Skateboarding and Satan.
Skateboarding and religion have always, for better or for worse, been cosy bedfellows. The vert legends of the 1980s, such as Christian Hosoi and Steve Cab, proudly flew the flag for Christianity in skating, and modern social-media influencers such as Braille Skateboards proudly wear their scientology faith on their sleeves. All of this is well and good, and it's great to see so many religious groups represented in skateboarding. However, if we want skateboarding to be truly pluralistic...then whose going to fly the flag for Satan? Come on, now. Fair is fair.
In comes Rob, founder of DIY street skating 'thing' (not a brand, he would like to stress!) , Detested Skateboards. For everyone who ever felt attracted to the macabre, Detested Skateboards are here to prove to you that skateboarding still can be, and still should be, nasty, bloody and greatly polarising (at least, for those who want it to be so). With great knowledge and passion, Rob walks us through his own inspirations as a skateboarder, from Satanism to hardcore-punk, slasher movies to black-metal.
If you like your skateboarding garb adorned with skulls, occult iconography and screen prints of murderous movie clowns, then this is the skate company for you. It's certainly the company for me.
Sorry Hosoi.
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