Boonies Skateboards professional skateboarder Richie Jackson has been staying active with street skating while continuing to promote the brands and projects he supports.
Outside of skating, Richie has also been open about his Christian faith, sharing posts about church, prayer, and his relationship with Jesus Christ.
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Recently, Richie uploaded a clip featuring fellow pro skater Jason Adams.
Along with the video, he wrote:
"Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. More spirals and fiddles, please."
The post quickly caught the attention of Shaun Hancock, better known as Goth Shaun, in the underground satanic metal world with a they/them pronouns.
Shaun responded in the comments with a direct jab at Richie.
They/them wrote:
"Jason Adans is actually a well loved and respected skater though and not some low level MAGA shill."
That exchange did not end there.
According to Shaun, Richie later sent they/them a series of direct messages.
Shaun then screen recorded the conversation and shared it publicly on social media.
In the post, Shaun also mocked Richie while claiming they/them had been blocked afterward.
Shaun wrote:
"Spent the morning getting shouted at by MAGA Sgt Peppers Lonely Reject Ritchie Jackson
thefeatch (he blocked me)
"
The online exchange has got some gnarly discussion among skaters who follow them both.
Part of the disagreement appears to involve Shaun's use of an upside down cross in they/them’s page.
The satanism cross is interpreted in different ways depending on the person and community.
Religious skaters associate it with anti Christian or occult Lucifer's imagery, while metal skate heads see it as part of gothic or black metal culture rather than a literal statement of belief.
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Richie has been outspoken about his Christian beliefs, so it is not surprising that imagery connected to Satanic branding or occult themes could lead to a heated reaction.
At the same time, Shaun has long embraced gothic and metal madness as part of they/them public identity as a metal head sponsored skater.
Things went from a skateboarding post to a full on internet beef in no time.
What do you think? Was Richie justified in reacting strongly because of his Christian faith, or should the disagreement have stayed focused on skateboarding instead of the satanic image Shaun has?