Stephen Curry, the star of the NBA, made the dreams of a girl lover of basketball come true this week when he responded to his request to offer his signature sneakers his size.
A 9-year-old girl named Riley Morrison wrote a letter to the owner of the Golden State Warriors asking why her Curry 5 shoe was not available to girls.
"I asked my dad to buy me the new Curry 5, because I'm starting a new basketball season," he wrote. "My father and I visited the Under Armor website and were disappointed to see that there was no Curry 5 for sale in the girls section, they were for sale in the boys section, even to personalize them. Female athletes because you have two daughters and you are the host of a girls basketball camp, I hope you can work with Under Armor to change this because the girls also want to rock the Curry 5. "
Her father shared the letter on Twitter and Instagram, hoping Curry's people would see her.
They did it.
"Unfortunately, we have labeled the smaller sizes as" guys "on the website," Curry wrote in a letter to Riley, which is posted on his Twitter page. "We are correcting this NOW! I want to make sure you can use my kicks with pride, so now I'll send you a couple of Curry 5s and you'll be one of the first kids to get Curry 6. Finally, we have something special in the works. for International Women's Day on March 8, and I want you to celebrate with me! More to come in that, but plan to be in Oakland that night!
Whee!
Next McDonald's, Steph. My son's swim classes, where we sometimes stop for a post-dunk Happy Meal, still ask us: "Toy for boys or toys for girls?" (I'm always tempted to say, "Do you have Madonna? back?")
Next, have the stores labeling their toy aisles "children" and "girls", as if Legos had a gender.
Let's give up the habit of telling children what they are supposed to like depending on the parts of the body they were born with.
Encourage them to develop their own tastes and listen to their own voices to decide what colors they want to use, what toys they want to play with, what heroes they admire.
Let's keep our correction and redirection for the things that could really harm them. ("I do not want you to play with meat knives, friend, too dangerous." "We can not make a tank top in December, baby, too cold.")
Children deserve the space to realize who they are and who they want to be without our useless judgment and our narrow streets. We need to help them make wise and safe decisions, and we must celebrate, not discourage, those that are unconventional.
As did Riley's father. As did Steph Curry. Not everyone has the reach or the money of an NBA star, but we can follow suit by dismantling the same way of doing business when it comes to things for children.
Enjoy those shoes, Riley. And thanks for pushing us to have this conversation.
9-year-old girl writes letter to NBA's Steph Curry, sparks change
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