When You See A Skateboarder, What Do You Think?


When You See A Skateboarder, What Do You Think?  

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  1. 1. When you see a skater in public, what's your reaction?

    • Simply ignore them
      116
    • Give them a discouraging look and / or say something to them
      36
    • Watch them while you walk past
      135
    • Stop what you're doing and watch them some
      37
    • Other
      33


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If i see some i usualy think damm they have some bad taste in crap music :laugh:

I agree with Orange and they are usually bums that do nothing but smoke weed and cause trouble, but that is in my area. If I someone that was actually skating and doing tricks that were worth my time, I would watch. That is just isnt the case around here

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I say "Damn do I look sexy"

I have to laugh at some of the comments here. I am a skateboarder myself.

I do not smoke pot. I do not "smoke blunts". I do not do any kind of drugs (except alcohol at parties). I do not destroy public OR private property and I'm not a run-away punk. I'm simply a skateboarder. I'll admit I'm not "the best". I will admit I barely know how to kickflip. I use it mainly for transportation purposes. You can call me a "poseur" but at no point did I say "I'm a mad skateboarder who had do mad tricks". I also don't do it "to be cool".

I voted other because most of the skateboarders I know. I just end up going over and hanging out with them or probably partying with them. I personally find that saying a skateboarder is a "marijuana user" or a "menece to society" is just as racist as saying "black people are theifs" or "Indians are alcoholics".

But I don't blame you guys for giving us looks. You should see the looks we give you "walkers" and "bike riders". We find YOU annoying....

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im known as the whitest, nicest, un-punkest, un-skateborder in my area. yeah, i went to my friends place once to skateboard with my home made skateboard and came home with cuts, bruises, and black eyes. yeah the first thing i tried to do was grind on his bar thing, but i ended up on the ground. i respect all skaters, even if they suck, because i wish i was able to do that. i ride a bike to get from point a to b, i drink when i can, and im not known as a skater even tho i know people who were. besides, i think we all went thru a stage in our life where we wished we were one. i know i did playing tony hawks pro skater. i live in northern ontario, mind you, so theres not much skateboarding in the winters, but i know sure as hell as soon as summer hits i can see skaters all around my neighborhood.

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hehe chill about the marijuana thing. but i do find skateboarders in the same category as people who show off their "bling bling" and play 50cent like there is no tomorrow. I look down upon both of them because most of the time they are usually up to no good.

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what do i think when i see someone on a skateboard??

i just say to myself.. yeah my skateboards better than yours :p well i'd hope it is anyway.. since i paid 400 bucks for it lol

I'm simply a skateboarder. I'll admit I'm not "the best". I will admit I barely know how to kickflip. I use it mainly for transportation purposes. You can call me a "poseur" but at no point did I say "I'm a mad skateboarder who had do mad tricks". I also don't do it "to be cool".
thats exactly the same as me lol ....im no punk, i listen to rap,r&b and dance music.. and the things i can do are kickflips, pop shoveits, ollies and some simple grinds. i mainly use it for transportation, i love riding a skateboard at full speed.. it's such a rush Edited by SeMz...
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hehe chill about the marijuana thing. but i do find skateboarders in the same category as people who show off their "bling bling" and play 50cent like there is no tomorrow. I look down upon both of them because most of the time they are usually up to no good.

Yeah, because we never do anything productive. All we do is smoke weed and destroy stuff. :rolleyes:

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Alot of closed minded people have their ways of expressing themselves toward skaters. They think that us skateboarding is just a waste. I dont comprehend how skateboarding is any different of a hobby than basketball, baseball, football. But I never really bother to question it. I let people think as they wish, and go about my life. I cant help but feel wronged when I am told to be trash or something. Im not necessarily a pothead, or a coke addict, or a thief or felon just because I skate. And I have yet to understood how that idea came about. Unlike rap music videos (Not stereotyping, and not all of them are like this), skate videos dont have drugs, sex, violence in them. It also doesnt involve us singing about b*tches and h*es and bling and putting a bullet in "dah nigguhsz mouf". But what can I say, my life is skateboarding. Ive been doing it quite some years now. And I am in no way the type of skater who got in it to be cool. Or the one who got it in for the girls (Although that is an added plus). I also dont just walk around with a board in hand and never try to better myself at it. I go out to skate, and do so. I practice my tricks, perfect them, and learn new ones. And yes, I will admit that I have damaged property. But that is due to the lack of understanding this area. I live in a generally "ghetto" area, if you want to call it that. So you can find anything here, except a skate shop or a skate park/area. Basketball courts are numerous, foot lockers overflow, and we have more XXXL T's than the factories themselves. But yet, we cant get the local offices to build a small skatepark. Its really not to much to ask.

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when i see someone skateboarding by i tend to look to see if they are trying too hard to look good or if they actually put time into making skills for themself

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i skate, so when i see skaters i usually skate wiht them...but alot of times i get dirty looks...and ppl honk and yell skater f*g...or p**sy, which is funny cuz u kno it takes alot of balls to talk s**t to someone by a moving car..also when people kick us out, i dont like getting kicked out, but the person kicking me out could atleast be nice about it...sometimes they are, but most times, htey yell, cuss, or whatever....i dont kno y skateboarders a discriminated against so much, its just like ne other sport, baseball, football, basketball.....i wish the ppl that yell from cars would actually get out of their cars and fight.....so dont say ne thing if u not gonna bak it up...or even better dont be an a**hole and say ne thing at all...

-Alec

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Hahah, I hear ya. It's rare indeed someone has the balls to yell **** when they're not going over 30mph. Just makes their claims all the more laughable.

Oh well, doesn't bother me. I look at it like this. They're sitting in the passenger seat of a truck yelling obscene words, I'm doing the thing that makes me happiest in life, the thing I love, enjoying the **** out of my day and progressing in my art.

When you look at it like that, it's pretty easy to see who's better off. :D

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I will admit i give them dirty looks.

The skateboarders around here are dirty 14 year old punks.

They start fires on the library property. Also do damage to our property like grind down the metal banasters and make al lsorts of marks on them and wich makes them loose and a headache to fix for our maintanance staff.

Theyll also smack people on the back of the heads as they skateboard by.

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it depends what they are doing, how they are dressed, how old they are and what the general 'vibe' i get from them is,

most of the time i ignore them, if they are young tryhard variety, like 10-12yrolds hanging out shopping centres at night, i normally give them a dirty look and think how much i disapprove of what they are doing and their upbringing.

if they are a group of older (like 15-16) skateboarders around that are giving a bad vibe i usualy stay clear and try and ignore them, dont make eye contact :s

but then there are some skaters, much like yourself i believe who are naturally good, and who give off an alright vibe while skating, i will stand and watch them, or slow down as i walk past in awe of what they are doing.

I'm a 16 yo who still skates a little :p You scared of me? :p

I also dress alot like a chav (englands yobs) when I'm out and about to avoid getting hassle from the local groups, and I carry a large sword with me when I'm skating. I'm pretty sure if you saw me skating you'd run away :rofl:

You know not all 16 yo's are big scary monsters :whistle:

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Hahah, I hear ya. It's rare indeed someone has the balls to yell **** when they're not going over 30mph. Just makes their claims all the more laughable.

Oh well, doesn't bother me. I look at it like this. They're sitting in the passenger seat of a truck yelling obscene words, I'm doing the thing that makes me happiest in life, the thing I love, enjoying the **** out of my day and progressing in my art.

When you look at it like that, it's pretty easy to see who's better off. :D

ya i kno, i love skating, but i wish i could put everyone who discriminates against skateboarders.. put them in a room and explain to them...and if htey think im some kid who doesnt hve talent...i would put on a show for them...and the kids who cause trouble who skate, thats the individual person, not all skaters are like that...thats just how those particular kids are...and it makes me mad cuz it makes a bad name for the rest of us who are just trying to have fun, and i like how u put it, progressing your art....skatebaording is very much an art...u can be as creative as u want to be...

I'm a 16 yo who still skates a little :p You scared of me? :p

I also dress alot like a chav (englands yobs) when I'm out and about to avoid getting hassle from the local groups, and I carry a large sword with me when I'm skating. I'm pretty sure if you saw me skating you'd run away :rofl:

You know not all 16 yo's are big scary monsters :whistle:

lol,, funny

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being a bmx rider, skateboarders are like my brother from another mother.

I used to ride street along side skateboarders, my brother skateboards, a few people at work skateboard... I think it's awesome to watch and I've even tried it but I couldn't get it. Oh well, skateboarding is cool.

Oh and majortom1981 -> you should be careful to distinguish between a 14 yr old punk and a skateboarder. A skateboarder has skills and can do tricks and stuff with their board... a 14 yr old punk should be grounded by their parents for their behavior. If you don't like them destroying public property, then you should petition for a skate park... thats what happened in my town and now the boarders go to the park instead of breaking stuff.

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I'd like to stiff arm them as they fly by.

Most skaters where I live are talentless punks who you rarely see even holding a skateboard. They whine about the lack of skateparks and when they get one, you just see them goofing off in it. I asked a skater how he'd ollie up a parkbench and he just looked like a big questionmark and said "What the **** is an ollie?". So I mostly just think for myself "Lo-ho-se-her...".

BUT, if I see a skateboarder who's actually learned how to skate and does it responsibly, I might just let loose a whistle followed by two thumbs up. It's fun to watch skillful skaters.

i dont like either of u guys...the first guy...if u touched me as i skated past u, i would turn around and beat the **** outta u with my board, kick u in the face, spit on u and tell u to eat ****.....for the second guy.....if those so called "skaters" dont ever skate and that one kid doesnt kno wut an ollie is...they arent skaters....they r ppl who dress in clothes for a label

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being a bmx rider, skateboarders are like my brother from another mother.

I used to ride street along side skateboarders, my brother skateboards, a few people at work skateboard... I think it's awesome to watch and I've even tried it but I couldn't get it. Oh well, skateboarding is cool.

Oh and majortom1981 -> you should be careful to distinguish between a 14 yr old punk and a skateboarder. A skateboarder has skills and can do tricks and stuff with their board... a 14 yr old punk should be grounded by their parents for their behavior. If you don't like them destroying public property, then you should petition for a skate park... thats what happened in my town and now the boarders go to the park instead of breaking stuff.

you seem cool, i feel bad for bmx riders, one time i was at a skatepark and this kid was riding his bike in this bowl and when he was in the air ppl were trying to grab his tires and stuff..and when he got out of the bowl, some guy goes, wtu did we tell u about u bikers riding here...and the biker was just like, ik i jsut wanted to ride this bowl its so perfect..and then the guy punched the bmx rider in the face..and like every other skater in the place looked like they were gonna jump in and beat the **** outta him, so he booked it outta there...o and at this skatepark it was outdoor and u werent aloud to hve bikes at it, which is stupid if u ask me, skateboarders and inliners can skate at it..but nto bmx riders

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I used to skate in my younger days and I still love to watch skaters and think man wish I never stopped. I tried to skate agian a few years ago and just to old to do it

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i like when theres a cafe near a place where skaters hang out so i can sit a watch them fall off and lose many body parts

i dont like either of u guys...the first guy...if u touched me as i skated past u, i would turn around and beat the **** outta u with my board, kick u in the face, spit on u and tell u to eat ****

you know i once made someone wipe out purely by accident he came up to make threatening me like that so i gave him a mouthfull of new rock playing DDR makes you good with legg movements

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I never really pay attention to them, but that's just because it doesn't interest me at all. Although I do find that younger kids can be annoying, as I just find them to be careless around other people.

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i like when theres a cafe near a place where skaters hang out so i can sit a watch them fall off and lose many body parts

you know i once made someone wipe out purely by accident he came up to make threatening me like that so i gave him a mouthfull of new rock playing DDR makes you good with legg movements

Compliments of the house :)

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Back on the subject at hand, I skated a big parking lot for a lot of tonight. It was interesting, I was focused a lot on how people were looking at me etc. It's funny, I was riding nose manuals (Nose wheelies you laymen) across the entire parking lot and people just look annoyed, despite the fact that I never came close to hitting anyone and was actually going around people rather than cutting them off, even while in the nose manual.

I wonder how many of these people that can't see the art in what I do are gonna go home and watch some figure skating on the Olympics. Some people are just so obvlivious that its funny.

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