The skateboarding industry is full of yes men, and it’s time for somebody to start saying no.
Look at those God forsaken shoes. Holy COW, where do I even begin. They look like some kind of tuxedo rental nightmare. If Z. Cavaricci made shoes, that’s exactly what they would look like. This is what skateboarding is coming to. Some spoiled little California kid (Dylan Rieder) getting it in his head that he’s some kind of celebrity fashionista and designing this footwear tragedy. Or, a brand recognizing that their skater looks like some kind of douchebag male model and designing some kind of fashion shoe.
If its the former, someone over at Gravis needs to start saying no to Rieder, cause: a) he’s a skateboarder, b) his head is way up in the clouds, c) he isn’t helping their already questionable entry into the skateboarding market, and d) if he keeps at it he’ll quickly becoming the laughingstock of pro skateboarding.
If it’s the latter, Reider needs to speak up and let them know these shoes are NEVER gonna fly and putting them out is probably going to do permanent damage to his reputation. Check out the photo below. Who’s idea do you think those shoes were?
Yeah, I’m thinking they were ol’ Dylan’s idea too. Whoever’s idea it was, as consumers, we probably should say no to Gravis and stay far away from their products. Unless of course, you like skating in snakeskin fenceclimbers. Then, by all means, give them your money.
The point is, somebody’s gotta say no at some point. And no one does. Its gross.
In other cases, it’s even more heinous. Take Antwuan Dixon for example. Kid’s probably not even 20 and his whole upper body and face are covered in horrible tattoos. You might say he “doesn’t give a sh*t.” But, I’m guessing when he’s 30 and struggling to find some kind of job, not giving a sh*t isn’t gonna be quite as marketable as it is right now.
Somebody should have told this kid no about 6 months ago before he mutilated his entire face. But, instead, Deathwish built an ad campaign around it. Nice.
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Those tats are pretty fcking horrible, and those shoes are lovely, if you’re some tight assed hipster going to dance right or wherever hipsters hang out these days.
But I don’t think they’re meant for skating, those arent skate shoes are they? Theres a pretty boy in you all im sure
I just noticed on the deathwish site that there is a person called “the goat” within skateboarding. there’s also “the goat” in bmx, Cory Martinez boy could this get confusing…
Also checked out some Mr. Dixon videos on youTube, be it I’ve been out of the skateboarding loop. He has style for days, the most memorable quote I remember seeing was “Damn his arms never go above his shoulders, its effortless.”
No question, Dixon is an incredible skateboarder. So is Dylan Rieder. I just thought they stood out as particularly good examples.
Isnt he the backup gaurd for celts???? oh no wait thats starbury…
…uck em! they wanna act or look like douche-bags! let em.to each his own man. seems to be the way to get marketed in the skate industry these days. but lets not forget the ugly ass shoes bmx shoe companys make. and the riders out there with shitty ass tattoos… jus sayin
at least they arent sad fucking computer geeks gossiping about other people’ you wish you could come even close to what theyve accomplished
i’m actually fairly hyped that i didnt design a pair of ballet flats or tattoo my face. those are terrible accomplishments.
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fuck all you faggot ass bitches you dont know shit about skateboarding or antwuan his tats are sick and that kid is fuckin ill so shut the fuck up if you know what is good for you
gabe are you mad?
fuck you, dylan rieder has his own style wich is what skateboarding needs now. I never seen anyone make a shoe like that and thats the point. you walk into the skate shop and all you see is black and white vulcanized shoes which is great, but gravis is just stepping up tthere game with something a little more spicier. so until you see dylan rieders part in mind feild fuck you and get a life.
if you can skate that good who cares how u look or what u wear. i personally dont like those shoes at all but thats his style and maybe someone with a similar style will buy them. antwuan can skate like a mother fucker!! he is a true g and literally doesnt give a fuck so why not tat your face. fuck it! its his thing i doubt he even plans on living past 30 haha. WHATEVER MAKES U HAPPY DO IT!! wussup haterzz
how the hell are you going to look down on two sick dudes for just living their life? they may have different styles but if they didnt stand out you probably remember their names within the sea of new skate talent these days. dylan made HIS pro shoe for HIMSELF. he skates them and rocks them and im sure fucking loves them. maybe when hell freezes over and the shit talking fag who does this forum gets to design a shoe, he can bring the osiris d3 back and shove it up his ass.
I have to say that while your entitled to your opinion, to preach it as gospel and expect everyone to buy it is just plain arrogant. Dylan’s shoe while not to everyones taste (I imagine that’s the whole point) doesn’t seem to prevent him from absolutely shredding and destroying spots with styles for miles. Antwuan’s choice to tattoo himself is his concern and not yours and probably never will be your concern as you are unlikely to be considering him for employment regardless, so perhaps you should have a word with yourself to stop being so judgmental. After all they’re not hurting anyone.
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