I was never one of those kids who yearned to skateboard. Never saw my brother do it and think, “hey, that looks fun!” Nope. I was the kid who never even learned to ride a bike properly, who prefered coloring indoors to any kind of outdoor activity that required sneakers and/ or sweating.
In college, I’d watch out the library windows as boys would skateboard on by. They’d carry them into class, looking smug and unbothered. I was not remotely interested. In fact, the entire sport and its hyper-masculine culture was wholly disinteresting to me.
Until I Instagram-scrolled upon GRLSWIRL.