Are converse cts good skate shoes?

You can skateboard in any shoes but converse are not considered Skateboarding shoes.

Most Converse shoes are casual like Jack Purcell, Chuck Taylors, etc. However, Converse also has some skateboarding style shoes as well, such as: Volitant, Kiro and Karve Ox, which main purpose was skateboarding, now people use them as casual.