Sydney Carter, an accomplished basketball player turned coach for Texas A&M’s Division 1 women’s team, caught the internet’s attention earlier this month when a photo of her game-day outfit went viral. Carter is wearing a pair of bubblegum pink leather pants from Fashion Nova, a white turtleneck and heels. It was a great vibe.
“‘They want that heat I’m the only provider.’-Nicki Minaj Pink 💓 for Game 22,” she captioned her Instagram post of the look.
Did commenters notice that she was also wearing a breast-cancer ribbon? Her pink pants matched her players’ shoes? That she kept her face covered the entire time. They decided to weigh-in on whether her outfit was appropriate. There was some criticism, but also support from those who just wanted to let the woman be.
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Carter is taking it all very seriously and addressed the mini controversy in an interview and on Instagram. “I literally post every [game day] outfit,” she reminded Yahoo! Life, adding, “I just think that people are uncomfortable with a Black woman being in a power position.” She said that for some, “When you see a Black woman who is actually confident and embracing herself, I think that that’s very intimidating.”
Source: Glamour
