What the Heck Happened to Rollerblading? (2017)
About 10 years ago I read a bunch of former roller bladers and  skateboarders talking about the death of rollerblading in the 1990s.<p>It is much easier to do tricks on rollerblades, also it was viewed as a &quot;gay&quot; activity in a much more homophobic time in society. There was a picture of a rollerblader in a skating mag and they photoshopped pink makeup on his face and made his rollerblades purple.<p>Skaters started calling rollerblades &quot;fruit boots&quot; and that killed it for a lot of people who didn&#x27;t want to associated with something seen as weak and &quot;gay&quot;.