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when did being classy become a likable trait for professional skateboarders? the whole culture revolves around a fuck you attitude to all that shit and i thought the griminess of blessed was part of the appeal.
tj is sick, glad he got the nod. feels like redemption for thaigo getting snubbed last year.
If you read the thread and you think that was the issue ur lost.
i did read it and 60% of it is an argument because some people got offended by others suggesting that flow caps were "hood" and not classy which spiraled into the same old racist debate that every other thread ends up in.
i was just pointing out that the foundation of the debate is actually pretty silly and slightly ironic because a classy look could really be an insult and a "hood" look (or whatever it's ok to call it these days) could be a complement in the context of skating. it just feels like people on both sides are dying to argue about race.
if it was some white heshed out guy, no one would be offended by the idea of someone saying it was a trashy look he was rocking and no one would be trying to say it was classy either. shits kind of silly and it kind of feels like it's overshadowing how awesome TJs contribution are. i thought the griminess of him skating city spots, looking like he's a native was awesome and hopefully that doesn't make me a racist but i'm sure for some posters it would. i felt the same way about ben's part. i loved how dirty it was with the ween song, his fucked up teeth, etc...