spidermonky 0 #1 July 15, 2005 I have a paper and class presentation in my anthropology class on "anything I enjoy doing." So of course I'm doing skydiving. I thought I would introduce the disciplines and then talk about the broad range of people in the sport (ages, wealth, families, introverts/extroverts). Then I'm going to discuss the marketing of the term "extreme sports." Any other culturally relevant things I should discuss?? Thanks alot! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #2 July 15, 2005 Feel free to discuss the endless sexual hilarity in the community. We're all a bunch of pervs.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcneill79 0 #3 July 15, 2005 Quote We're all a bunch of pervs.Speak for yourself Actually I'm told at least once a day that I'm a perv. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver1717 0 #4 July 15, 2005 I'd also mention the extreme fashions and rigs, fitness consciousness, group dynamics, free beer for firsts and exhibitionism. Also the taboo to talk about what you do for a living. Unique vocabulary: wuffo, femur, bounced, bounce proof, biff-in etc. Not to mention how skydivers amuse themselves at the drop zone on cloudy days--must be related to the T-personality. Good luck. The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn't it be? It is the same the angels breathe. — Mark Twain, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #5 July 15, 2005 You could mention how, for some people anyway, skydiving is life changing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #6 July 15, 2005 I have a wuffo friend that calls skydiving my addiction, same as crack cocaine or crystal meth. I have a hard time disputing that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #7 July 15, 2005 And how this Skydiving sub-culture spans multiple generations.... You dont hear "damn skater punks, or look at the golfin Gramps" that often, and we all can hang out drink a beer at the end of the day and have a GOOD TIME.... It's is such a cool community to move in to.....HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spidermonky 0 #8 July 15, 2005 Really good stuff, thanks all! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skytash 0 #9 July 15, 2005 Another thing may be the extending the risk business that Bill Booth often mentions when talking about mini-rings or collapsible pilot chutes. As soon as he designs something to make things safer, someone designs a modification which is 'cooler' but unfortunately not as safe. For some reason the cooler one is what you see most of on the DZ! tashDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FrEaK_aCcIdEnT 0 #10 July 15, 2005 dont forget the traditions... pieing,naked jumps,beer buying rules, ect. well the beer was already touched on. but u get the idea. could also go through a typical weekend at a boogie. that would be entertaining to the reader. ExPeCt ThE uNeXpEcTeD! DoNt MiNd ThE tYpOs, Im LaZy On CoRrEcTiOnS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shall555 0 #11 July 15, 2005 One thing I've always thought was remarkable was the way the dropzone has people of *really* different cultures and attitudes rubbing shoulders and drinking beer together. I mean, where else do you find law enforcement people, artist-types, college students, folks in the military, nurses, businessmen and retired people all spending time together on the weekends ? It's amazing. Priceless, really. shall Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 30 #12 July 15, 2005 Man, you guys must jump as some wierd ass places.... QuoteI'd also mention the extreme fashions WTF is extreme fashion? lmao... man, talk about overuse of a term... Quoteand rigs, Yeah, we all have one... Quote fitness consciousness, BAWAAAAHAAAAAAA Quote group dynamics, free beer for firsts and exhibitionism. Also the taboo to talk about what you do for a living Maybe you dont talk about it, but I know what most of my friends in this sport do, and they know what I do...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MarkM 0 #13 July 16, 2005 For an anthro class, you'd probably want to cover stuff like: Dropzone social hiearchy: owner, manager, ST&A, instructors, really experienced jumpers, novies, students, tandems and how they all relate to one another. How the sport has traditionally been(student -> novice -> experienced jumper) and all the culture involved in that. Pies, beer lines, beers for "firsts", licenses. How tandems have influenced that. How dropzones getting bigger have influenced that. The sport has a sub sub-culture all its own based in years of tradition. But it's also changed a lot over the years, due to new technologies(AADs, tandems, faster canopies) and more "professionalism"(coaching, AFF instead of SL, wind tunnels, turbines). Should be an awesome subject to work with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tbrown 26 #14 July 16, 2005 Don't forget ash dives either. Every culture has its own funeral customs and so do we. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kbordson 8 #15 July 17, 2005 There's also the different "allowances" of behavoir with in the sport. (when is it appropiate to do somethings and not others - ie, generally don't do naked skydives with new tandems.... I did say generally.) But there are different customs at boogies, at different dropzones and even within different areas of each dropzone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Guru312 0 #16 July 17, 2005 QuoteI have a paper and class presentation in my anthropology class on "anything I enjoy doing." So of course I'm doing skydiving. Any other culturally relevant things I should discuss?? First, I think it only fair that you make a link to your presentation available to folks on DZ.com. Modern society is sadly missing an aspect of 'growing up' which is quite prevalent in less culturally advanced areas of the world. The missing aspect is known as "A rite of passage" meaning, a practice, a test, a challenge or other endeavor which acts as an entry point into adulthood. The act of parachuting, tandem, AFF or S/L, offers us our own Rite of Passage. Fortunately, that rite is so much friggin' fun that we want to do it again and again and again.Guru312 I am not DB Cooper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
skytash 0 #9 July 15, 2005 Another thing may be the extending the risk business that Bill Booth often mentions when talking about mini-rings or collapsible pilot chutes. As soon as he designs something to make things safer, someone designs a modification which is 'cooler' but unfortunately not as safe. For some reason the cooler one is what you see most of on the DZ! tashDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrEaK_aCcIdEnT 0 #10 July 15, 2005 dont forget the traditions... pieing,naked jumps,beer buying rules, ect. well the beer was already touched on. but u get the idea. could also go through a typical weekend at a boogie. that would be entertaining to the reader. ExPeCt ThE uNeXpEcTeD! DoNt MiNd ThE tYpOs, Im LaZy On CoRrEcTiOnS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shall555 0 #11 July 15, 2005 One thing I've always thought was remarkable was the way the dropzone has people of *really* different cultures and attitudes rubbing shoulders and drinking beer together. I mean, where else do you find law enforcement people, artist-types, college students, folks in the military, nurses, businessmen and retired people all spending time together on the weekends ? It's amazing. Priceless, really. shall Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 30 #12 July 15, 2005 Man, you guys must jump as some wierd ass places.... QuoteI'd also mention the extreme fashions WTF is extreme fashion? lmao... man, talk about overuse of a term... Quoteand rigs, Yeah, we all have one... Quote fitness consciousness, BAWAAAAHAAAAAAA Quote group dynamics, free beer for firsts and exhibitionism. Also the taboo to talk about what you do for a living Maybe you dont talk about it, but I know what most of my friends in this sport do, and they know what I do...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MarkM 0 #13 July 16, 2005 For an anthro class, you'd probably want to cover stuff like: Dropzone social hiearchy: owner, manager, ST&A, instructors, really experienced jumpers, novies, students, tandems and how they all relate to one another. How the sport has traditionally been(student -> novice -> experienced jumper) and all the culture involved in that. Pies, beer lines, beers for "firsts", licenses. How tandems have influenced that. How dropzones getting bigger have influenced that. The sport has a sub sub-culture all its own based in years of tradition. But it's also changed a lot over the years, due to new technologies(AADs, tandems, faster canopies) and more "professionalism"(coaching, AFF instead of SL, wind tunnels, turbines). Should be an awesome subject to work with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tbrown 26 #14 July 16, 2005 Don't forget ash dives either. Every culture has its own funeral customs and so do we. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kbordson 8 #15 July 17, 2005 There's also the different "allowances" of behavoir with in the sport. (when is it appropiate to do somethings and not others - ie, generally don't do naked skydives with new tandems.... I did say generally.) But there are different customs at boogies, at different dropzones and even within different areas of each dropzone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Guru312 0 #16 July 17, 2005 QuoteI have a paper and class presentation in my anthropology class on "anything I enjoy doing." So of course I'm doing skydiving. Any other culturally relevant things I should discuss?? First, I think it only fair that you make a link to your presentation available to folks on DZ.com. Modern society is sadly missing an aspect of 'growing up' which is quite prevalent in less culturally advanced areas of the world. The missing aspect is known as "A rite of passage" meaning, a practice, a test, a challenge or other endeavor which acts as an entry point into adulthood. The act of parachuting, tandem, AFF or S/L, offers us our own Rite of Passage. Fortunately, that rite is so much friggin' fun that we want to do it again and again and again.Guru312 I am not DB Cooper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Remster 30 #12 July 15, 2005 Man, you guys must jump as some wierd ass places.... QuoteI'd also mention the extreme fashions WTF is extreme fashion? lmao... man, talk about overuse of a term... Quoteand rigs, Yeah, we all have one... Quote fitness consciousness, BAWAAAAHAAAAAAA Quote group dynamics, free beer for firsts and exhibitionism. Also the taboo to talk about what you do for a living Maybe you dont talk about it, but I know what most of my friends in this sport do, and they know what I do...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #13 July 16, 2005 For an anthro class, you'd probably want to cover stuff like: Dropzone social hiearchy: owner, manager, ST&A, instructors, really experienced jumpers, novies, students, tandems and how they all relate to one another. How the sport has traditionally been(student -> novice -> experienced jumper) and all the culture involved in that. Pies, beer lines, beers for "firsts", licenses. How tandems have influenced that. How dropzones getting bigger have influenced that. The sport has a sub sub-culture all its own based in years of tradition. But it's also changed a lot over the years, due to new technologies(AADs, tandems, faster canopies) and more "professionalism"(coaching, AFF instead of SL, wind tunnels, turbines). Should be an awesome subject to work with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #14 July 16, 2005 Don't forget ash dives either. Every culture has its own funeral customs and so do we. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #15 July 17, 2005 There's also the different "allowances" of behavoir with in the sport. (when is it appropiate to do somethings and not others - ie, generally don't do naked skydives with new tandems.... I did say generally.) But there are different customs at boogies, at different dropzones and even within different areas of each dropzone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guru312 0 #16 July 17, 2005 QuoteI have a paper and class presentation in my anthropology class on "anything I enjoy doing." So of course I'm doing skydiving. Any other culturally relevant things I should discuss?? First, I think it only fair that you make a link to your presentation available to folks on DZ.com. Modern society is sadly missing an aspect of 'growing up' which is quite prevalent in less culturally advanced areas of the world. The missing aspect is known as "A rite of passage" meaning, a practice, a test, a challenge or other endeavor which acts as an entry point into adulthood. The act of parachuting, tandem, AFF or S/L, offers us our own Rite of Passage. Fortunately, that rite is so much friggin' fun that we want to do it again and again and again.Guru312 I am not DB Cooper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
