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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.
I’m just looking forward to the day when my daughter will be better than my tired old ass.
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.
yeah over at Sunnyvale there’s this friggin gorgeous girl who skates better than most guys out there. She must be such a party.
this is gonna turn into something bad….dont tell Rich.
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.
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.
sounds like trouble brewing…dont tell Rich
The central Illinois hardcore scene circa 1983 sounds absolutely fascinating. Tell us more…
over at Sunnyvale there
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.
Yeah, I just fielded another complaint about EC. Either contribute something positive every once and a while or go enlighten someone else.
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.
Right-on Ash! Folks skating and having a good time.
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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.
Was it Lester Bangs?
“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.
fucking hell man. Can you stop the facade for a second? Please. It’s so tiresome.
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.
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 🙂
Argument Then War.
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?
Because I’m interested in the sociology of youth culture!