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Forums - General Discussion - Topic: Does rollerblading have its own cultural identity? Discuss

• Steve_metz

  
  Does rollerblading have its own cultural identity? Discuss

  Posted: 2008-01-31 23:35:04

  
  

  I have to do a short essay ( 3.pg) on my own culture and how my culture influences my beliefs. I've been a rollerblader for 15 or so years and it has defined who I am since my first 180 over a 5 stair.  But is being a rollerblader my cultural background? Besides being a complete outcast sport to the general public, what is our culture?  And also how does that impact our interactions with people with diverse backgrounds (e.g., race, cultures, languages, sexual orientations, disabilities, etc.), especially in school settings?  Do you all feel like rollerblading has influenced your views on other aspects of life?

  
  

   

  
  

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• • jakeordie

    
    Re: Does rollerblading have its own cultural identity? Discuss

    Posted: 2008-02-01 09:37:28

    I think we as rollerbladers are developing a cultural identity, but I wouldn't say that we have our own identity yet. I see the predominant culture in rollerblading still dependent on skateboarding for identification, with some influence from other cultures such as hip-hop and punk.
    
    Drawing influence from other cultures is fine, but I believe that we as rollerbladers need to do something original before we can call the identity of rollerblading our own. Then our culture will spread like The Plague......muhuHuHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!
    
    I think rollerblading is where I express my views in general, but doesn't necessarily influence them. Does that make sense? Skating is the vessel not the journey. Just my $0.02
    

    

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  • • Alan

      
      Re: Re: Does rollerblading have its own cultural identity? Discuss

      Posted: 2008-02-10 01:03:40

      I think it does more than we realize, we are definitely the foundation of the hip hip skater steez, which goes all the way back to the rap/rock fade in the 90s. It tends to be a really flakey culture too though unfortunately, I don't even need to type the p word.
      

      

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    • • Alan

        
        Re: Re: Re: Does rollerblading have its own cultural identity? Discuss

        Posted: 2008-02-10 01:05:19

        *hip hop skater steez*
        
        (it's 4:30 am do you know where you heads at?)
        

        

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