Weird message to try to promote your sport. Impressions: There's a largely unspoken assumption through this entire episode that really undermines the entire thing; that a hobby isn't worth having if you aren't doing it competitively. She wants to skate, because it makes her feel special, but everybody, herself included, is against it because she won't be […]
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