
I sat and sit and contemplated what to argue; then skateboarding, what I passion a lot about, popped into my head. What exactly to argue? That was the next hard decision to make. Oh wait, I'm always accused of being a stoner and troublemaker, but that is not me at all.
When conveying my topic, skateboarding, every different way it could be conveyed is a different way to show what I am trying to prove.
If I decided to parte=ray it through a text message, I know I would use a lot of slang or talk how I normally do, rather than proper and without abbreviations. I would forward the message to all my skate buds. I would use "sk8" instead of "skate". I would maybe say something along the lines as, "Hey dudes we needa get this label trashed that we r all stoners and cause trouble. Lets so sk8 and prove these bitches wrong. C ya at the park. Late!" Really meaning, "Hey guys we need to get the label of us being stoners and troublemakers gone. Lets go skate and prove them wrong. See ya at the skate park. Later."
But if I was reading Transworld [a skate magazine] it would be so different. I would probably see a one page ad, with a highly known pro like Paul Rodriguez, Shaun White, Dustin Dollin, or Ryan Sheckler, skating some sick spot, decked out in brand labels, and saying something to help us rid what we are labeled as. It would be kind of contradictory because they would be skating a hand rail or pool. But it doesn't show them causing trouble, only doing what they live for, skating.
Blogging about this would be different than the text message or magazine cover too. It would be like a mini version of my paper. I would totally explain all the reasons we are labeled, all the reasons we are given these names, all the reasons why we are not all stoners and troublemakers and all the reasons why we are similar to other athletes. We do as they do in different form. The different medias have different effects on one topic. It flows with the people it is going to reflect on. If it's made for skaters it's going to be made for their taste. If it's made for parents, it's going to be more laid back. Every media, when made, has to think about where it's going to be shown, who is going to see it, and what the exact point is going to be made. It has so many factors to be thought about that it can't be made in a simple minute; it takes time and effort.
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