Month: December 2018

Hey there fellow skaters! I am sad to announce that this will unfortunately be my final post. But with every ending comes a new beginning! I would like to thank you all for sticking around and joining me along this journey. With that being said, I would also like to take the time and go over the key moments we’ve shared together. One of the most exciting things I was able to create and share with you all, was my first Screencast video. As you recall in the video, I was able to provide voiceover and show you guys different techniques and websites to efficiently shop for skating gear. It was also my first audio/video content to present to you all and I’m really proud of the outcome. While creating this video, I was not only able to share my knowledge with you guys and girls, but I was also able to learn new things. For example, I was able to learn how to use Screencast and post a video on YouTube, two things I’ve never done before. Before this experience, I was always curious how  YouTubers would post screencasted videos, so when I was able to do it, it was quite satisfying. In the end, I felt like incorporating this video was quite vital, because I was able to keep you guys informed on my thoughts and opinions regarding fashion and skateboarding.

Screencast video:

As for the second most memorable moment I had during this journey was my podcast. The process of creating this podcast consisted of creating an efficient script, looking for a quiet place to record, editing my background music and voice, and then uploading it onto SoundCloud and embedding it on to this website. It was quite of a long process, but I enjoyed giving my honest opinion on the film “Skate Kitchen” and getting your feedback on it. As you all know, I felt like it was important to include this podcast specifically on this film, because it resonated well with the idea of women representation in skateboarding. As I’ve discussed since the beginning of this website I wanted to not only talk about skateboarding, but include a different perspective and that is women who skate. I hope to inspire you all in becoming more curious and open-minded, in regards to such topics I’ve presented throughout this website. Again, thank you all for your support.

Podcast:

Well that’s all I have for today! It’s been a pleasure interacting with you all! I hope I was able to bring some interesting and thoughtful content for you all!

I wish you all a Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year! 🙂

Hey there followers! Welcome back to sk8itwearit! This week I will be discussing memes that are pretty relatable in the skateboarding community. The first meme I’ve chosen is of a Disney character, Aladdin, who is essentially emphasizing how important it is to skateboard. The catchphrase “skate or die”seems to also play a significant role in the skateboarding community. It is found on skateboarding apparel, boards, and skaters seem to use it in their daily language as well. But here the catchphrase is incorporated into the meme by acknowledging if you’re not skating, you’re better off dead. While the catchphrase doesn’t literally mean if you’re not skating you’re better off dead, but it instead represents, an exaggeration of what it is like not skating. This meme highly resonates with many skaters, who are passionate and are motivated to skate everyday, all day. It also represents how skateboarding is a life commitment and you either skate or die without it.

As for the second meme, it includes an older man who appears to be a professor and also skateboarding. The caption of the meme reads in bright highlighted letters”No Textbooks, Only Manuals” which I found quite funny and amusing. For those of you, who aren’t completely aware of skateboarding terms, such as the word manual, it’s actually a type of trick where a skater is essentially balancing on his or her front or back wheels while rolling along. The funny thing about this meme is that it uses the word manual making it seem like it’s a book of some sort, but in reality it’s a skateboarding trick. I felt like the meme represents how practicing tricks  is way better than studying a textbook, and by showing a professor skateboarding, it essentially shows how skateboarding is an easily likable sport by anyone, no matter the age or gender. In addition, I also thought the meme is highly relatable for those who are students and skate, and would most likely pick skateboarding over going to class.

Finally, the last meme/gif I felt was quite important to add, given the fact many male or female skateboarders experience pain in their skateboarding career. In this meme/gif, we get to see a skater falling off his board, while bright bold letters appear on the bottom of the image, which essentially expresses what he’s feeling at the moment. Although skateboarding is a beautiful sport, one must endure a lot of pain and sacrifice. This meme shows how there might be constantly falling in skateboarding, but it happens to every skater in order to get better. Any skater can relate to the feeling of being on the ground, like the meme/gif is showing, we’ve all been there, done that.

To conclude, although I didn’t address a whole bunch of memes, I think I covered memes that can only apply to those who skate. If someone who doesn’t know anything about skateboarding comes across these, chances are they won’t think much about them. But on the other hand, skaters can relate to these and even share them via text or through social media with their friends or use them as a way of representing how they currently feel about a situation they’re in. For example, Patrick Davison, who analyzes the role of memes in his article, mentions how, “The ideal is that small combinations of recognizable glyphs represent the intent or emotional state of the person transmitting them”. In other words, all three memes found above resonate with different situations every skater seems to face. The memes essentially provide comical relief and represent the state of a mind of a skater.

Well that’s all I have for today! Thanks for visiting sk8itwearit! and Let me know what you think about these memes in the comment section down below 🙂