Drop In

The bad*ss story of a crew of female, queer, bi, and nonbinary skaters who charted a path to the Olympics and changed the face of an entire sport. Who gets to tell the story of skateboarding? For most of its history, skateboarding has been dominated by men. It''s time to set the record straight. Drop In is the first book to tell a different tale about skateboarding by recognizing and historicizing the female, queer, bi, and nonbinary humans responsible for today''s more equitable skate culture. It wasn''t easy getting here. In the 70s, skate personified the punk rock, lock-up-your-daughters, middle-finger-to-the-man ethos. In the 80s, it was Miami Vice soundtracks and parachute pants, neon graphics and fingerless gloves. In the 90s it was New York--graffiti, hip-hop, street. In all those decades, skateboarding was patriarchal, just like the rest of the world. Rarely did you see a woman''s name in a skate video--either on a deck or behind the lens. The four skateboarders at the heart of Deb Stoll''s dynamic narrative defy expectations. Alana as the first openly nonbinary athlete in Olympic history; Vanessa as the first trailblazing gold medalist at the X Games; Marbie as a boundary pushing trans skater; and Victoria as a rookie turned social media sensation. Drop In vividly recounts their journeys to prominence, from rebellious outsiders to the historic stage of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where skateboarding made its monumental debut. Their experiences offer a new collective story about skateboarding, amplifying the voices that have long been overlooked.

Auteur

Deborah Stoll is a journalist, lyricist, writer, and animator. Her work has appeared in The Economist, the Los Angeles Times, the LA Weekly, and the San Francisco Chronicle, Slake, Swivel, and Fresh Yarn. Her band’s music has been heard on TV shows like Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, Glee, and CSI Miami, and in the movie For a Good Time, Call and the upcoming, Space Cadet. Her first book, Unvarnished, was written with Eric Alperin. Drop In is her second book/first as a solo author. 

Texte du rabat

"Who gets to tell the story of skateboarding? Drop In is the first book to recognize and historicize the female, queer, bi, and nonbinary humans who blazed the path that led to today's more equitable skate culture. It wasn't easy getting here. Like the rest of the world, skateboarding has long been patriarchal. In the 70s, it personified the punk rock, lock-up-your-daughters, middle-finger-to-the-man ethos. In the 80s, it was Miami Vice soundtracks and parachute pants, neon graphics and fingerless gloves. In the 90s, it was New York City-graffiti, hip-hop, and skating in the street. Rarely did you see a woman's name in a skate video-either on a deck or behind the lens. The four skateboarders at the heart of Drop In defied expectations of gender, talent, physical ability, and mental capacity to fight the status quo: Alana as the first openly nonbinary athlete in Olympic history; Vanessa as a record breaking runaway; Marbie as an accidental boundary-breaking trans icon; and Victoria as the skate rookie turned social media sensation. Drop In spotlights their paths from rebellious outsiders to recognized pioneers on the historic stage of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where skateboarding made its debut. Their experiences reveal a side of skateboarding that's never been recorded, amplifying voices that have, for too long, gone unheard"--

Résumé

The bad*ss story of the female, queer, bi, and nonbinary skaters who charted a path to the Olympics and changed the face of skateboarding.

Who gets to tell the story of skateboarding? Drop In is the first book to recognize and historicize the female, queer, bi, and nonbinary humans who blazed the path that led to today’s more equitable skate culture. It wasn’t easy getting here.

Like the rest of the world, skateboarding has long been patriarchal. In the 70s, it personified the punk rock, lock-up-your-daughters, middle-finger-to-the-man ethos. In the 80s, it was Miami Vice soundtracks and parachute pants, neon graphics and fingerless gloves. In the 90s it was New York City—graffiti, hip-hop, and skating in the street. Rarely did you see a woman’s name in a skate video—either on a deck or behind the lens.

The four skateboarders at the heart of Drop In defied expectations of gender, talent, physical ability, and mental capacity to fight the status quo: Alana as the first openly nonbinary athlete in Olympic history; Vanessa as a record breaking runaway; Marbie as an accidental boundary-breaking trans icon; and Victoria as the skate rookie turned social media sensation. *Drop In *spotlights their paths from rebellious outsiders to recognized pioneers on the historic stage of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where skateboarding made its debut. Their experiences reveal a side of skateboarding that’s never been recorded, amplifying voices that have, for too long, gone unheard.