GhandiOwnsYou
01-13-2005, 04:41 AM
Yeah, this is kinda odd, it just popped into my head i had never made this topic in here...
I'm a Rollerblader, for the record. Fruitbooter,Bladetard, pick and insult if you feel compelled (it's more than common in skateboard/BMX kind)
Now, i'm not throwing any stones in the direction of Skateboard/BMX/Snowboard/Wakeskate folks, it's all good in my opinion. my question is, to you all, as outsiders of this little war, do you see any real reason for the hate here? If you don't know already, Inline is the black sheep of the X-sports community. why? I dunno. it's to the point of fights breaking out at competitions, people being shunned at parks, public humiliation, gear sabotage, and Professional skateboarders on TV publicly calling my people as an inferior to whatever. Recently, it's gotten into the public media as well. two years ago, ESPN cut coverage of street inline on TV, and lowered the purse $5000 below that of any other sport present for the competition. They Cut the ASA (Aggressive Skater Association, an Inline network) from the air until they agreed to make their competition tour into a Skate/BMX/Inline hybrid, and the Blue Torch network has adamantly refused to sponsor skate showing on TV, and has a character that involves a midgit dressing up and mocking Inliners.
What do you guys think about all this? I know of a number of other sports recieving the same type treatment, though they are more being shunned than humliated. Snow skates (how many of you have even HEARD of them?) Razor-style Scooters, Freestyle Skiing, vew-do boards, and snow-biking are all catching heat the same way.
if anyone wants to check out the state of Aggressive inline right now, feel free to visit www.be-mag.com , www.DBMAG.com, or www.Mindgame.TV
I'm a Rollerblader, for the record. Fruitbooter,Bladetard, pick and insult if you feel compelled (it's more than common in skateboard/BMX kind)
Now, i'm not throwing any stones in the direction of Skateboard/BMX/Snowboard/Wakeskate folks, it's all good in my opinion. my question is, to you all, as outsiders of this little war, do you see any real reason for the hate here? If you don't know already, Inline is the black sheep of the X-sports community. why? I dunno. it's to the point of fights breaking out at competitions, people being shunned at parks, public humiliation, gear sabotage, and Professional skateboarders on TV publicly calling my people as an inferior to whatever. Recently, it's gotten into the public media as well. two years ago, ESPN cut coverage of street inline on TV, and lowered the purse $5000 below that of any other sport present for the competition. They Cut the ASA (Aggressive Skater Association, an Inline network) from the air until they agreed to make their competition tour into a Skate/BMX/Inline hybrid, and the Blue Torch network has adamantly refused to sponsor skate showing on TV, and has a character that involves a midgit dressing up and mocking Inliners.
What do you guys think about all this? I know of a number of other sports recieving the same type treatment, though they are more being shunned than humliated. Snow skates (how many of you have even HEARD of them?) Razor-style Scooters, Freestyle Skiing, vew-do boards, and snow-biking are all catching heat the same way.
if anyone wants to check out the state of Aggressive inline right now, feel free to visit www.be-mag.com , www.DBMAG.com, or www.Mindgame.TV