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Originally Posted by WHOREOHSCOPE
As a teenager I hear and see all these new skater dudes and they generally are lameos just because they are all the same, its a uniform thing for them, its a group to fit into, skate boarding is pretty awsome but when its the 'cool thing' and blown up it just makes me want to stay away from it, i just don't touch it-- maybe i would if i could keep away from the countless skaters who look and sound the same i would.... I don't know if any of you guys know what i mean or see this kinda stuff going on, its a cool thing that people are still into it but its kinda lame when everyones doing the same thing. True skate boarders who are themselves probably stand out from the crowd but most the ones i know personally and see look and sound the same..
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Totally true. Up until last summer I skated a lot of parks and it really seemed like every kid had to fit into a particular skate clique: heshers, hip hoppers etc.
It really seems like individualism in skating is frowned upon more and more, and most kids are more into the fashion of it and always having the coolest up to date clothes and decks.
I see it in tricks too. The kids I would skate with would use the term 'old school' as a derogatory thing. 'A no comply? That's old school' as if a kickflip isn't technically old school, ya dumbass. I do believe there are some silly tricks, but if they can be done on a board they should be welcomed regardless.
Sorry, but in my years of skating, I learned there is not much of a vast difference in different companies' decks - some different companies get wood from the same place. And I want to 'deck' the next kid I hear obsess about if such and such deck has 'pop'. That's just a marketing term. Sure, quality may vary in different brands, but they are all made similar.