i just feel very free to be in my body and to be myself on a skateboard. when i was skating before, it was in the late '90s and early 2000s. i was a fat kid growing up. during the pandemic, i wanted to get back into skating. there was not really any information online for fat skateboarders. not only could i not find pads and gears in my size, i also had difficulty with just seeing any other folks like me, which felt alienating. we start putting our own videos up and we're immediately hit with fat phobia, comments about our body size, i want to create a space where we can all come together and not be judged. it started as a space for fat plus sized, chubby skaters, have a safe place to learn together and skate together. we have our monthly physical event, to help show people how to stand on the skateboard, how to gain their balance, how to ride. and what kind of information they may need for getting the right gear.