Three decades since its first release, Air Jordans remain to be among the most coveted shoes worldwide, and a man from Compton is helping others realize their dreams of owning a pair.
In an article by Bleacher Report, a man from Compton, California, who introduced himself as Dawson, has been showing random acts of kindness by approaching complete strangers and giving them Jordan sneakers for free.
Previously, a video entitled "Stepping on People's Jordans" surfaced, intending to be a social media prank which recorded the violent reactions of Jordan-wearing people "from the hood" when their expensive shoes get stepped on. Dawson decided to make up for the growing bad reputation by giving back to the community.
His account, BigDawsTv, on YouTube, described his reason for starting the Jordan giveaway:
"Hey guys! I am about to hit 500,000 subscribers so I wanted to do an awesome giveaway! I am tired of seeing pranks go wrong in the hood making black people look bad, in which most of the time they are fake anyways. Just in case you guys don't know, I have inside ears to the prank world so I know that most of the big pranksters videos are fake, here at BigDawsTv we keep it 100% real.
I don't like the video "Stepping on People's Jordans" So I kind of had the idea to make up for it by going into Compton and give away Retro Air Jordans. We went to FootLocker and bought 6 pairs and had gift receipts put in the boxes just incase then wanted to return them for a different size or color. I had an awesome time making the video, people thought it was too good to be true at first so they were a bit skeptical in their reaction but they were all very grateful. Thank you all for giving me so much support, I have quite a few awesome prank videos lined up to drop to next few Mondays that I know you guys will enjoy. Who is your favorite Prankster?? #DawsKingdom"
In a report by Theshoegame.com, Dawson walked through the streets of Compton after buying six pairs of Jordans then gave these to kids, teenagers and old people rummaging garbage bins. He also added a gift receipt so the strangers could exchange the sneakers for the right size. The reactions of the recipients varied, with some being uncertain whether he was serious and others with full smiles and thanking him profusely.
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