My life has forever changed since the first day I stepped foot on a skateboard. Whenever I tell people that I am a skater, it seems to conjure up some negative image of a reckless teenager completely disregarding society. I have realized that people adopt these preconceived notions about what it means to be a skateboarder; however, in reality, I just really enjoy cruising around with my friends doing tricks on a bent piece of wood on wheels. Although people mistaking me for some unlawful citizen because I skate is of very little significance to me, the underlying issue that people form ideas about the identities of others without truly knowing them is of great concern to me because it results in the suppression of personal freedoms.
To me,
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