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Ryan Ries, formerly Circa TM who has a lot of influence over the philanthropy/social/political side of skateboarding has a co-host saying and him endorsing that a Christian cannot support Black Lives Matter in good conscience. #skatetwitter
I strongly believe that certain organizations providing social services in action sports are being used to usher in a conservative agenda to sanitize skate culture. I know because I wanted to do the same while working for the Tea Party.
Now with skaters strongly supporting Black Lives Matter, they are trying to use their role in providing these services as a way to say that if you support BLM, your help for addiction or mental health from our church will be void.
Wow. This is one of the most insightful pieces I have ever read on skateboarding culture and the “cracks in the armor” of its radical, alternative culture. These serious issues need to be addressed before they lead to the demise of what we love.
As someone who became intrigued by skateboarding culture as a model for political change, I have come to realize that the forces I believed it was immune to it is merely more resistant than average to. There are flaws that need to be handled the right way.
When I started my journey I was curious about the possible relationship between conservative ideology and skate culture. As someone who worked in the Tea Party, I initially wondered why more skaters weren’t on my side. There was a lot more to the story, I learned.
