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27 Responses to “Girls Girls Girls!”

1. corncobcock Says:
   January 10th, 2008 at 7:06 pm

   ummmm…what?

2. mc Says:
   January 10th, 2008 at 8:35 pm

   I rarely ever saw girls skating when I was younger. Now I see them all the time and I feel like I need to make an effort to encourage them. I think I’m generally supportive of other skaters but I get self-conscious when it’s a girl. I guess I’m just hypersensitive because of all the media attention to harassment cases, etc.

   Or maybe it’s a remnant of the mating ritual. My mind still worries about making a good impression even though my body is past expiration date.

3. jqrm Says:
   January 10th, 2008 at 10:10 pm

   I’m just looking forward to the day when my daughter will be better than my tired old ass.

4. Livmo Says:
   January 11th, 2008 at 11:48 am

   Mark, I’m with you on this one. There’s a girl (18/19-ish) I would sometimes see skating while at my lunchtime sesh. I got to know her by name and encouraged her to drop in and try 50-50s. I didn’t think anything of it and figured I was helping some “kid” learn some basics. She normally wore jeans and a big bulky hoody, then she showed up one day last Spring wearing a tank top and was allll woman. I see her now and again, but for some reason, in a different light. I too feel hesitant about the slimey older guy harrasment thing. Now it’s just the what’s up nod when I see her.

5. LP Says:
   January 11th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

   yeah over at Sunnyvale there’s this friggin gorgeous girl who skates better than most guys out there. She must be such a party.

6. corncobcock Says:
   January 11th, 2008 at 12:42 pm

   this is gonna turn into something bad….dont tell Rich.

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   January 11th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

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8. brad Says:
   January 11th, 2008 at 1:58 pm

   Girl skaters seem way more legit and in it for themselves, just like the boys, these days. It seemed to me that girls that had skateboards in the 80’s where usually just trying to be with the boys, it was really annoying most of the time, a lot of girls who were into hardcore in ‘83-ish seemed this way too, at least in central Illinois. We didn’t do any thing to encourage them come to think of it but we were little kids ourselves…and kind of fascist hardcores in retrospect.

9. Kilwag Says:
   January 11th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

   Hey, MC - Just take an antisocial and unfriendly approach with everyone and you won’t have to worry about how you are treating the women.

10. corncobcock Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    sounds like trouble brewing…dont tell Rich

11. enemy combatant Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    The central Illinois hardcore scene circa 1983 sounds absolutely fascinating. Tell us more…

12. enemy combatant Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    over at Sunnyvale there’s this friggin gorgeous girl who skates better than most guys out there. She must be such a party.

    Yes, but can she cook?

13. brad Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    E.C., assuming you are serious, if you aren’t interested in the sociology of youth culture then what are your interests here? This is rhetorical, please don’t answer, most are tired of your empty comments on this blog.

14. Kilwag Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 3:01 pm

    Yeah, I just fielded another complaint about EC. Either contribute something positive every once and a while or go enlighten someone else.

15. Ash Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 3:11 pm

    If you treat everyone the same, at a session, there will never be a problem. It is really annoying to be treated differently (good or bad) just because you are not the typical skater.

    Besides, skateboarding is only about you when you are skateboarding.

16. Rich Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 3:49 pm

    Right-on Ash! Folks skating and having a good time.

17. enemy combatant Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 4:20 pm

    “if you aren’t interested in the sociology of youth culture”

    And all along I thought that this site was about skateboarding! Who knew?

18. mc Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 4:31 pm

    I’ve heard that line about being interested in the sociology of youth culture before, from a middle-aged man wearing a NAMBLA t-shirt.

19. paige Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 4:44 pm

    Skateboarding IS youth culture. You’re apparently so far removed that the connections aren’t registering. Kilwag has a target audience, and it is for people who may or may not remember the evolution of skateboarding from the seventies/eighties to today (because I’ve heard enough of your eighties quips, too). Skateboarding, youth culture, and the discussions surrounding them have come a long way. They would go further, EC, if you would attempt to understand, respectfully offer what you can, and check your childish one-liners at the door.

20. brad Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 4:46 pm

    Was it Lester Bangs?

21. enemy combatant Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 5:50 pm

    “it is for people who may or may not remember the evolution of skateboarding from the seventies/eighties to today”

    Skateboarding started in the fifties toots.

22. houseofneil Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 8:35 pm

    fucking hell man. Can you stop the facade for a second? Please. It’s so tiresome.

23. enemy combatant Says:
    January 11th, 2008 at 8:56 pm

    It’s not a facade. I’m like this all the way through. I find you to be the tiresome one due to your complete lack of a sense of humor. And listening to a supposed grown-up earnestly argue about the minutiae concerning some pop group from 25 years ago is downright depressing.

24. Zoe Says:
    January 12th, 2008 at 1:59 am

    While you’re staring at my boobs I’m staring at your package…it’s all good in the ‘hood. We can still all get along

25. oldfatjeff Says:
    January 12th, 2008 at 6:38 am

    Argument Then War.

26. houseofneil Says:
    January 12th, 2008 at 7:20 am

    EC, I guess from some of the other people’s comments above it’s not just me who “doesn’t get” your sense of humor. Maybe because you don’t really have one.

    You complain about EVERYTHING on this site, so why do you keep coming here?

27. enemy combatant Says:
    January 12th, 2008 at 10:47 am

    Because I’m interested in the sociology of youth culture!

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