"Reforming a Counterculture" author Pete Davidson

The flaws and fallacies of the skateboarding industry and how to fix them.

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• Skateboarding
• Pete Davidson
• Tony Magnusson
• reforming
• counterculture
• skate
• lori sloan
• patrick cone
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[dudemanskate]

This is the most ridiculous thing I've seen or heard in the past year. First of all you have absolutely no industry experience what so ever. I don't understand how this guy can say he has any kind of industry experience. You rode vert which is at the absolute bottom of the skateboard industry, aside from slalom. Obviously you're looking for a way to cash in on something you know you don't know about, or tricked yourself into believing. It's people like you that hurt the skateboard industry.

[jackthelad1986]

Total douchebag. Skateboarding for me, is a counter culture against people like him, a christian moralizing db. Skateboard stands for freedom and doing what ever the fuck you like, cuz there are no boundaries like in sports or in school or at your dayjob etc. You cant reform that.

Fuck parents not wanting their children to start skateboarding, because of some bullshit scare that their children will turn up bad. If you want shite like that, its better to focus on reforming soccer or something.

[dalecat1000]

Wank



[ibattou]

I haven't read the book, but this video by itself didn't seem too bad. I don't agree with the first 30 seconds or so, but after "audacity of being a good man" it starts to make a little more sense.

[oldirtymick]

I could have saved this guy writing a book, all he had to do is post this video with the title, "I'm whats wrong with skateboarding".

[sirswedishmike]

"The audacity of being a good man?" I think skateboarding could for sure teach this better to youth, but it doesn't do too bad of a job either. Is it the job of wakeboard companies, or guitar/drum companies to teach youth how to behave too? Skateboarders are diverse, and who they are is shaped by much more than some company or magazine.

Many sk8ers share their values in their interviews, and that is great 4 kids, I think. But no skateboarder represent ALL of them. I don't, neither do u.

[sirswedishmike]

The industry is several messages. Look at the difference between life styles that Bob Burnquist and Dustin Dollin portray. Polar opposites, b/c they are different people.

What the whole industry does portray is freedom, b/c that is what sk8ing is. Being a Rebel is American, not skateboard specific. And being a Rebel means self-governing and free. I don't hate cops, most my sk8 friends don't either.

Not sure what you mean by the word, "fallacies," as if there is only one good culture.

[EpiclandOfficial]

Pete was not ever really a pro, his dad started a starrted a skateboard company for him called Spazm Skateboards and Pete "turned himself pro". This book talks about how all skateboarders are druggies and immoral and bashes everything from the industry to the skaters, he never made it in the industry and they never accepted his stupid company so now he is getting his revenge. what a fag he is

[tscfutboler17]

this guy was a pro in california before a career ending injury at the x-games, skating with the best. so all the twats that are talkin shit on here need to shut the hell up b/c obviously you all are the ones who have no idea what you're talking about. Pete has more skating talent in his left foot than those of you talkin shit about him have in your entire body

[DJCBROWN]

WOW. SKATEBOARDING IS IN GREAT SHAPE & SOMEONE LIKE YOU COULD JUST MAKE IT WORSE.

I wonder what the pros think of this guy. SHAME

[alex1skate]

WHO THE FUCKKKK ARE YOU ???? HAHAHA

[Nomadisrad]

thats not what hes saying. just think. what if kids can get in colledge for skating? can you say party?