2025 unpopular opinion thread

[Rick Trapasso]

This isn't necessarily related to skating but I can't stand the term "An oral history of___". It just sounds very pretentious from the writer and patronizing to the subject matter.

In order to avoid this awful literary faux pas, I only read things titled in the "____ for dummies" format.

[spooky electric]

I may have already said this but I can't remember. Also not sure if this unpopular or not, gloves are wack.

I don't care who you are, or what you're doing, how rough the ground is, or even how cold it is, gloves have been creeping into footage a lot the last few years and it always looks terrible.

Maybe I take back the bit about the cold - if it's like, sub-zero cold and you're wearing the whole shebang of cold weather shit it's ok.

Also, I would accept lace gloves.

[back smith]

This isn't necessarily related to skating but I can't stand the term "An oral history of___". It just sounds very pretentious from the writer and patronizing to the subject matter.

Are you upset by people using the term incorrectly or do you not know what it means?

[ferguu]

I may have already said this but I can't remember. Also not sure if this unpopular or not, gloves are wack.

I don't care who you are, or what you're doing, how rough the ground is, or even how cold it is, gloves have been creeping into footage a lot the last few years and it always looks terrible.

Maybe I take back the bit about the cold - if it's like, sub-zero cold and you're wearing the whole shebang of cold weather shit it's ok.

Also, I would accept lace gloves.

Bring back lace gloves! There's an ad on Flash radio in GTA: Vice City "Complete the look with a single-hand fingerless lacey glove." haha.

https://youtu.be/MRfTqaa4Bck?si=BZ35-UhvYivZaH6p

"Wow - you look trendyy" I'm trying to complete-the-look in 2025.

[Magnolia]

I may have already said this but I can't remember. Also not sure if this unpopular or not, gloves are wack.

I don't care who you are, or what you're doing, how rough the ground is, or even how cold it is, gloves have been creeping into footage a lot the last few years and it always looks terrible.

Maybe I take back the bit about the cold - if it's like, sub-zero cold and you're wearing the whole shebang of cold weather shit it's ok.

Also, I would accept lace gloves.

How about wool mittens lovingly knitted by a grandmother?

I usually just put socks over my hands when it's cold

[AngryPonchos]

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Doesn't work for me. Dirty grip drives me insane.
But I'm a little neurotic on the board, I hyper fixate on anything that could be considered a distraction.
Like, if there's a leaf on the ground 4' away from the ledge I'm skating, I have to stop and kick it out of the way.
If there's a big spot of mud on my grip, I fixate on it.

Can't help it, it's just what my brain does.

To be clear, I don't mind some dust and minor spots or wax or dirt.
But if my grip looked like this...


I'd throw that deck in a bonfire.

[close]

Ok yea, nah. I def can't deal with grip this dirty lol.

I don't think I could trust someone skating grip like this. That's psycho shit.

They're liable to do anything.

That board looks like it went into the forest with 2 dudes and came out with only 1.

[spooky electric]

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I may have already said this but I can't remember. Also not sure if this unpopular or not, gloves are wack.

I don't care who you are, or what you're doing, how rough the ground is, or even how cold it is, gloves have been creeping into footage a lot the last few years and it always looks terrible.

Maybe I take back the bit about the cold - if it's like, sub-zero cold and you're wearing the whole shebang of cold weather shit it's ok.

Also, I would accept lace gloves.

[close]

How about wool mittens lovingly knitted by a grandmother?

I usually just put socks over my hands when it's cold

Yeah mate, mittens and sock puppets are fine. Thanks for asking.

[fruits, nuts, + seeds:)]

i ride dirty grip ngl

[alien porkchop]

It's time that Kalis and Tiago drop the fucking swongo.

ognows

[Sila]

The standard skate video part format is inferior and stale

[lurkluke]

The standard skate video part format is inferior and stale

Inferior to what

[roba]

ig reels

[Sila]

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The standard skate video part format is inferior and stale

[close]

Inferior to what

Almost everything that isn't a reel of short clips of tricks edited to a song.

I much prefer skate journalism styled pieces like this
 

[roba]

if lucien never put out his palasonic part they would have nothing to talk about

[Sila]

if lucien never put out his palasonic part they would have nothing to talk about

Bullshit. Those benches were being skated regardless

[Slappykrook]

It's time that Kalis and Tiago drop the fucking swongo.

[roba]

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if lucien never put out his palasonic part they would have nothing to talk about

[close]

Bullshit. Those benches were being skated regardless

that wasn't my point

[pizzafliptofakie]

I'm gonna film a thinkpiece around a nearby 20 stair and just say "trust me bro, I definitely shredded this thing".

[Willie]

Philly area skateparks are terrible - even the ones that I like.

[neonbrown]

Philly [is] terrible

[Willie]

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Philly [is] terrible

[close]

Them’s fightin words! Only we are allowed to say that!

[Yonnycage]

2006 Bobby Worrest was the closest thing to an east coast Mike Carroll that ever existed

[DeanMaple]

we need more music diversity in skate footage, skate parts just cycle through the same kinda songs, rock,punk,jazz,hip hop.
Fuck safe Choices, throw in some House or straight up fucking ambient sounds if it fits the footy vibe.
That being said, remember Bronze 56k "Trust", shit was majestic with that Windows 95 intro, weird electronic beats and overall chaotic sound through the whole video     

Last years best part had a pop song and the fit was perfect.

Gabriel summer - White Flag

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

A whole video of kids singing would be sick….

[ssbsminotti]

Drum and bass needs to make a return. Watch that one demo in Harsh Barge where mcCrank loses his shit and starts doing switch back lips just thinking about how the edit would turn out. Shit was beast.
The last thing skateboarding needs is another part to Band of Horses (even Guy couldn’t get away with that shit) or belle and sebastian like it’s 2007.


Free max b

i got some dubstep that i'm saving for a video part. too bad i suck at skating

[Dwayne Hoover]

2006 Bobby Worrest was the closest thing to an east coast Mike Carroll that ever existed

there needs to be a "neither popular nor unpopular opinions, just thought provoking takes" thread for stuff like this. tell me more, i'm intruged

[Big Brother]

Can't wait for the new Violet video.

[123]

Don’t like Karim

[Superblades]

Tampa pro is worse than the olympics

[Nom De Plume]

Don’t like Karim

Brave soul, you are seen.