Screw the jocks on this site..
Dude, I feel your pain...
Unfortunately for pricks like "SephirothMSK", ignorance is a blessing. I was there when skateboards were far from "cool" or accepted in mainstream life. The sheer fact that ESPN and Pepsi and other corporate leeches are sucking the life out of what was once a sport and recreation based on rebellion makes me sick to my stomach. In a world of Blink 182's and AFI's trying to tell us what's punk nowadays, I can find solace in that I'm NOT like stupid cynics like "SephirothMSK", and I Don't buy into the "Xtreme Games" and other bullshit currently surrounding the sport that outcasts like myself paved the way for. I buy exclusively independently and localy owned decks, trucks, and wheels. as well as only support those companies who haven't gone the sellout route.(Vans, Airwalk, DC, etc.) So, yeah, "Sep" skateboarding is now mainstream, and with any luck, it will surpass the dumbshit mainstream sports you grew up admiring as the norm, but hopefully on its own terms. Next time son, try a front-foot impossible flip before you try another layup, and respect the danger and skill that set us apart from people like you. Well, at least it used to.
Good Job MarkOTB