this is skate in 2003
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what is PACSUN? curious.
DVS as far as I know was started by some of the skaters behind 118. I have no problems with skaters making money off of skateboarding as long as they don't ruin skateboarding for what it is. Although I'm curious if DVS is still controlled by skaters.
Nike is a bunch of people who don't give a shit about skateboarding period. they were'nt there to help build skateboarding. they didn't care about it till it was popular and their involvement means that they will be marketing their product (as we see in that wack ass website) in the wrong way and attracting the wrong crowd.
skateboarding is what it is because kids got involved as an alternative to having to deal with dumb ass jocks. it's not something that has traditionally attracted much attention outside of itself.
nike has a lot of power and if they infiltrate they could turn the meaning of skateboarding into something that it has not traditionally been. I guess it's headed that way anyways. I want to preserve what skateboarding means. I already cringe when I hear see some idiotic NBC Xgames special on TV. to me the best thing about skateboarding is that it's a grass rtoots thing.