Reasoning for Interview

I first chose skateboarding as my new subculture because of an event that I witnissed. Yes, Skateboarding has been an interest of mine for a while but it was a certain event that has helped me to decide on this subculture. Early in the semester, I was walking near the fountain by the student center and I noticed a group of skateboarders jumping a small curb and laughing and having fun. As a tall fellow walked by the curb, one of the skateboarders "beefed" it on his board and landed in front of the tall fellow. It was an obvious accident but the tall fellow didn't seem to think so. The tall guy said "watch where yur going faggot!" I then heard the tall guy murmer something about skateboarders in general. It was obviously a subculture that he felt was a nuisance.

As I walked to class I thought to myself, why did he deserve to be called by such a harsh name. The poor kid was just trying to hav fun, he had no intent to bother the tall guy. I began to wonder about skateboarders and the public perception of them. Are they really revered by a large portion of society? Why should they be made fun of just because they use the boards to get around and not thier feet? I couldn't figure it out. When I found out we had to interview someone for an unfamiliar subculture, I immeidately knew my choice.

1. I tried to track down the kid who "beefed" it, but it was too hard. (campus is huge)

2. I kid in my dorm, Paul, is a skateboader, but because it is so easy to choose him to interview, I chose not to.

3. I chose to interview a kid I met while he was boarding: his name is Jarrod.