2023 unpopular opinion thread

[lurkluke]

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Bs and fs crooked grinds to fakie need to stop. Now.

Seriously.

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theres an exception if landing in banks etc

Filming tricks from a distance with everything in frame makes such a nice difference than close up.

Assuming this was in a part filmed fisheye... I think I remember it?

Seeing it here, I'll never forget it.

[moneen]

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Bs and fs crooked grinds to fakie need to stop. Now.

Seriously.

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theres an exception if landing in banks etc

also pretty sure that was switch

[BALARGUE]

yes eetu is goofy

[Dojsha Abuser]

but yeah, i meant when landing in flat. handrail, straight ledge, whatever. it just ruins the whole footage for me.

[roba]

ledge skating sucks (i cant back 50 but can do back crooks, nosegrinds and crooks) like i think a ledge in a line is cool but almost never ender worth. just not fun to watch or do.

learn how to back 50 then do a long one on a chunky ledge and you'll understand. i also learned how to crook first and did my first back 50 like 2 years after so it's possible, esp if you can already back nosegrind

[leafman4000]

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Bs and fs crooked grinds to fakie need to stop. Now.

Seriously.

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theres an exception if landing in banks etc

Oh yeah totally agree

I’m not sure if I’ve ever thought “yeah let’s crook fakie this ledge, thatd be sick”

I also think an exception is when half cab into them, I think those look cool

[let’s go home]

but yeah, i meant when landing in flat. handrail, straight ledge, whatever. it just ruins the whole footage for me.

Bs crooks to fakie on handrail sounds pretty damn sick to me.

[KILLEDTHEPOOL]

every new skatepark should be nothing but big transition with pool coping, over vert, giant bowl corners. no more manny pads, flat bars, stairs, none of that shit. if you wanna skate street, then hit the damn streets. oh and every park should have a vert ramp… that is all 😆
and maybe a launch ramp…
           

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

every new skatepark should be nothing but big transition with pool coping, over vert, giant bowl corners. no more manny pads, flat bars, stairs, none of that shit. if you wanna skate street, then hit the damn streets. oh and every park should have a vert ramp… that is all 😆
and maybe a launch ramp…
           

the only viable blue prints for a skatepark are Lincoln City and Whitefish

[Dojsha Abuser]

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but yeah, i meant when landing in flat. handrail, straight ledge, whatever. it just ruins the whole footage for me.

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Bs crooks to fakie on handrail sounds pretty damn sick to me.

looks like shit tho

[Dojsha Abuser]

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Bs and fs crooked grinds to fakie need to stop. Now.

Seriously.

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0PC4Aeoy5T/?igshid=NzBmMjdhZWRiYQ==

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theres an exception if landing in banks etc

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Oh yeah totally agree

I’m not sure if I’ve ever thought “yeah let’s crook fakie this ledge, thatd be sick”

I also think an exception is when half cab into them, I think those look cool

crooks to fakie, fs or bs is cool if you turn "over" the obstacle youre grinding. if yall know what i mean.

[KILLEDTHEPOOL]

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every new skatepark should be nothing but big transition with pool coping, over vert, giant bowl corners. no more manny pads, flat bars, stairs, none of that shit. if you wanna skate street, then hit the damn streets. oh and every park should have a vert ramp… that is all 😆
and maybe a launch ramp…
           

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the only viable blue prints for a skatepark are Lincoln City and Whitefish

agreed but add washington street, burnside and louisville

[Sedition]

every new skatepark should be nothing but big transition with pool coping, over vert, giant bowl corners. no more manny pads, flat bars, stairs, none of that shit. if you wanna skate street, then hit the damn streets. oh and every park should have a vert ramp… that is all 😆
and maybe a launch ramp…
           

THIS.

[JugeL]

every new skatepark should be nothing but big transition with pool coping, over vert, giant bowl corners. no more manny pads, flat bars, stairs, none of that shit. if you wanna skate street, then hit the damn streets. oh and every park should have a vert ramp… that is all 😆
and maybe a launch ramp…
           

I'll take a guess

Antihero board
Indy/ace trucks
Thrasher hoodie
Soft wheels
Lunch break skater

I bet 3/5 of these is right

[Dwayne Hoover]

oh you wanna skate a pool? then go bail out a fucking backyard pool, loser

[addie pray]

oh you wanna skate a pool? then go bail out a fucking backyard pool, loser

[HyperBeam]

Really gnarly/gross slams (blood, getting knocked unconscious/semi unconscious, joints/limbs bending in the wrong direction) in skate videos should have a trigger warning

[let’s go home]

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every new skatepark should be nothing but big transition with pool coping, over vert, giant bowl corners. no more manny pads, flat bars, stairs, none of that shit. if you wanna skate street, then hit the damn streets. oh and every park should have a vert ramp… that is all 😆
and maybe a launch ramp…
           

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THIS.

Better idea.
A flat area covered in asphalt, shit loads of plywood and pallets, random metal pipes and someone with an access to power tools. Wait for a couple of years or a decade and there might be the next Penny/Creager or the whole place resemble Lord Of the Flies.

[RembrantQeinstein]

every new skatepark should be nothing but big transition with pool coping, over vert, giant bowl corners. no more manny pads, flat bars, stairs, none of that shit. if you wanna skate street, then hit the damn streets. oh and every park should have a vert ramp… that is all 😆
and maybe a launch ramp…
           

When I was a kid, there was a wood indoor park, but no outdoor park that I knew of. 
  There was this spot that at a playground by us where they had bulldozed out two big parking spaces into a hillside.
  Then they paved up onto the hillside effectively making a three sided ditch.  For some reason, it was also painted green.
  That was the perfect skatepark.
Throw a parking block on top of one of the sides and literally anyone could have an awesome time there.
  Well almost anyone.
  Some big spoiled baby from some rich part of the country with bloated municipal budgets might complain that there was no big transition or pool coping.
…but anyone cool could have an awesome time there.

[Southernmost]

Really gnarly/gross slams (blood, getting knocked unconscious/semi unconscious, joints/limbs bending in the wrong direction) in skate videos should have a trigger warning

Some of us grew up watching Welcome To Hell and seeing someone break their neck. And Ed or someone sack a rail and then show their bruised and swollen nutsack. It’s part of skating and adds to the video part imo. Also If you’re referencing this due to Pedro’s part, what did you expect? You can always watch a Braille edit if you want to play it safe.

[SatanicPanic]

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Really gnarly/gross slams (blood, getting knocked unconscious/semi unconscious, joints/limbs bending in the wrong direction) in skate videos should have a trigger warning

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Some of us grew up watching Welcome To Hell and seeing someone break their neck. And Ed or someone sack a rail and then show their bruised and swollen nutsack. It’s part of skating and adds to the video part imo. Also If you’re referencing this due to Pedro’s part, what did you expect? You can always watch a Braille edit if you want to play it safe.

It doesn’t hurt anything to have one tho. I don’t think they’re necessary but if people start adding them I don’t think I’ll get upset either.

[disgruntledMTAEmployee]

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every new skatepark should be nothing but big transition with pool coping, over vert, giant bowl corners. no more manny pads, flat bars, stairs, none of that shit. if you wanna skate street, then hit the damn streets. oh and every park should have a vert ramp… that is all 😆
and maybe a launch ramp…
           

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I'll take a guess

Antihero board, classic eagle only
Indy/ace trucks
Thrasher hoodie
Soft Spitfire formula 4 wheels, 56 mm
Lunch break weekend mornings only skater

I bet 3/5 of these is right

you also forgot to add: drops in at the same spot in the same bowl for every run then does kickturns for 10 minutes before getting out

[KILLEDTHEPOOL]

           

I'll take a guess
Antihero board right now im on a scram
Indy/ace trucks why skate anything else?
Thrasher hoodie i mean i’m not against wearing one, just haven’t found one in a dumpster yet
Soft wheels one set of 101s, one set of 96s for the DIY
Lunch break skater jokes on you, i’m unemployed

I bet 3/5 of these is right i guess i’m just not your type, sweetie

[KILLEDTHEPOOL]

When I was a kid, there was a wood indoor park, but no outdoor park that I knew of. 
  There was this spot that at a playground by us where they had bulldozed out two big parking spaces into a hillside.
  Then they paved up onto the hillside effectively making a three sided ditch.  For some reason, it was also painted green.
  That was the perfect skatepark.
Throw a parking block on top of one of the sides and literally anyone could have an awesome time there.
  Well almost anyone.
  Some big spoiled baby from some rich part of the country with bloated municipal budgets might complain that there was no big transition or pool coping.
…but anyone cool could have an awesome time there.

likes skating transition = spoiled rich kid? that’s an interesting hypothesis
i don’t know where i complained about any spot at all, i’ll skate anything. that spot you’re describing sounds sick. my reasoning for my unpopular opinion that for some reason got under some skin, is that if kids don’t have access to ramps, they can’t learn how to skate them. there’s street obstacles everywhere, so street skating will never die out. any kid can pick up a board, go skate around town and learn flip tricks and ledges. if a city is gonna spend half a million dollars to build a place to skateboard, why tf would they spend all the money on shit that’s already all over the place.

[KILLEDTHEPOOL]

oh you wanna skate a pool? then go bail out a fucking backyard pool, loser

i just emptied out the one at your moms house, loser

[disgruntledMTAEmployee]

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When I was a kid, there was a wood indoor park, but no outdoor park that I knew of. 
  There was this spot that at a playground by us where they had bulldozed out two big parking spaces into a hillside.
  Then they paved up onto the hillside effectively making a three sided ditch.  For some reason, it was also painted green.
  That was the perfect skatepark.
Throw a parking block on top of one of the sides and literally anyone could have an awesome time there.
  Well almost anyone.
  Some big spoiled baby from some rich part of the country with bloated municipal budgets might complain that there was no big transition or pool coping.
…but anyone cool could have an awesome time there.

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likes skating transition = spoiled rich kid? that’s an interesting hypothesis
i don’t know where i complained about any spot at all, i’ll skate anything. that spot you’re describing sounds sick. my reasoning for my unpopular opinion that for some reason got under some skin, is that if kids don’t have access to ramps, they can’t learn how to skate them. there’s street obstacles everywhere, so street skating will never die out. any kid can pick up a board, go skate around town and learn flip tricks and ledges. if a city is gonna spend half a million dollars to build a place to skateboard, why tf would they spend all the money on shit that’s already all over the place.

because most cities want skating contained in a skatepark and not on the streets.
an exception here is SF which, aside from being pretty lawless regardless, paid kanfoush to build those obstacles at UN plaza/civic center
you're not wrong though. when i saw more and more concrete parks being built with stairs and handrails i thought it was really strange. still do.

[Plan9Customs]

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When I was a kid, there was a wood indoor park, but no outdoor park that I knew of. 
  There was this spot that at a playground by us where they had bulldozed out two big parking spaces into a hillside.
  Then they paved up onto the hillside effectively making a three sided ditch.  For some reason, it was also painted green.
  That was the perfect skatepark.
Throw a parking block on top of one of the sides and literally anyone could have an awesome time there.
  Well almost anyone.
  Some big spoiled baby from some rich part of the country with bloated municipal budgets might complain that there was no big transition or pool coping.
…but anyone cool could have an awesome time there.

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likes skating transition = spoiled rich kid? that’s an interesting hypothesis
i don’t know where i complained about any spot at all, i’ll skate anything. that spot you’re describing sounds sick. my reasoning for my unpopular opinion that for some reason got under some skin, is that if kids don’t have access to ramps, they can’t learn how to skate them. there’s street obstacles everywhere, so street skating will never die out. any kid can pick up a board, go skate around town and learn flip tricks and ledges. if a city is gonna spend half a million dollars to build a place to skateboard, why tf would they spend all the money on shit that’s already all over the place.

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because most cities want skating contained in a skatepark and not on the streets.
an exception here is SF which, aside from being pretty lawless regardless, paid kanfoush to build those obstacles at UN plaza/civic center
you're not wrong though. when i saw more and more concrete parks being built with stairs and handrails i thought it was really strange. still do.

Skate jail is real.
Going to have to side with the unpopular opinion on this one. Streets are outside of the parks, where it should be. DIYs are exempt from this though. If you’re building it make whatever the hell you want.

[Pbn_jake]

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every new skatepark should be nothing but big transition with pool coping, over vert, giant bowl corners. no more manny pads, flat bars, stairs, none of that shit. if you wanna skate street, then hit the damn streets. oh and every park should have a vert ramp… that is all 😆
and maybe a launch ramp…
           

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the only viable blue prints for a skatepark are Lincoln City and Whitefish

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agreed but add washington street, burnside and louisville

Agreed but add the bridge DIY in Charleston, SC

[sparklingrainwater]

'YEEEEEWWWWWWW' needs to fucking die

[HyperBeam]

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Really gnarly/gross slams (blood, getting knocked unconscious/semi unconscious, joints/limbs bending in the wrong direction) in skate videos should have a trigger warning

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Some of us grew up watching Welcome To Hell and seeing someone break their neck. And Ed or someone sack a rail and then show their bruised and swollen nutsack. It’s part of skating and adds to the video part imo. Also If you’re referencing this due to Pedro’s part, what did you expect? You can always watch a Braille edit if you want to play it safe.

Damn ur tough