When I decided to dive into the world of roller skating, the first resource that came up was a group called Planet Roller Skate, a skating community on various social media platforms with over 10,000 members. The group features roller skaters from all corners of the country, led most visibly by a woman known as Indy Jamma Jones (real name Amy West), whose YouTube videos I watched to gain an understanding of rollerskating culture and terminology. While Jones and Planet Roller Skate appeared to promote diversity and inclusion of all races, gender identities, and body sizes, skaters of color have recently been subjected to a different experience on Planet Roller Skate’s private Facebook page.
the world of roller skating, the first resource that came up was a group called Planet Roller Skate, a skating community on various, whose YouTube videos I watched to gain an understanding of rollerskating culture and terminology. While Jones and Planet Roller Skate appeared to promote diversity and inclusion of all races, gender identities, and body sizes, skaters of color have recently been subjected to a different experience on Planet Roller Skate’s private Facebook page.
Despite a lengthy apology from Jones’s business partner Shayna “Pigeon” Meikle Anderson, it is unclear whether Jones herself has apologized to the group for deleting the posts and sidelining the conversation. She has yet to post about the incident on her YouTube channel or Instagram account. In an effort to bring healing to the roller-skating community,channel, a brand heavily associated with Jones and Planet Roller Skate.
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