The Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian slammed the critics as he defended his wife Serena Williams after a New York Post\u2019s Page Six piece created a cotton controversy.<\/p>\n
Alexis Ohanian has come out in support of her wife and tennis legend Serena Williams after her recent comment on cotton plant decorations has \u201cHow do we feel about cotton as decoration?\u201d Williams asked before adding, \u201cPersonally, for me, it doesn\u2019t feel great.\u201d<\/p>\n NEW: Serena Williams speaks out against a cotton decoration at a New York City hotel, says it doesn’t make her “feel great.”<\/p>\n “Personally, for me, it doesn\u2019t feel great,” she said on IG.<\/p>\n Ironically, in a 2021 video, Williams showed off her home, which features a sculpture of a\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/biyF3jbdJA<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/p>\n Cotton has been associated with slavery and forced labour in America, as in the past, African Americans were forced into picking cotton by white landlords.<\/p>\n Husban Ohanian speaks in support of Serena Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n Williams\u2019 question received a lot of support on online portals, but a few also accused her of hypocrisy as they shared an image of a cotton-related sculpture from her residence.<\/p>\n The artwork called Monument for a Promise by artist Radcliffe Bailey features a donkey, a suitcase and a mound of cotton.<\/p>\n Williams\u2019 husband and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, who has a history of investing in female sports, has now come out in support of the tennis legend. He slammed the critics and the New York Post\u2019s Page Six for questioning Williams.<\/p>\n \u201cFolks entitled to have their opinions, but to use owning Radcliffe Bailey\u2019s Monument for a Promise as some kind of a \u2018gotchya\u2019 is so breathtakingly stupid-there is some very obvious symbolism of the cotton in the artwork,\u201d Ohanian wrote.<\/p>\n Plz send to the NYPost writer. We live in an age of infinite knowledge and yet…. sigh pic.twitter.com\/HGIhtansTs<\/a><\/p>\n
\nled to a social media controversy<\/a>. Williams recently posted a video on Instagram where she questioned cotton plant decorations at a New York City hotel.<\/p>\n\n
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