Yesterday I went to the Patriot League championship game for women’s basketball with my wife and daughter. And I’m happy to say that my AU Eagles won over Navy. So they’re dancing in the NCAA Tournament. The team’s best player and MVP of the tournament is a sophomore, so the future is bright.
What amazed me, however, was the fact that all the AU coaches, all of them female, all wore these 6 inch stiletto high heel shoes. It was so incredibly incongruous with the energetic athletic nature of the players – all wearing sensible basketball shoes.
I wonder what kind of message this sends to these young women – that their coaches would dress in such unsuitable, unreasonable, footwear? To me it seems like it could easily send the wrong message about dress, shoes, and how you have to look as a female.
But then I’m a dumb guy and what do I know.