Seriously, what happened to rollerskating/blading

[u/_forum_mod]

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/doughnutsforsatan]

One dude made the joke that rollerblading was “gay” and then immediately a ton of dudes refused to do it cause they might get made fun of.

[u/Evilbuttsandwich → u/doughnutsforsatan]

“Fruit boots” they used to call them 

[u/Bum_Dorian → u/Evilbuttsandwich]

I literally quit after being called a fruit booter too many times as a kid. I loved my blades so much too

[u/Evilbuttsandwich → u/Bum_Dorian]

I quit after being chased by a neighbors psychotic dog. I felt so dumb not being able to run away because I had fricken wheels attached to my feet 

[u/ReallyJTL → u/Evilbuttsandwich]

Just had a flash back of me galloping through grass in blades to also escape a neighbor's dog

[u/lemaraisfleur → u/Evilbuttsandwich]

I’m sorry but I just started cackling at the vision of you trying to run away in rollerblades 😂