Extreme sports are becoming so mainstream that even parents have become fans, if not participants. They still get hassled. I've had to go to court for my son's skateboarding. His board got confiscated, and I had to get it back. It was ridiculous. . . .
Some cops are cool with it.
It's hard to be an outlaw sport when it's featured in advertisements. When ESPN started the X Games, it had five major sponsors. Now it has at least eight more, including the U.S. Marines. The X Games do provide a forum for companies and organizations as well as a chance for athletes to show their talents, but not everyone is happy. There is a groundswell of people who view the X Games as selling out to corporate America.