Proud Mother Supports Son’s Choice of Pink ‘Baby Shark’ Shoes, Sparks Heated Debate on Social Media

Proud Mother Supports Son’s Choice of Pink ‘Baby Shark’ Shoes, Sparks Heated Debate on Social Media

  • A proud momma found it funny that her small son chose pink Baby Shark flip-flops when they went shoe shopping
  • Taking to social media, @kemimarie shared a picture of her son wearing pink slops and made it clear that it was not her fashion choice
  • Some peeps found the sweet post adorable and funny while others were a little surprised over the situation

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When you become a mother, you experience an unwavering love that you could have never dreamed possible. To this momma, her boy choosing pink shoes was nothing more than a fashion disaster, not what some made it out to be.

Mom, son, social media, Baby Shark
Social media user @kemimarie was not asking for the opinion of others when she shared her son's new shoes. Image: Twitter / @kemimarie
Source: Twitter

Primitively it is believed that boys like blue and girls like pink, however, we now live in the 21st century where pink has definitely become a unisex colour.

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Social media user @kemimarie shared a picture of her son wearing pink Baby Shark flops instead of the beige ones she had picked out for him. While the shoes did not go with his outfit, the unapologetic momma was all for her son’s choice.

“Had to buy new shoes for him and all I have to say is that we have very different ideas of what looks good. I support it tho ”

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Pink shoes spark debate among social media users

While the mother was not posting to get the opinion of others, best believe peeps felt the need to give it to her.

There were many mothers who had a good laugh at the situation as they too had experienced something similar, however, there were some peeps who felt there was no need for a young boy to be wearing pink shoes.

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Take a look at some of the mixed reactions:

@ForeverAkeem said:

“I bet it was OVER when he saw those sharks. A sensible sandal? Mom get into this aquatic footwear! ”

@TBHKEYYY said:

“Girl get these Jesus walks slides outta here! He’s good where he’s at!”

@904TFOWLER said:

@EtoileLoba said:

@milonc_ said:

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In related news, Briefly News reported that Thato Mokwena shared the amazing news that her son won gold at his school's athletics. The adorable little one posed proudly while standing on the Number 1 spot on the podium with his peers beside him.

Thato's post made South Africans feel a sense of pride. Peeps asked about her son's next races and where they could watch. Others asked how they could support him. Her Twitter post gained a massive 17 900 likes at the time of Briefly News' viewing.

Peeps from all over Mzansi are trying their best to make their way to his next sports day in order to support South Africa's future Olympic gold medalist.

Source: Briefly News

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.