Skateboarding

Skateboarding is the act of rolling on or interacting with a skateboard. Someone who skateboards is a skater (or skateboarder or most fully skateboard rider), though the shortest term may also refer to someone ice skating or roller skating.

Skaters and Social Groups

As of the late 90's a significant amount of skateboarders, or the more commonly used "skaters", have been catagorized into their own social group. Though they have always existed, it wasn't until recently that skaters broke free of the common "metal-head" or "preppy" stereotypes. The increasing popularity of skater shoes and clothing has also led to an increase of so called "posers" in the skating world. Posers are people who feel the need to wear skateboard clothes in order to be "cool". More often than not they even buy skateboards, but solely for the image, not because its fun.

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