Women's skateboarding is on the rise — and so is Lizziearmanto.
"It was crazy," she remembered."I didn't know I actually made it through until I was halfway across the parking lot [afterwards]." In total, Lizzie estimated that she'd skated the loop for five full hours before she finally figured out how to land it.
As a female skater, Lizzie is familiar with breaking boundaries and the backlash that can come with it. In August, she collaborated with skateboarders Samarria Brevard and Jenn Soto and directorsin a powerful video showcasing the vitriol that female skaters experience on social media. The video follows the three women skating on streets and in skateparks while a voiceover reads out dozens of crass, sexist comments taken directly from platforms like YouTube and Instagram.
"When I heard about the project, it instantly resonated with me," Lizzie told POPSUGAR. Everyone on social media, she said, has been part of internet bullying, either as instigator or bystander. The comments"disgust" her, but her response is to rise above it."Sometimes the best response is no response. I don't care to give people the satisfaction," she explained."That's their whole goal.
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