Why do people hate skateboards and the people that use them?

Geeno · 03-12-2009, 11:24 AM

People are just hating. Some stores say you can't bring them in, cops always hating, motorists and their passengers harassing. What gives?

verklingen · 03-12-2009, 11:25 AM

stupid society is stupid

don't worry the olds will die and with them their stupid prejudice

al-Mu'akhkhir · 03-12-2009, 11:33 AM

skateboards are the way of the future. just like scooters.

Peace seeker · 03-12-2009, 11:34 AM

make way for skateboards and snowboards

my_scatterheart · 03-12-2009, 11:34 AM

I luh dem

Longboard though, because small boards make me fall lots

or somethin

notepad · 03-12-2009, 11:39 AM

longboarders deserve most of the hate.

fuckers always bombing down hills right in traffic or zoomin' in and out of crowds going through/around campus.

al-Mu'akhkhir · 03-12-2009, 11:39 AM

yeah actually longboards are big and obnoxious you're pretty much an attention whore if you ride one. srsly. it's bigger than you are. you're not surfing on the fucking concrete ffs.

Grieves · 03-12-2009, 11:40 AM

longboards..not much disrespect....

regular skates...piss people off because of property degradation due to constant tricks and insurance/liability reasons...no one want their rates to go up because some kid fell on your property and claims damages...

my_scatterheart · 03-12-2009, 11:42 AM

BOMB HILLS NOT BAGHDAD.

on the real though, I don't play in traffic. I'm not sure what board you ride has anything to do with your respect for people on the road. Anyone who rides in traffic, including those asshole bicyclists that think its cool to ride the line deserve to be hit.
When I boarded in the city for philly 40 nights, I never road on sidewalks with people on them. Shit is stupid.
You have to gauge the area, and see where you fit in. Cutting people off and getting in the way is obnoxious, regardless of how you do it, imo

maszac · 03-12-2009, 11:44 AM

plus, every one has to admit the connection between skaters and troublemakers.

i am not saying all but when i was 15-17 and skated, i also did alot of other illegal things.
but, most of the time its the age, not the hobby, as i know quite a few laid back skaters who are quite older.

al-Mu'akhkhir · 03-12-2009, 11:44 AM

where i live it's a crime to ride a bike on sidewalks... you gotta get in with the traffic. it's fun if you're downtown in the middle of rush hour LOL.

R1bal · 03-12-2009, 11:47 AM

i landed a gazelle flip a few months back and hit my face into a wall and knocked myself unconcoous. first time landing it tho =]

shai_hulud · 03-12-2009, 11:54 AM

lol

This reminds me of the summer of grade 11. I visited my friend dan for the summer who was a skater and so were all his friends obv. (he lived in a mountain town 3 hours from where I live, epic drug experiences woot) and they tried to teach me how to skate. I was absurdly horrific at skating - trying to keep up with them riding downtown, well, it was embarrassing to say the least. So many times my board would go flying into traffic or people. lol. I was decent towards teh end of the summer tho but that was the end of my skate boarding days. (Decent as in I could pretty well travel a long distance without falling but I had to keep speeds at a minimum and no hard corners etc)

Anyway, I think that a lot of people fear the packs of skaters that collect infront of various buildings and such, so they hate. Generally people hate what they fear, yes?

notepad · 03-12-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by HYPERFUKBOT

where i live it's a crime to ride a bike on sidewalks... you gotta get in with the traffic. it's fun if you're downtown in the middle of rush hour LOL.

here too.. although i dont really understand it.

guess cuz we got a lot of pedestrians

al-Mu'akhkhir · 03-12-2009, 11:57 AM

i got hit by someone on a bike while minding my own business on a pedestrian sidewalk once. i think he actually fell into the street and i was basically unscathed. prez didnt even knock me down ya hurd?

o ya skateboarding on sidewalks is illegal here too lol. i got ticketed for it. i've seen people get arrested for trying to run away from the cops while the cop is writing the ticket. its bs. the cops will even take minors back to their houses and talk to parents and shit if they catch them skating.