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I have a school project coming up, and we are focusing on subcultures. I have to interview skaters. If you consider yourself a skater, please answer the following questions. 
1. WHAT TYPE OF CLOTHES DO YOU USUALLY WEAR? DO MOST SKATERS TYPICALLY WEAR THE SAME KIND OF CLOTHES?
2. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GENRE(S) OF MUSIC? DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE ARTIST?
3. WHAT KIND OF FOOD DO YOU USUALLY EAT? WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?
4. DO SKATERS HAVE ANY SLANG WORDS? LIST AS MANY AS YOU CAN THINK OF.
5. IS THERE AN INITIATION OR RITE OF PASSAGE TO BECOMING A SKATER? WHAT MAKES YOU RESPECTED BY OTHER SKATERS?
6. HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TYPICAL WEEKDAY? HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TYPICAL WEEKEND?
7. IS THERE A SYMBOL, PERSON, MOTTO, OR LOGO THAT SKATERS ASSOCIATE WITH?
8. ARE THERE GENDER ROLES IN SKATERS? (AS IN, ARE GIRL AND GUY SKATERS TREATED EQUALLY, ARE GIRL SKATERS RARE, ETC.)
9. ARE THERE ANY RITUALS OR TRADITIONS THAT MOST SKATERS HAVE?
10. WHAT IS THE MORAL CODE TO BEING A SKATER? WHAT’S RIGHT AND WHAT’S WRONG?
11. IS THERE A SUBCULTURE CONSIDERED AN ENEMY OF SKATERS? (PREPS, JOCKS, ETC.)
12. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT EXISTS FOR?
13. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: ABORTION, GUN CONTROL, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA, AND POVERTY?
14. WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE BE DONE ABOUT THESE ISSUES?
ABORTION:
GUN CONTROL:
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION:
VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA:
POVERTY:
15. WHAT POLITICAL PARTY DO YOU MOST AFFILIATE YOURSELF WITH? REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT, OTHER, OR DON’T CARE?
16. DO YOU VOTE, OR WILL YOU VOTE ONCE YOU TURN 18?
17. WHAT IS YOUR AMERICAN DREAM? WHAT WOULD BE THE PERFECT LIFE FOR YOU?
18. WHAT DO YOU THINK AMERICA WILL BECOME IN THE FUTURE?
19. WHAT DO YOU WANT AMERICA TO BECOME IN THE FUTURE?
20. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE MEDIA PORTRAYS SKATERS AS?
21. DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF PART OF ANY OTHER SUBCULTURES?
Thanks guys!
1. WHAT TYPE OF CLOTHES DO YOU USUALLY WEAR? DO MOST SKATERS TYPICALLY WEAR THE SAME KIND OF CLOTHES?
2. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GENRE(S) OF MUSIC? DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE ARTIST?
3. WHAT KIND OF FOOD DO YOU USUALLY EAT? WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?
4. DO SKATERS HAVE ANY SLANG WORDS? LIST AS MANY AS YOU CAN THINK OF.
5. IS THERE AN INITIATION OR RITE OF PASSAGE TO BECOMING A SKATER? WHAT MAKES YOU RESPECTED BY OTHER SKATERS?
6. HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TYPICAL WEEKDAY? HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TYPICAL WEEKEND?
7. IS THERE A SYMBOL, PERSON, MOTTO, OR LOGO THAT SKATERS ASSOCIATE WITH?
8. ARE THERE GENDER ROLES IN SKATERS? (AS IN, ARE GIRL AND GUY SKATERS TREATED EQUALLY, ARE GIRL SKATERS RARE, ETC.)
9. ARE THERE ANY RITUALS OR TRADITIONS THAT MOST SKATERS HAVE?
10. WHAT IS THE MORAL CODE TO BEING A SKATER? WHAT’S RIGHT AND WHAT’S WRONG?
11. IS THERE A SUBCULTURE CONSIDERED AN ENEMY OF SKATERS? (PREPS, JOCKS, ETC.)
12. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT EXISTS FOR?
13. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: ABORTION, GUN CONTROL, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA, AND POVERTY?
14. WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE BE DONE ABOUT THESE ISSUES?
ABORTION:
GUN CONTROL:
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION:
VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA:
POVERTY:
15. WHAT POLITICAL PARTY DO YOU MOST AFFILIATE YOURSELF WITH? REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT, OTHER, OR DON’T CARE?
16. DO YOU VOTE, OR WILL YOU VOTE ONCE YOU TURN 18?
17. WHAT IS YOUR AMERICAN DREAM? WHAT WOULD BE THE PERFECT LIFE FOR YOU?
18. WHAT DO YOU THINK AMERICA WILL BECOME IN THE FUTURE?
19. WHAT DO YOU WANT AMERICA TO BECOME IN THE FUTURE?
20. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE MEDIA PORTRAYS SKATERS AS?
21. DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF PART OF ANY OTHER SUBCULTURES?
Thanks guys!
1. WHAT TYPE OF CLOTHES DO YOU USUALLY WEAR? DO MOST SKATERS TYPICALLY WEAR THE SAME KIND OF CLOTHES?
I wear tight jeans and skate shirts
2. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GENRE(S) OF MUSIC? DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE ARTIST?
Mixed genres from alternative to punk to hip hop to rap
3. WHAT KIND OF FOOD DO YOU USUALLY EAT? WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?[/b]
Pizza or Fries
4. DO SKATERS HAVE ANY SLANG WORDS? LIST AS MANY AS YOU CAN THINK OF.
Bail or nail ummm ride that i it saying some other stuff is really gay
5. IS THERE AN INITIATION OR RITE OF PASSAGE TO BECOMING A SKATER? WHAT MAKES YOU RESPECTED BY OTHER SKATERS?
The tricks you land how you act
6. HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TYPICAL WEEKDAY? HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TYPICAL WEEKEND?
S8ing or using the computer
7. IS THERE A SYMBOL, PERSON, MOTTO, OR LOGO THAT SKATERS ASSOCIATE WITH?
Not really except famous skaters
8. ARE THERE GENDER ROLES IN SKATERS? (AS IN, ARE GIRL AND GUY SKATERS TREATED EQUALLY, ARE GIRL SKATERS RARE, ETC.)
If a girl skates it is alright
9. ARE THERE ANY RITUALS OR TRADITIONS THAT MOST SKATERS HAVE?
Not that many
10. WHAT IS THE MORAL CODE TO BEING A SKATER? WHAT?S RIGHT AND WHAT?S WRONG?
PLAYING POKEMON IS WRONG DO NOT TELL ANYONE YOU PLAY
11. IS THERE A SUBCULTURE CONSIDERED AN ENEMY OF SKATERS? (PREPS, JOCKS, ETC.)
In my school if you are a skater and have the right attitude you hang out with the jocks and popular kids.If you are a skater and have no charisma you a geek and wannabe
12. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT EXISTS FOR?
For order to protect us and keep stuff running smoothly
13. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: ABORTION, GUN CONTROL, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA, AND POVERTY?
Abortion it is a woman's choice.Gun control is something that should be really important.Immagration is ok but the problem is Latinos bring in gangs and problems.I love there culture I am full Mexican but why so much violence
15. WHAT POLITICAL PARTY DO YOU MOST AFFILIATE YOURSELF WITH? REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT, OTHER, OR DON?T CARE?
My parents are republican but I say democrat
16. DO YOU VOTE, OR WILL YOU VOTE ONCE YOU TURN 18?
Yes
17. WHAT IS YOUR AMERICAN DREAM? WHAT WOULD BE THE PERFECT LIFE FOR YOU?
When I grow up I want to be a lawyer
18. WHAT DO YOU THINK AMERICA WILL BECOME IN THE FUTURE?
A positive place
19. WHAT DO YOU WANT AMERICA TO BECOME IN THE FUTURE?
A great safe place
20. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE MEDIA PORTRAYS SKATERS AS?
In my comunity skaters are alright but in other places it is frowned upon
21. DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF PART OF ANY OTHER SUBCULTURES?
Nope I just s8
I wear tight jeans and skate shirts
2. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GENRE(S) OF MUSIC? DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE ARTIST?
Mixed genres from alternative to punk to hip hop to rap
3. WHAT KIND OF FOOD DO YOU USUALLY EAT? WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?[/b]
Pizza or Fries
4. DO SKATERS HAVE ANY SLANG WORDS? LIST AS MANY AS YOU CAN THINK OF.
Bail or nail ummm ride that i it saying some other stuff is really gay
5. IS THERE AN INITIATION OR RITE OF PASSAGE TO BECOMING A SKATER? WHAT MAKES YOU RESPECTED BY OTHER SKATERS?
The tricks you land how you act
6. HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TYPICAL WEEKDAY? HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TYPICAL WEEKEND?
S8ing or using the computer
7. IS THERE A SYMBOL, PERSON, MOTTO, OR LOGO THAT SKATERS ASSOCIATE WITH?
Not really except famous skaters
8. ARE THERE GENDER ROLES IN SKATERS? (AS IN, ARE GIRL AND GUY SKATERS TREATED EQUALLY, ARE GIRL SKATERS RARE, ETC.)
If a girl skates it is alright
9. ARE THERE ANY RITUALS OR TRADITIONS THAT MOST SKATERS HAVE?
Not that many
10. WHAT IS THE MORAL CODE TO BEING A SKATER? WHAT?S RIGHT AND WHAT?S WRONG?
PLAYING POKEMON IS WRONG DO NOT TELL ANYONE YOU PLAY
11. IS THERE A SUBCULTURE CONSIDERED AN ENEMY OF SKATERS? (PREPS, JOCKS, ETC.)
In my school if you are a skater and have the right attitude you hang out with the jocks and popular kids.If you are a skater and have no charisma you a geek and wannabe
12. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT EXISTS FOR?
For order to protect us and keep stuff running smoothly
13. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: ABORTION, GUN CONTROL, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA, AND POVERTY?
Abortion it is a woman's choice.Gun control is something that should be really important.Immagration is ok but the problem is Latinos bring in gangs and problems.I love there culture I am full Mexican but why so much violence
15. WHAT POLITICAL PARTY DO YOU MOST AFFILIATE YOURSELF WITH? REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT, OTHER, OR DON?T CARE?
My parents are republican but I say democrat
16. DO YOU VOTE, OR WILL YOU VOTE ONCE YOU TURN 18?
Yes
17. WHAT IS YOUR AMERICAN DREAM? WHAT WOULD BE THE PERFECT LIFE FOR YOU?
When I grow up I want to be a lawyer
18. WHAT DO YOU THINK AMERICA WILL BECOME IN THE FUTURE?
A positive place
19. WHAT DO YOU WANT AMERICA TO BECOME IN THE FUTURE?
A great safe place
20. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE MEDIA PORTRAYS SKATERS AS?
In my comunity skaters are alright but in other places it is frowned upon
21. DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF PART OF ANY OTHER SUBCULTURES?
Nope I just s8