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David desJardins said

"part of the subversive appeal of skateboarding in public spaces, I think, is like graffiti---the knowledge that you are doing something that damages things that others care about."

David, PLEASE tell me what you base that statement on. I have spent the better part of 2 years skating with teenage skateboarders and building relationships with them, and I haven't seen the first sign that any of them delight in destroying property.

If that were such a big appeal, I don't know why skaters all over the country are fighting for and begging for skateparks, where we don't destroy property.

It would be wonderful if people would stop throwing around stereotypes based on nothing more than misperceptions. And if your statement has any basis in fact, please tell me what that is.

by Sk8ter Mom on Aug 15, 2010 3:47 pm • link • report

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