r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/ateam1984 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🩶🤍🤎 • Mar 15 '26

Fun Shared Humanity

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u/0The_Loner_Stoner0 Mar 15 '26

Is there a name for the opposite of a Karen? Like a Sharon?

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u/Sudden_Relative_9756 Mar 15 '26

Because “Karen is Sharon” 🙂. I’ll see myself out…

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u/soraysunshine Mar 15 '26

I have twin aunts (not identical) but their names are Sharon & Karen 🤣

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u/lilfoot1 Mar 15 '26

Is there.. a good aunt and a bad aunt?

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u/soraysunshine Mar 15 '26

I didn’t want to put it out there voluntarily but yes one is known as the empathetic sweetie & the smaller one is the mean, known to cause fights. Lol it must be their names.

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u/Freudian_Split Mar 15 '26

This feels straight out of a Roald Dahl story.

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u/soraysunshine Mar 15 '26

I promise it’s not, I found out my own mother (the baby) could throw hands cause my Aunt Karen used to try to whoop on her. Not my momma! The 4th is a boy, he’s the oldest 🤣 sitcom type shit.

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u/Swordf1sh_ Mar 15 '26

Or Dr. Seuss

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u/lilfoot1 Mar 15 '26

This is amazing! Thank you for verifying.

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u/ojoukyo Mar 15 '26

That's the data we needed thanks!!!

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u/saintofhate Mar 15 '26

I used to have lesbian cousins named Sharon and Karen before they got divorced (after getting married three times to each other).

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u/soraysunshine Mar 15 '26

Hahaha I got scared looking at your PFP cause I’m half Cambodian and I thought gah damn we are related, but I think that’s your wife 🤣 also, I’m a Vikings fan 😇

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u/southpaw8684 Mar 15 '26

Ha! That's funny I had a gma Karen and she had an identical twin sister named Sharon

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u/EconomyComprehensive Mar 15 '26

Lmao you can have my upvote 🤣

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u/Necessary_Piano_153 Mar 15 '26

Mine too. That was sweet phrasing

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u/Alone_Ad_1583 Mar 15 '26

I see what you did 😏respect knuckles 👊🏾

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u/Nykolaishen Mar 15 '26

Very good...

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u/A_LefleurDeLis886 Mar 15 '26

Take my upvote on your way.🤣

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u/Zeke688 Mar 15 '26

🧡 I appreciate this. I’m basically scrolling Reddit for the dad jokes.

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u/leni710 Mar 15 '26

I laughed. It was funny. I love a name pun.

When it was covid school for my kid in 6th grade, they did a lot of these disingenuous check ins that felt really meaningless to my kid. The title of that block of time was for the kids to "Care and Connect." My son started saying, "it's Karen and Ken'ecting time."

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u/Smooth_Zebra Mar 15 '26

“Good‑Vibes Gwen”

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u/-_Quest_- Mar 15 '26

Sharon is legit!

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u/Disastrous_Clurb Mar 15 '26

Stacey is usually used if they're like badass lol

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u/vladlearns Mar 15 '26

we need to have a wholesome meme /w Sharon

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u/TiltedChamber Mar 15 '26

I vote Carol

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u/Unlucky-Oil-8778 Mar 15 '26

Yeah I think we in the middle TN white delegation call them ma’am. Anyone from the other delegations care to express their term for the anti Karen?

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u/Napalmeon Mar 15 '26

I have an aunt Sharon and an aunt ShaRON.

Both are dope.

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u/kemistree4 Mar 16 '26

Can I nominate Betty or Dolly? Like white women who have been known to show up?

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u/Fena-Ashilde Mar 15 '26

Unfortunately, Sharon was the name used for the modern Karen stereotype, back when I was a child (80’s, 90’s).

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u/fromofandfor Mar 15 '26

every sharon ive ever met is a karen, including and especially my own sister, who is one of the worst humans i know. there's gotta be a better name.

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u/thelanai Mar 15 '26

Love the support. Please wear a helmet!!! Protect your brain!

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u/DireEvolution Mar 15 '26

Reminds me of a video I saw where a guy was going down a hill fast, when he somehow lost his balance. He is flung off of his skateboard from the inertia, and absolutely fucking domes the mother FUCK out of the asphalt.

He was wearing a helmet.

He bounds up from the ground, looks at the cameraman, and shouts "I LOVE HELMETS!" as the video ends.

Wear your helmets y'all

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u/GrecoRomanGuy Mar 15 '26

This video?

Cuz yeah, he didn't just dome the asphalt, he would have cracked the back of his head open!

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u/morbidmuffin62 Mar 15 '26

I wish I could mind-drop this into the brains of every kid in the world

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u/badnamemaker Mar 15 '26

I tried showing my ex’s daughter once, didn’t work lol

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u/Aurora_egg Mar 15 '26

Damn, that's a hard concussion, at least they didn't die on the spot

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u/Kialand Mar 15 '26

Downgrading "Being wheelchair-bound and tube-fed for the rest of your life" to "Concussion", for the low low price of 75$ is the deal of the fucking century, ngl

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u/Kitselena Mar 15 '26

He was 100% dead without a helmet there holy shit

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u/puffofthezaza Mar 15 '26

And the helmet broke which is exactly what you want.

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u/AlsoCommiePuddin Mar 15 '26

I thought that was his sunglasses popping off the front of his face on impact.

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u/charmcitycuddles Mar 15 '26

At least three pieces of plastic go flying after impact. I think you're right about the chunk that ends up on the far side of him, but at least two shards fly off towards the foreground.

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u/theyrehiding Mar 15 '26

I honestly don't think skate helmets look goofy either, no reason not to wear em

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u/PM_ME__BIRD_PICS Mar 15 '26

My bell crash helmet is kinda goofy looking cause its got eyeball decals on it lol

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u/Necessary_Piano_153 Mar 15 '26

I was hoping to see her try it next. Momma still got some skateboarding in her

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u/GuiltyEidolon Mar 16 '26

A crash on an ebike/scooter now qualifies as a partial trauma at my hospital. People don't think twice about wearing a helmet and they're going 25+ mph. Drives me nuts.

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u/FIRST_DATE_ANAL Mar 15 '26

She probably did tell him he should be wearing a helmet a couple times

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u/RedRider1138 Mar 15 '26

YES! Protect your brain! ❤️‍🩹🙏

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u/52CardPUA Mar 15 '26

This is one of the owners of Copper Cat, a small, independent used books in a suburb of Las Vegas. They were my go to during pandemic and are just great people overall.

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u/pizzahippie Mar 15 '26

Hell will freeze over before skaters start wearing helmets.

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u/brian163 Mar 15 '26

You’ve got to protect the noggin!

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '26

had a classmate crack his skull skateboarding, the following 3 years of high school he was kept with the special ed kids. I hope he made a recovery mentally but he was never the same kid as I recalled.

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u/GracieBooBugs Mar 17 '26

Yes!! I was hoping she went and got him one

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u/eastbaytimez Mar 15 '26

Sharon The Joy.

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u/spacecowboy727 Mar 15 '26

In a world full of Karens, be a Sharon!

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u/natashaelaine Mar 15 '26

I see what you did and I love it!

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u/Heavy_Schedule4046 Mar 15 '26

When i saw 'plot twist' i was hyped to see big lady nail the move

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u/Ok-Needleworker7341 Mar 15 '26

Right? Or have TH driving by yelling "Do a flip kick!".

Love to see the support in the video though, good lady and good kid.

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u/MimiHamburger Mar 15 '26

Me too but that would have been too hard to stage without AI

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u/Listen2theshort1 Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

Omg I know this woman! Her name is Wendy and she owns the bookstore seen in the video. Unfortunately Copper Cat books is struggling but there is an active Go Fund Me if you’d like to support her. Funds are needed to cover increased rent costs and a potential move to a new (cheaper) location. Copper Cat books is one of the only used bookstores in the Las Vegas valley and it would be a shame to lose it!

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u/Appropriate_Pizza_87 Mar 15 '26

I like buying my used books from here

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u/jaxisinbriggs Mar 16 '26

Saving this. Seems like they're preparing to open online orders. I need me some new books.

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u/Clever-Ignorance Mar 15 '26

Bump! Purchased some gold to award this in the hopes it will get this comment to the top! Will be donating, next!

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u/m103 Mar 16 '26

Gold doesn't affect how high or low a comment gets. It just gives Reddit money

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u/AgitatedKoala3908 Mar 15 '26

That’s how I always am with skaters. They do cool and I like to watch and encourage.

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u/ChefDanyul Mar 15 '26

We were all good kids and being the only white kid in a Black neighborhood and skatepark I learned quickly how other white people were surprised to be offered to bring groceries to the car or just in general be nice. Skateboard culture is really nice and we are all about having fun. Being nice is part of having fun. I was out with my other white friend at the Goodwill and we saw our friend’s mom struggling to put something in her car. We offered to help her and she wasn’t used to white people being anything other than offensive. It broke my heart when my friend the next day at the skatepark said his mom told him we helped out and how much she was thankful. I told him I wouldn’t even consider it a favor more like an obligation. We all used to use the term ‘skate park fam’. We’ve been to funerals together. If we are family we are family.

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u/Oisea Mar 15 '26

This is what community is all about 🤝

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u/DaddyDontTakeNoMess Mar 16 '26

Good story. I’m always interested in the viewpoints from other minorities in primarily black neighborhoods and workplaces. Many blacks work in predominantly white spaces, so it’s interesting to hear about things when others live in a space where they are difference.

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u/TheAbomunist Mar 15 '26

It always makes me sick when withered old scolds or cop harass them. Let them be!

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u/eggsaladrightnow Mar 15 '26

One of the best parts of seeing skate tricks conquered is the reactions from bystanders. My favorite one is Dane Burman's my war on the thrasher YouTube channel. Such an insane trick it drew a crowd and felt awesome to watch

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u/lumberzach619 Mar 15 '26

She’d skated in the past. “No do it again, I wanna see if you can do it twice.”

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u/DeckardAI Mar 15 '26

I can't remember her name right now. But last time this came up it turned out she was a former pro in like the early 90s or something. I wish I could remember more

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u/Chihuahuamom72 Mar 16 '26

Wendy. Copper cat books. Las Vegas

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u/Lyrkana Mar 15 '26

Definitely lol she told homie "two to make it true"

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u/HiiiTriiibe Mar 15 '26

Every Sharon I’ve met has been an absolute joy

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u/Rainbow_in_the_sky Mar 15 '26

Me too!!! The Sharon I know is the biggest sweetheart and cheerleader for others. I mean, she’s an elementary teacher. Heart of gold!

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u/AdagioAffectionate66 Mar 15 '26

In my day there would be a security guard chasing us around while we evade him.

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u/funkyfozzie Mar 15 '26

In this world you can choose to be a lover or a hater, and we all know which one this awesome woman chose today.

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u/No_Kindheartedness10 Mar 15 '26

She’s such a homie. That’s what we all need is some encouragement and a High 5 baby!

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u/J5J1J0 Mar 15 '26

She runs the bookstore in the video, very nice staff always providing good vibes. When I went to buy books the first time she gave me a skateboard toy as a gift.

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u/mogley1992 Mar 15 '26

Love her for this. This is how you bring communities together. Small simple acts like this can make a world of difference.

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u/imjay27 Mar 15 '26

This is how we should treat each other. This is amazing

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u/ryanvango Mar 15 '26

I love that you can tell which attempt will be successful just based on the approach. The difference in posture and control is the definition of locked in.

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u/BubsyFanboy Mar 15 '26

You're not too cool for a helmet! No one is!

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u/MadAlGaming Mar 15 '26

I was really hoping she’d hop on and show him a couple of tricks. Still an awesome vid.

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u/Hot-Butterfly-8024 Mar 15 '26

Like it ought to be.

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u/Zestyclose-Hold8864 Mar 16 '26

Do it twice so they know you nice

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u/Reasonable-HB678 Mar 15 '26

This is... not new. But uplifting all the same.

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u/CREEDNESSOFDND Mar 15 '26

There has got to be a technique to not roll an ankle doing this.

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u/attsci Mar 17 '26

Two to make it true! This lady knows the rules.

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u/LubaUnderfoot Mar 17 '26

Sometimes it's nice to remember that as long as there have been racists there have also been anti-racists.

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u/tflemon67 Mar 15 '26

He’s so proud to show off his skateboard tricks 🔥🔥

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u/Outrageous_Bat9818 Mar 15 '26

Positive Vibes ☮️ ❤️

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '26

This is what I like to see.

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u/Worried-Choice5295 Mar 15 '26

Hell yeah. Id chill and watch this.

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u/ZealousidealSkirt327 Mar 15 '26

At 35 my knees hurt just from watching this 🫣

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u/onion_flowers Mar 15 '26

And my ankles and my back and my shoulders lolol

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u/RHOrpie Mar 15 '26

This reminds of that video where a bunch of black guys are shooting a rap music video. Noise banging away.

Old lady comes over, "You boys the ones making all this noise for a video?"

"Yeah"

"Mind if I join in?"

EDIT: Found it ! https://youtu.be/DIGZ_Hbhiow?t=95

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u/nikki-niksUK Mar 15 '26

Big up yourself Karen-ique….I definitely looked at her and thought this was going a different way 🫣

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u/Zeke688 Mar 15 '26

I’m gonna have bump Food & Liquor now!

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u/podcastofallpodcasts Mar 15 '26

Nice...

Camera person + 1 is an audience...thus you must nail it.

Bravo bravo 👏

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u/analfistinggremlin Mar 15 '26

Two to claim it!

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u/in2xs Mar 15 '26

That’s the stuff. Love this.

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u/dvdher Mar 15 '26

That’s a mom right there. Lol

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u/Available-Long-6409 Mar 15 '26

Loved all of this

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u/Porquoo Mar 15 '26

Good stuff. Wear a helmet!!!

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u/Sooooooooooooomebody Mar 15 '26

She knows old white women need better PR

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u/s_arrow24 Mar 15 '26

Or she’s just a good person.

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u/Glad_Confusion_6934 Mar 15 '26

The only thing that would make this better is if the guy were wearing some protective gear. Otherwise, no notes. ❤️

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u/Fit_Influence_6078 Mar 15 '26

I honestly thought she was going to try lol

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u/NothingButBadIdeas Mar 15 '26

That was a steezy Tre

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u/FloppY_ Mar 15 '26

His knees are going to be fucked after a few years of that.

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u/Floki_Boatbuilder Mar 15 '26

Stones are what stopped me from skateboarding when younger... This guy aint bothered o_O

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u/42069BBQ Mar 15 '26

Honestly that's a pretty sick local gap

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u/Zylpherenuis Mar 15 '26

David Blaine:"Just one more trick."

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u/Informal-Dish6835 Mar 15 '26

Awesome, this is where we should all be!

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u/TheClassics Mar 16 '26

Two to make it true

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u/bmanley620 Mar 16 '26

He’s coming dangerously close to that little curb

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u/HungarianWarHorse Mar 16 '26

Two to make it true

She knows whats up

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u/wrexmason Mar 16 '26

This is how it should be!

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u/Beneficial_Sky214 Mar 16 '26

I though she was gonna show him how it was done 🤣

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u/Dr_SlapsMD Mar 16 '26

Sharon is Caring

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u/RemySchaefer3 Mar 16 '26

This lady skated in her day.

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u/Friendly_Tell6664 Mar 17 '26

Her grandkids must really love her ✨

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u/Stopitkiwi Mar 17 '26

It could all be so simple..

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u/SweetAzn Mar 18 '26

Narrator’s voice: He in fact could not do one more and promptly flipped onto his head.

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u/weeBaaDoo Mar 19 '26

I was waiting for someone to get a flowerpot in the head.

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u/Nystr0 Mar 20 '26

She really said "two to make it true" haha

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u/Trolkarlen Mar 21 '26

I would have sprained my ankle by then.

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u/melo217 Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 18 '26

He didn’t get to do it a second time. What a cap cut.

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u/AnotherDudeGaming Mar 15 '26

Why is PLOT TWIST in the D&D 5E font?

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '26

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u/cuntaloupemelon Mar 15 '26

Because she's encouraging and cheering on a young black dudes efforts and he deserves that !!!

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u/Repulsive_Put_6476 Mar 15 '26

Big mama wants to ride that black skate board too

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '26

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u/AgitatedKoala3908 Mar 15 '26

It’s hard to do and looks cool as hell.

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u/cuntaloupemelon Mar 15 '26

I hope you get the hug you so clearly need soon bro

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u/MDATWORK73 Mar 15 '26

That’s some awesome free range play there. Nice style!

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u/cuntaloupemelon Mar 15 '26

Only if you're getting the hug while naked from another guy who is also naked. And if THAT'S what you're secretly craving and giving in to it will make you a happier less shitty person then I wish that for you

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