Editing Skateboarding (section)

=== Skate parks ===
Certain cities still oppose the building of [[Skatepark|skate parks]] in their neighborhoods, for fear of increased crime and drugs in the area. The rift between the old image of skateboarding and a newer one is quite visible: magazines such as ''[[Thrasher (magazine)|Thrasher]]'' portray skateboarding as dirty, rebellious, and still firmly tied to [[Punk subculture|punk]], while other publications, ''[[Transworld Skateboarding]]'' as an example, paint a more diverse and controlled picture of skateboarding. As more professional skaters use [[hip hop]], [[reggae]], or [[hard rock]] music accompaniment in their videos, many urban youths, hip hop fans, reggae fans, and hard rock fans are also drawn to skateboarding, further diluting the sport's punk image.

Group spirit supposedly influences the members of this community. In presentations of this sort, showcasing of criminal tendencies is absent, and no attempt is made to tie extreme sports to any kind of illegal activity. Female based skateboarding groups also exist, such as [[Brujas (skate crew)|Brujas]] which is based in [[New York City]]. Many women use their participation in skate crews to perform an alternative form of femininity.<ref name="Architecture"/><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kelly|first=Deirdre|date=August 2005|title=Skater girlhood and emphasized femininity: 'you can't land an ollie properly in heels'|journal=Gender and Education|volume=17|issue=3|pages=229–248|doi=10.1080/09540250500145163|s2cid=145298518}}</ref> These female skate crews offer a safe haven for women and girls in cities, where they can skate and bond without male expectations or competition.