen legit vitriol spewed on here about helmet footage. Don't act like it's not a taboo thing in skateboarding, come on now.
Footage is a slightly different story. But opinions come from all angles in skating. I feel like if you are just out skating and wearing a helmet, no one will care. If anything, wearing a helmet if you’re as clumsy as I can be is just being more self aware. If you’re pursuing any level of skating beyond recreational and you’re bummed for getting hate on your helmet, you probably shouldn’t be sharing your footy so widely.
So we've come full circle then, from "no one cares if you wear a helmet what are you 12" to "don't share footage if you are wearing a helmet". Which is the point I'm trying to make, it's frowned upon, please quit pretending it's not lol.
To be fair, many people on here unironically say a skater's footage is unwatchable if their pants aren't the right amount of baggy. They don't just hate on helmets, they hate on literally everything that doesn't perfectly align with their own preferences. I wouldn't think twice about what else those people frown upon.
Do you get hate in real life for wearing a helmet? If so, I'm sorry that's happening to you. I seriously doubt anyone would even comment on the helmet if you posted a clip in the "post you skating" thread. Pals are quite welcoming there.
Nah, it's not so much about me, I wear my helmet and don't really care, I've gotten the occasional cool guy vibe but I could get that from wearing the wrong clothes like you said or anything else. I'm really talking about the overall culture in skateboarding. Think about how many kids/adolescents out there that feel peer pressure that adults don't etc.
I just feel like skateboarding has progressed a lot in terms of inclusivity, different scenes and approaches, but rocking a helmet isn't quite there yet, it's still relegated to fringe stuff like Andy Anderson or YouTube influencer types. And what we are finding out about how bad head injuries are for you, maybe skateboarding should warm up to helmet wearing a little bit.
Anyway that's my take and I'll shut up now. I'll try to gather some helmeted footage for the post you skating thread at some point.