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Yes! The world is starting to make sense again! I have never heard of this guy (quoted on Popbitch) but what a great thing he's doing.
At last, a celebrity who's talking sense .... >> Good sport << Will the Starbury change the world? Kids only want to buy trainers if they are super-expensive and exclusive, and top sportsmen can't be blamed for endorsing top-priced goods. Well, this conventional wisdom is being turned on its head by New York Knicks' Stephon Marbury. Kobe, Lebron and Michael Jordan have all put their name to $150 Nike shoes, but Marbury has made it his mission to bring out a line of shoes for poor kids. The cost of the new Starbury shoe? $15. And it's not just a piece of tat. Marbury is wearing the shoe on court himself. Sold only in US discount store Steve & Barry's (which prides itself on enabling a family to be clothed for a year for $100) the shoe has become a word-of-mouth phenomenon. Queues run outside the stores, with a two-item per person limit now enforced on the Starbury range. Marbury's aim is to show people just how little it really costs to make high quality sneakers. "Two hundred to buy a pair of sneakers? That's groceries for the week," he says. "History is going to say Stephon Marbury changed the game." | |
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THAT is freakin HOT.  | |
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Anx said: THAT is freakin HOT.
he's just made it to my 2006 Hero's List. What a guy! | |
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 oh noes, prince is gonna soo me!!1! | |
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WOW
There IS hope for the world! | |
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This gave me chills. Oh shit, my hat done fell off | |
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Stephon Marbury is now my favorite basketball player. No More Haters on the Internet. | |
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i applaud this, i just hope that they're not made in sweat shops.
then again,many of the high-priced shoes are... 
but i do love the idea of the store and its mission! | |
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That's awesome!  VOTE....EARLY | |
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I really hope it makes a difference...prices for shoes are insane! | |
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Hooray! This is a good thing  | |
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IrresistibleB1tch said: i applaud this, i just hope that they're not made in sweat shops.
then again,many of the high-priced shoes are...
but i do love the idea of the store and its mission! true, true...the good news made me forget the fact that they're probably made by people who will never see fifteen bucks in one paycheck. 
back to square one. | |
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Anx said: IrresistibleB1tch said: i applaud this, i just hope that they're not made in sweat shops.
then again,many of the high-priced shoes are...
but i do love the idea of the store and its mission! true, true...the good news made me forget the fact that they're probably made by people who will never see fifteen bucks in one paycheck.
back to square one. well, not necessarily. and i hate being a downer, since it does sound like a great concept. since many high-end clothing items are made by child labor and in sweatshops (the Mariana Islands our Republican leaders are so proud of come to mind), there's really no telling. but i do love the idea of an NBA player getting behind a lower-priced product. | |
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IrresistibleB1tch said: Anx said: true, true...the good news made me forget the fact that they're probably made by people who will never see fifteen bucks in one paycheck.
back to square one. well, not necessarily. and i hate being a downer, since it does sound like a great concept. since many high-end clothing items are made by child labor and in sweatshops (the Mariana Islands our Republican leaders are so proud of come to mind), there's really no telling. but i do love the idea of an NBA player getting behind a lower-priced product. i agree with the sentiment behind the NBA player promoting a lower-priced product, but it's a hollow victory when they're made by even poorer children who are being exploited. sorry.  | |
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