People are entitled to their own opinions, according to Christian NBA star Stephen Curry. This is the reason why he is surprised that a lot of people were enraged over the comments his wife Ayesha recently made on social media about dressing modestly.
On her Twitter account (@ayeshacurry), Mrs. Curry writes, "Everyone's into barely wearing clothes these days huh? Not my style. I like to keep the good stuff covered up for the one who matters."
She later followed up with the explanation: "Just looking at the latest fashion trends. I'll take classy over trendy any day of the week. #saturdaynightinsight."
Ayesha was bombarded with negative tweets after that, prompting her to defend herself. "All I'm doing is sitting here reading a style weekly. You guys definitely entertain me that's for sure," she writes.
"Regardless of if you like my 'style of clothes' or not (which I don't care) please do not tear women down and degrade them... Not cool peeps," she adds.
Some of Ayesha's followers lauded her comments, but others did not think it was "cool" of her either to criticise other women's clothing preferences. "You don't have to be condescending to some to praise yourself," a Twitter user named "whatnah" writes.
Another user named "Bebe O" comments, "I hate (it) when self righteous young women assume that dressing like Hillary Clinton is classier."
When CSN Bay Area's Rosalyn Gold-Onwude asked for Stephen's thoughts regarding the matter, he admitted that he was surprised why people took offense, since he thought Twitter was for "expressing opinions."
"Steph Curry said all Ayesha did was express her style preference. It was not a judgement," she tweeted on her account (@ROSGO21). "Steph Curry told me he (& his teammates) did have a laugh at some of the memes circulating..."
Despite the backlash his wife received, Stephen said he is extremely proud of his wife because "she stayed upbeat through the attention. She didn't let the negativity in."
He believes that a lot of people actually look up to his wife because of what she stands for, how she carries herself, and manages her priorities. The basketball star added that his wife "has her own following. People care about what she says. You have to be true to self and she's best at that."
