| Over the years skateboarding has been given | | | | whilst others portray the sport in a more |
| quite a reputation. Skaters are known | | | | modern way showing that skating can be fun |
| worldwide and the sport, or hobby, is more | | | | and professional. So this often means that |
| popular now than ever before. The trend seems | | | | there are two types of skaters around and |
| to be with younger skaters who take it up as | | | | unfortunately they all get tarred with the |
| a hobby with other likeminded people. So just | | | | same brush. Not all skaters are rebellious |
| how has skateboarding received its bad name | | | | but unfortunately a lot of them seem to be |
| and is every skater really a bad influence on | | | | and so the public does not generally have a |
| the world today? How the Skateboarding | | | | good view on the sport. The way skaters dress |
| Culture Has Developed These days' skaters | | | | also seems to have an impact on public |
| have a rather mixed reception from the | | | | opinion with the latest trend seeming to be a |
| general public. Some think skaters are just | | | | chain hanging down from low rise jeans. |
| simply having fun, but a lot of people seem | | | | Whilst it may only be a slight fashion |
| to regard them as troublemakers. In order to | | | | statement, unfortunately some people do tend |
| understand why skaters have received their | | | | to get offended and that further affects the |
| current reputation, you really have to look | | | | skater's reputation. Recently some |
| back to a little skating history. For | | | | skateboarders have started to learn the |
| example, originally the concept of skating | | | | martial arts MMA. This has been transferred |
| came from surfing and the boards were | | | | over from the North Shore surfing community |
| extremely alike. However, the more popular | | | | and has picked up steam in the riders |
| that skateboarding became, the wider it | | | | communities. Sponsors such as Hurley and Da |
| spread across the United States of America | | | | Kine have produced lines of clothing that |
| and it was then that it really started to get | | | | have crossed over from the MMA community to |
| a name for itself. However, the image was not | | | | the skateboarding community. What this says |
| really a good one and the film 'Video Days' | | | | about the future of the sport is uncertain, |
| was released in 1991 which showed skaters in | | | | but the element of fighting has its plus and |
| a rather bad light. Basically skaters were | | | | minuses. The plus side is that it shows the |
| shown as young, teenage rebels and although | | | | rebellion of the skater, and the minus is the |
| it has been years since then, skateboarding | | | | fighting that the skaters may learn to like |
| is still often looked at as a reckless thing | | | | and adapt. Overall the skating culture is |
| to be doing. Today magazines relating to | | | | becoming more positive but unfortunately |
| skating do give alternating views on the | | | | there will always remain a portion of people |
| sport. Some magazines show that skating is | | | | who look upon it as a rebellious and |
| rebellious and it is a 'cool' thing to do, | | | | pointless hobby. |