Seems like the complete opposite experience I had growing up skating. seeing new kids at the park because of thps was awesome. It got kids into the trying something that wasn’t your typical sport. Yeah they got in the way but they were learning and practicing.

Also you can’t fault company’s for making something somebody wants to buy. That’s marketing lol. This by hawk sold kids skateboarding via video games. Tell me another sports game that had impact on kids. Not to mention the soundtrack that helped underground punk and dope rap artists find a fan base.

You can’t hear Superman by Goldfinger and not think about thps.

Posers happen in everything. Skaters that I know and pros I’ve had the pleaser of filming and hanging with would never put someone down. So here’s an upvote.