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From Counter-culture to Athletes, SLS Normalizes Skaters as Comparable to Basketball Players

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ShreddER March 19, 2024
SLS Normalizes Skaters as Comparable to Basketball Players
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Street League Skateboarding has posted a Michael Jordan and Lebron James AI skateboarding using their skate park course and asked fans which athlete they prefer.

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Unfortunately, skateboarding has become more mainstream due to the Olympics, with skateboarders requiring uniforms, calling them athletes.

In reality, skateboarding is a counter-culture and not a sport. It was born in the streets in the 1950s until it became a lifestyle.

Since it became a lucrative business for big corporations, skating has been infiltrated with high-end designer products such as Louis Vuitton, GUCCI, and recently DIOR with Aurelien Giraud as the brand's new face.

The new generation of skateboarders are now embracing the new norm that skateboarding is an Olympic Sport. Gen Zs are now skating to chase the money instead of doing it for the love, heart, and soul.

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