Skateboarding is not a crime explained

Skateboarding is not a crime is a slogan advocating for the right of anyone to enjoy skateboarding.[1]

In 1987 skateboard company Powell Peralta initiated an advertising campaign using "skateboarding is not a crime" as their slogan.[2] Their 1988 advertising video, Public Domain, showed skateboarders in various locations which displayed stickers showing the slogan.[1]

In 1997 skateboard company NHS, Inc. began formal use of the slogan for their brand.[1]

Various commentators in the skateboarding community have discussed what the phrase means to them.[3] [4] [5]

Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics raised the profile of the sport, leading commentators to reflect on how skateboarding has been called a crime but now people take it more seriously.[6]

The phrase has been used to advertise skateparks in locations where skateboarding is encouraged.[7] It has also been used for the opposite to explain where skateboarding is discouraged.[8]

Further consideration

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skateboarding is not a crime: the origin of the slogan . Surfertoday . en-us . 26 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Shredz Shop . Everything You Need To Know About Powell Peralta . Shredz Shop . en-US . 24 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Reasons Why Skateboarding is Not a Crime . EliteSkater . en-us . 27 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Lepore . Sophia . Skateboarding Is Not a Crime—It’s a Lifeline . TakePart . https://web.archive.org/web/20191201194037/https://www.takepart.com/article/2016/10/29/harold-hunter-foundation-skateboarding-not-crime/ . 1 December 2019 . 29 October 2016.
  5. Web site: Skateboarding Is Not A Crime, Or Is It? . The Grom Life . 29 April 2021.
  6. Web site: Matthews . Mychel . WATCH NOW: Skateboarding is not a crime, it's an Olympic sport . Twin Falls Times-News . en . 1 August 2021.
  7. Teuber . Fabian . Skateboarding is Not a Crime . Luci . 2020 . 2 . 22–27 .
  8. Web site: Salter . Peter . Skateboarding is not a crime -- but it's against the rules at state parks . JournalStar.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20210620153653/https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/skateboarding-is-not-a-crime----but-its-against-the-rules-at-state/article_e4808da5-2097-5023-95a0-08b1ace54bc3.html . 20 June 2021 . en . 28 April 2021.

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