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Why is Shaun White hated?

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californiagrown
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I Feel like shaun whites hate bandwagon is so huge that its gravitational pull, pulls everyone on.  why is he hated? is it because he is a super competitive dude in a sport whose roots are rebellious, pot smoking ski, skate, and surf bums? Is it jealousy because he gets paid soo much?  Is it because he is the face of snowbaording, and is marketed as the GOAT? 

I am just curious what the actual, specific reasons why people hate him so much are? and why that trait, or example cause you to hate him


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skiierman
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um... i've ridden at PC for the past 3 seasons and have never seen that happen for shaun. it does get shut down for shoots (skiing and snowboarding) but you're just talking out of your ass saying he gets it shut down whenever he shows up.
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jibjunkie
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i honestly think ns has a pre disposed hate for half pipe. look at whos made the most fun of in our world: the dudemont and dumont has even been quoted saying im tired of being called a pipe skier meaning he himself knows how lame it is in our eyes. and shaun only does comps to win cash not for the fun of it. he doesnt do urban or have parts in any snowboarding flicks he just does pipe like its his job
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i.am.green.man.
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Alright i snowboard as well as ski. And when i first started snowboarding i idolized white so much. But i think all my respect went down for him when i watched xgames 13(video included) when he won because of his name. Kevin Pearce had a way better run. But anway it all went downhill after that. He is an ass hole. When Burton was filming "The B" he was boarding by himself. He didnt put in a single part to that video. Then he had the halfpipe. I dont hate him cause he got it, i hate him cause it was just him to learn double corks. Every otther snowboarder sucked up there balls and tried them on a regular halfpipe. I mean look at Travis Pastrana, the man tought every freestyle rider how to backflip a dirtbike. He invited every rider to his house and taught them, so that they could compete against him. I also hate shaun cause he is the face of snowboarding and all he does is pipe. When you talk to people who dont know anything there like "shaun white is the best" and im like "bitch shutup." But after im done talking to them even people who dont folllow skiing or snowboarding are like this guys an asshole. I talked to him once, the dude is just a dick, he just blasted his music and pretended as if i was not there. However as i have talked to other guys for example wallisch. He tried to drop a potatoe chip in my mouth from the lift and when i saw him later he actually had like a conversation with me. But anyway FUCK SHAUN WHITE
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i.am.green.man.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UG6vpg-6sU heres the link
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Tex.
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i've skied there for the past 6 seasons.... and it does happen. stop jocking shaun
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EmperorKuzco
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i hate shaun white because i wanted kevin pearce to beat him in the x games, and olympics but he got injured
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gaku
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becouse he has his very own private halfpipe
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sagesnow
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This exactly.

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i.am.green.man.
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Fuck Shaun White
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powday
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I only hate him because he doesn't ride pow, BC or big mountain. He just does slopestyle (not anymore tho) and pipe and hes just a commercialized puppet for making money. If Shaun White was fuckin with urban, park shoots, pipe, AK, BC, pillows, pow, and everything else he wouldn't be that bad in my eyes. It's Just like I hate every little G-Suit wearing park rat bitch on this website who thinks they are the shit because they can k-fed. Go ride the fucking mountain!!!!!!
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jason...
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Having met Shaun I will say that he is hated because he is an overly cocky douchebag who is stupidly self centered.
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wasatch_rat
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because he thinks he's bigger than the industry thats given him everything.

he doesn't hang out with other pros because he doesn't like hanging out with people he beats, pretty cool. he doesn't put out any real film parts because they don't get him much money, so they must be a waste of his time. he gets a perfect halfpipe that he doesn't share with anybody. he just shows up at competitions, wins, wallows in his awesomeness, grabs his check then leaves. he's the most obnoxious winner, and the sorest loser.

every other pro who has reached a similar level in their sport has given something back. even the dumont, who is also sore loser and extremely competitive, has an open competition to give something back. not "the animal" as he would call himself, he contributes absolutely nothing to the industry, but he's perfectly cool with taking tons of money from it. if he did anything to give back to the industry, i would gain a lot of respect for him. but he doesn't.

he was raised in snowboarding and the industry gave him all they could to help get to the top, and now that he's reached the top he wants nothing to do with it. he just wants the glory of winning and his prize money.

/rant
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montanan
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jiminy christmas, seems like theres a lot of people on this site that have met the guy i am sure glad i never had to ride up the lift with some ginger douche blasting his music and ignoring me, but if i did have to i would sure have something to say too. and id say it to his queer face on the lift / claim
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punkrock32
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Pipe isn't lame, its just much different from slope/urban.  Progression in pipe has focused over the last few years on perfection.  Slope/urban on the other hand has opened the circle more and there seem to be more options for progression in slope/urban than pipe.  The problem with expansion in pipe is that the walls are essentially the same, and while pipe is still progressing, its at a slower rate because of the limitations of a half pipe.
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Turnup_swiperigh
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did you really just ask that?
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-ROY-
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hawaiiansteeze
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you have been gargling shauns nuts in this thread harder than the majority of 13 year olds on this site gargle over tom
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bananas
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very well said +k
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TheHuggyBear
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One of my best bros met shaun white 2 days before the summer x games. Shaun and some snowboard chick(one of the good ones) were mountain boarding at some resort in virginia.
My friend said Shaun was a bamf and probably the coolest celebrity he has ever met and hes met a few, dude was talking to him about the x games and they were both snowboard chatting cuz they are fagz. Then after he was done talking to him Shaun olleyed a 4 foot barrel of hey. (so fuck him cuz he is LEGIT at everything he does, I dont care for him because he dresses like a fag)

Sparknotes: Apparently he is a badass
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EC-Skier
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well said my good man. +k
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purps
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well of course he has teh gingervitis, but i dont hate him for that.

as everyone else said already, he's a cocky fuck that is super self-centered. some of the other reasons why im not a fan include that he's a bitch (doesn't compete cause he's sick (us open) or cause he has a rolled (not sprained) ankle (summer dew tour?) nobody else would do that. he just does cause he can.

also his boot grabs suck
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Justo8484
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he cut me off in the lift line at PC a few days before some pipe comp a few years ago by pretty much running over my boots with his board and didn't even turn around for a quick 'sorry' or 'oh, my bad'. does it really kill you that much to apologize for being a dick to someone, even if it was an accident?
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californiagrown
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First:  when pros host invitationals they plaster everything with sponsor ads, which makes money for the sponsors.  so don't think they are hosting events purely to "give back".

Second: Shaun white is over marketed by his sponsors, so they can make more money, and so he can make more money.  hes not hurting the sport by making skrill.

third: he is the best halfpipe rider in the world, he knows it, and has fun with it.  thats not self centered, that is the neccesary cockiness that all great athletes posses.

Fourth:  neither i, nor skierman has said we like shaun, i just think most of the reasons people hate are either hypocritical, or ignorant.


good day to all!
15 years ago
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Willard
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not to mention he is a pro skateboarder......he isnt always snowboarding he enjoys other aspects of life.... i personally haven't decide because i have never met him but i lean towards the dislike
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Tex.
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Sure, pros make money when they host invitational's, but at least they host them... and it does give opportunities to others.

I'm just saying that for all the money and influence shaun white has, it would be easy for him to get his sponsors that have insane amounts of money, (Hewlett Packard, Red Bull, Burton, etc.) to host a competition... spread a little wealth to fellow boarders and provide some opportunities for others that may be unnoticed. To my knowledge, he doesn't contribute to any competitions.

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mattb912
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snowboarding is pretty "mainstream"
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Otter.
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just look at his hair.
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rach
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Well personally, I have no problem with him. Although, constantly being mistaken for him, even though I ski, gets pretty annoying after a while. I think a lot of people dislike him because he is damn good at almost everything he tries, and is such a mainstream snowboarding icon that always hearing about him gets old. My friend Chase met him once, and told him he admired his riding. White told him to fuck off. I get that he probably is always being mauled by fans, but if another rider compliments you...don't be a douche.
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ClassyGroup
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KennyC
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people beat his stupid ass all the time. he cries like a pussy when he loses. hes just not a good image at all. i used to like him until i grew up and realized that he was the definition of overly-cocky douchebag.
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Elmo.
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yea.... if i ever did that id have all my friends ride with me

the other thing id dont like is that at one point he said this year im going to only do pipe no other competitions, just pipe.... and i dont like how he just did one aspect of the sport


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jerm
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no style.  just puts his hand to his boot and holds on. 
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StReEtPIRATES
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Do you really think that someone can get that good at a sport just because they like the paycheck? Fuck no you can't,  you have to pour yourself into smething to become the best.  I think it was skierman who was saying is because everybodys jealus, and hes right.  Shaun seems like a pretty cool dude, but since hes in the limelight, every small thing he des will be seen.  Think of all the dumb things you've ever done, then imagine if all of it were caught on camera and the whole world had seen it, they would think you're a pretty big duche too, huh.
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myllucas
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2 things that are truth. 


1. Jon Olsson Gives back to skiing

2. Sean White is a greedy curly headed ginger
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montanan
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so true
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Tripplesixty
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He has no soul..

Saw him at dew tour, he threw down but was uber douche.. Doesn't care about fans, the sport or giving back.. Just wants to win and get paid.
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Willard
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Its his job im sure he still enjoys doing it but with his resumer and the paychecks coming in im positive he has gotten greedy i would to. I think a lot of people don't understand sponsorships and they fact that they dont get free product just cause. He sells himself and gets paid for it end story let him live his life he doesnt have to be some some guy giving out free stuff and spreading stoke.
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Mr.LemonPie
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weren't you just saying Sammy is a bitch for cutting in line at summer camp? Have you ever seen Shaun White in the park? Its bad...He rolls through, cuts people off, and acts like a total douche. Most pros are cool with talking to the little groms, not the precious Shaun White, his time is worth more than that. He then has someone in line so that he can jump up to meet up with them and doesn't have to wait.

You just say what is less popular. Sammy is a bitch, support Shaun White. You are just as bad as half the members on this site, not thinking for yourself, doing the popular thing, just whatever is the exact opposite.
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Barmski
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Justo! You know better than to judge someone totally based on one experience with them haha! This example somes up a lot- everyone is jealous of the kid and when they have one bad experience involving him it leads to them hating him. Using Tiger Woods as an example- bottom line is that no famous athlete is perfect and everyone has their bad days. Has anyone that has replied in this thread personally been around him enough to justify having an opinion about him? I feel like I'm defending the kid because I have been around em enough through my work. The kid does not deserved the hatred everyone gives him. Its kind of funny and ridiculous at the same time- everyone either severely hates em or really likes em, however, I am one of the few thats neutral on the kid. This is funny ha.
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Elg
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I really doubt that, actually.
15 years ago
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alvy.
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my friend rode up a chairlift with shaun white, said he was pretty chill, but from what im seeing he seems like a doucher
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Mr.LemonPie
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I saw him have a fifty dollar dinner with his buddies one night too, not a huge check but whatever, tipped the waitress 1.25. Its not like he doesn't have the money. If that doesn't make you a dick what does?
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DockEllis
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well I might as well jump in on this

reasons I do not like Shaun White...

1. I saw him in an interview where he said he does not enjoy riding powder, seriously...wtf?

2. I was visiting my buddy in Breck, we happened to see him at a bar and he was wearing an indian headdress and big ass aviators inside. My buddy wanted to buy him a drink but his "posse" would not allow that to happen.

3. He's a dirty ginger hipster....gross
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shocker611
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ask ANYONE who has ever rode/hung out with him and they will say he is a cocky douchebag. Guy doesnt give a shit about anyone but himself and hes an egotistical asshole, what else do you need to know?
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californiagrown
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it makes no difference if you are rich or poor.  If there was bad service, you get a crap tip.  and poor service includes the waitress going "omg ur shaun white!!!". 

and to the guy above me, Tammy wallnuts has said he doesn't like riding pow...
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Relish_man
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that did it for me.
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deleted5
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because he's young black and rich?
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cheddafries
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are you fucking kidding me???

i've met wallisch, hatheway(sp?), Colby West, Micheal Jordan, Andy Parry and Will Wesson and thats just the beggining. none of these people are cocky at all!! they actually strike up converstation, ski with you, and definetly aren't cocky.

i have a friend from steamboat who met Shawn and rode the lift with him. the whole time Shawn would say "HEY BITCH IM SHAWN WHITE!!! SUCK MY DICK CUZ IM SHAWN WHITE!"
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backbarvey
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HEYYYYYYYYY........gingers do have souls
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