2023 unpopular opinion thread

[ssbsminotti]

To fakie is just a survival tactic (slides and grinds, mosthetime).

Hard disagree, and don’t even feel like i have to explain myself. Your argument only counts for regular noseslides and boardslides

[Dojsha Abuser]

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To fakie is just a survival tactic (slides and grinds, mosthetime).

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Hard disagree, and don’t even feel like i have to explain myself. Your argument only counts for regular noseslides and boardslides

and bs crook

[Magnolia]

"mid session wank"

we might be on to something here.

Wait so is the established order warm up, smoke weed, then jerk off or warm up, jerk off, then smoke weed?

[Magnolia]

The Classic huck don’t fuck but I’ve had my best sessions after fucking. I’ll have to add that I was never a “hucker” but some have said I’m a fucker..

If somebody with photoshop skills could make that diagram photo of skaters who huck and know what fucking is and people who fuck but don’t know what hucking is I’d appreciate that.

I put Tyler in the bottom right because he has a kid but I'm guessing he doesn't know how exactly that came to pass

[Dojsha Abuser]

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"mid session wank"

we might be on to something here.

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Wait so is the established order warm up, smoke weed, then jerk off or warm up, jerk off, then smoke weed?

time to put it to the test i guess

[skate_or_dingus]

 Actively using the kook/gnar system is way more whack and pitiful than talking about it.
 

[Ignatius J Reilly]

Actively using the kook/gnar system is way more whack and pitiful than talking about it.

actually i think the rep and ignore system does a lot towards keeping this place usable. there's plenty of people who game other posters for a positive rep which can be annoying but there's a lot of value in seeing posters with outlandish, offensive takes roundly rejected by lots of people on this site. it's a good warning sign to not take that person seriously

either way, getting upset (or proud) of the fake and meaningless number next to your user name is the lamest thing possible

BACK ON TOPIC: david gonzalez absolutely knows what fucking is! have you seen the man's thirst traps? come on

[Magnolia]

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Actively using the kook/gnar system is way more whack and pitiful than talking about it.

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actually i think the rep and ignore system does a lot towards keeping this place usable. there's plenty of people who game other posters for a positive rep which can be annoying but there's a lot of value in seeing posters with outlandish, offensive takes roundly rejected by lots of people on this site. it's a good warning sign to not take that person seriously

either way, getting upset (or proud) of the fake and meaningless number next to your user name is the lamest thing possible

BACK ON TOPIC: david gonzalez absolutely knows what fucking is! have you seen the man's thirst traps? come on

Men that take underwear pics in a full length mirror are NOT having sex. They want to but they aren't. You gotta post hole

[AceBoogie]

motherfuckers at the skatepark posting up all day, saying whats up/ dapping you and smiling in your face but wont let you bum a cigarette.

[JM]

A skateboard is not a toy, and it is not useless.

But it is wooden.

[EdLawndale]

I don't think Livia Sopranos was as bad or as conniving as everyone makes her out to be.

[jakeumms]

I don't think Livia Sopranos was as bad or as conniving as everyone makes her out to be.

I always read it as what a patriarchal society does to a smart women that in any other culture would have had a seat at the table. With a bit of Shakespearian madness or dementia sprinkled on top

[Dojsha Abuser]

I don't think Livia Sopranos was as bad or as conniving as everyone makes her out to be.

Johnny was a saint.

[bob george]

A skateboard is not a toy, and it is not useless.

But it is wooden.

is a deck/board a skateboard, or is a skateboard the whole setup (hardware, trucks, wheels, bearings as well) - cause skateboards may not even be wooden.

what makes a skateboard either a toy, or not a toy? is it not a toy because it's sports equipment or a transportation device? is it a toy if you give it to a small child? etc etc

[Dojsha Abuser]

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A skateboard is not a toy, and it is not useless.

But it is wooden.

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is a deck/board a skateboard, or is a skateboard the whole setup (hardware, trucks, wheels, bearings as well) - cause skateboards may not even be wooden.

what makes a skateboard either a toy, or not a toy? is it not a toy because it's sports equipment or a transportation device? is it a toy if you give it to a small child? etc etc

is shotgun a toy if you give it to a child?

[ASS FAULT]

Great!

[SatanicPanic]

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A skateboard is not a toy, and it is not useless.

But it is wooden.

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is a deck/board a skateboard, or is a skateboard the whole setup (hardware, trucks, wheels, bearings as well) - cause skateboards may not even be wooden.

what makes a skateboard either a toy, or not a toy? is it not a toy because it's sports equipment or a transportation device? is it a toy if you give it to a small child? etc etc

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is shotgun a toy if you give it to a child?

Unless someone is in uniform a gun is a toy

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

I thought it varied from state to state…..

[Ignatius J Reilly]

thrasher's latest clipper contest was dumb and i kinda think those contests suck in general - just a bunch of randoms doing ABD tricks or one-downs that you'll never really remember and then a handful of guys like yuto or miles playing the SOTY game by doing an impressive trick in a thrasher contest instead of saving it for a video part where it'll be properly immortalized

[addie pray]

hugo boserup slept on

[Shortys Hardware]

If Dane Brady skated for Hockey he would get the exact same criticisms on here that Kevin Rodrigues does...

[SatanicPanic]

If Dane Brady skated for Hockey he would get the exact same criticisms on here that Kevin Rodrigues does...

What’s up with Dane Brady? I really liked his part in Like It Here

[Tonyhawk-prostate]

Maite is really enjoyable

[Tonyhawk-prostate]

Maite is really enjoyable

I know tons of people who can’t stand her ass

(The vert clips were hard to watch though)

[disgruntledMTAEmployee]

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has playing skate always been super prevalent and i've just been too socially maladjusted to have been involved or has it become more commonplace in the last ~10 years? like i know its been around forever but the influx of strangers coming up and asking me to play skate has increased significantly recently

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The popularity of S.K.A.T.E has probably risen proportional to BatB.

i find it kind of annoying it has been around for so many years and nobody has taken it to a serious competition level. berries is too lax with the rules. Games of skate should be in the olympics since there's an actual score to keep track of, with very strict judging. maybe ban double flips and pressure flips if that's what people want less of, could get more pros interested if they don't have to have clown tricks on lock. modify the way things are done a bit, like if someone gets skunked really quickly do best 2 out of 3. I'd love to watch something like that. Generally though the public views skateboarding as a spectacle more than a sport though so i get why runs are the norm.

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

you win...that  is an unpopular opinion.....

bunt game of skate > BOTB > Olympics

lets take something which is intended to be a fun social game and really ramp up the competition of it.....we need more rules, and enforce them....

[disgruntledMTAEmployee]

you win...that  is an unpopular opinion.....

bunt game of skate > BOTB > Olympics

lets take something which is intended to be a fun social game and really ramp up the competition of it.....we need more rules, and enforce them....

dead silence and a ref with a whistle is fun and social..got it

[Democratic Republic Of Mongo]

Maite is really enjoyable

I could see the appeal with her Element part from a couple years ago. Maybe it was the song. But I think she’s one of the many skaters that tried way harder before getting a board.

[Allen.]

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Maite is really enjoyable

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I could see the appeal with her Element part from a couple years ago. Maybe it was the song. But I think she’s one of the many skaters that tried way harder before getting a board.

Yeah I dunno, seems like Maite tries really hard, just not at skating.

[goodatmeth]

I don't get the laser flip hate. It's just a tre going the other way. The fact that many people don't make them look good isn't the tricks fault, since it can be done nicely.