Hiya everyone! This is skate it wear it, a place where you’ll learn everything you need to know about skateboarding and fashion. I started skating roughly about six years ago and at the time there wasn’t a lot female skateboarders to look up to. There also wasn’t any skating apparel for women, which meant it was hard to find skate shoes and apparel in my size. I remember always buying from the boys section and hated the fact there wasn’t any women representation. Skateboarding has mainly been a male dominated sport until now. Over the years skateboarding has progressed by becoming a gender neutral sport, while also making a huge impact in today’s fashion industry. I’m making this site to inform and entertain others skate enthusiasts on the progress skateboarding has made so far.
You may ask yourself why do I want to give a history class on skateboarding and fashion? Well a lot of people tend to not give skateboarding the recognition it deserves. Skateboarding has evolved so much and has opened so many doors to people whether they skate or not. In this site I will essentially take my audience step by step in skateboarding’s accomplishments, such as fashion and breaking the gender norm. I also welcome any kind of comments, feedback, concerns, and questions. This site will be an open minded and respectful site. Like in the words mentioned by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig:
“In the process of learning how to write, we at least learn respect for just how hard this kind of creativity is, and that respect is itself its own value.” (Lessig 2009, p. 157)
In other words, it’s important to respect other’s ideas and opinions, because after all it isn’t to come with something creative. It’s time to step back and appreciate the work of others. This implies skateboarding’s progress in today’s society, we must continue to learn and grow.
Want to get involved? Awesome! stay tune for the next few posts, there’s so much to come!
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