We're all guilty of laughing at the videos. Sneakerheads love to clown others whose shoe game isn't quite up to par by yelling "What are those?" and posting it online. It's become a viral phenomenon on nearly every social media platform, but often we forget there's a darker, crueler side when the haves humiliate the have-nots publicly.
One elementary school kid brought this to light in the most beautiful way when he gave a brand-new pair of LeBron James sneakers to one of his classmates, who had been picked on for his shoes, and shared it for the world to see. It was a move so touching James himself copied it to his more than 15 million followers on Instagram.
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If that isn't a tearjerker, I don't know what is.