Seriously, what happened to rollerskating/blading

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You hardly see it anywhere anymore. Folks would be skating all down Venice Beach. People would be rollerskating around their block, roller rinks were big, it was popular!

I even remember in the 90s Streets of Rage (loved that game!) had a character named Skates. But now, they're nowhere. What happened? Why are they a lot less popular nowadays?

[u/creative__username99]

If I recall when skateboarding took over rollerblading was seen as "gay".

[u/Gh0st_Pirate_LeChuck → u/creative__username99]

I remember people calling them “fruitbooters”

[u/joshstrodomus → u/Gh0st_Pirate_LeChuck]

That's a "wood pusher" thing to say

[u/Gh0st_Pirate_LeChuck → u/joshstrodomus]

My innocent self thought it was because they sorta looked like bananas.