“Person Laid Up in a Hospital Needing His Blood”: Tony Hawk’s Blood Infused Skateboard Left Fans in ‘Disgust’ Back in 2021

In 2021, a drop of blood replaced red paint in the new skateboard that Tony Hawk offered for collectors. There was a massive controversy on this topic, and even in response, American rapper Lil Nas X shared the comment that afterward went viral. The trend started on Instagram and was the center of millions of memes.

In 2021, the news of him selling a skateboard caused havoc. Meanwhile, people on Twitter, mostly his fans, tweeted their reactions. In the comment section, some were funny; however, some were disgusted because of the same. 

Fans reacting to Blood skateboard of Tony Hawk

The comment section started to flood when well-known skater Tony unveiled a personalized skateboard with a drop of blood in the paint. On the topic, the Twitter handle of IGN tweeted regarding the sales of the board. They captioned it, “Tony Hawk and Liquid Death have teamed up to sell 100 skateboard decks that contain red paint infused with the Birdman’s own blood. They have seemingly already sold out.”

Seeing the Liquid Death board, one user commented, “This is disgusting and really gross considering we are in a pandemic. I mean read the room.” Other wrote about the creepiness, “That’s creepy,” and “is it me, or is that just a bit creepy?” 

While others called it sick, “Something really sick and off about this whole scenario.” Another shared a gif meme, “The person laid up in a hospital needing his blood type…” Finally, some talked about his charity work, “yuck, only 10% from 100 boards goes to charity?”

On the other hand, one recalled the Marvel comic’s memories. The user wrote, “Reminds me of a comic magazine Marvel published around 1977 or so about KISS that had a vial of blood from each member, put into the coloring. Then as now, people got more dollars than sense.” One quoted, “Why not donate it for people who need blood?”

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Some users humorously wrote, “That’s enough Twitter for the day.” While another talked about the satanic pact, “This sounds like making a pact with the devil.” Many people had different views, but everyone was curious to know the motive behind his bloody boards. However, as per the news portals and Hawk, the sale of these boards was at its peak. 

When Tony’s bloody skateboard talk started 

Before the collection was launched, the Instagram handle of Liquid Death posted a video. They wrote that the news of using Birdman’s blood is true in the caption. However, in the statement, what grabbed the attention of the public was a line where they asked everyone not to make a clone Hawk. The caption reads, “Although it could arguably make the world a better place, never ever use these boards to make clones of Tony Hawk.”

Meanwhile, a video was also released on this topic featuring Hawk. In the video, first, Tony gave his blood, then wrote in a notebook that it was his blood while holding a vial of blood in another hand.

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