{"id":2491502,"date":"2025-09-26T11:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-serena-williams-gripes-decorative-cotton-plant-makes-her-uncomfortable-shes-worth-350-million\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T11:43:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:43:26","slug":"video-serena-williams-gripes-decorative-cotton-plant-makes-her-uncomfortable-shes-worth-350-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-serena-williams-gripes-decorative-cotton-plant-makes-her-uncomfortable-shes-worth-350-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Serena Williams Gripes Decorative Cotton Plant Makes Her Uncomfortable &#8211; She&#8217;s Worth $350 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-serena-williams-gripes-decorative-cotton-plant-makes-her-uncomfortable-shes-worth-350-million%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2491502&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Serena Williams, a wealthy and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >globally recognized tennis star<\/a>, sparked controversy by posting a video on her Instagram Stories showing a cotton plant displayed as decoration in a New york City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-nfl-star-dragged-naked-woman-by-hair-down-hotel-hallway-report\/\" title=\"Ex-NFL Star Dragged Naked Woman By Hair Down ... Hallway: Report\">hotel hallway<\/a>. She expressed discomfort with the use of cotton in this context, suggesting it &#8220;doesn&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-a-child-is-born-with-three-legal-dads-proving-yet-again-that-the-slippery-slope-is-real\/\" title=\"WALSH: A Child Is Born With Three Legal \u2018Dads,\u2019 Proving Yet Again That The Slippery Slope Is Real\">feel great<\/a>&#8221; and highlighting a piece she pulled from the arrangement, describing it as &#8220;feels like nail polish remover cotton.&#8221; Many interpreted her comments as an attempt to connect the cotton plant to the history of slavery and oppression. However, the reaction to her post was largely critical, with many people calling out the perceived performative nature of her outrage. Critics pointed out that Williams herself uses cotton regularly in clothing,bedding,and personal care,and suggested her focus on the plant was misplaced and divisive. The incident stirred debate on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, with individuals emphasizing that her complaint did not meaningfully address the real and ongoing issues related to slavery and exploitation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Serena Williams, one of the wealthiest athletes on the planet, decided Thursday to make a social media fuss about a plant in a hotel hallway.<\/p>\n<p>The tennis star posted a video on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/serenawilliams\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> Stories showing a cotton plant in a vase at what appeared to be a New York City hotel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Alright, everyone. How do we feel about cotton as decoration?&rdquo; Williams asked her 18.2 million followers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Serena Williams calls out New York hotel for cotton plant d&eacute;cor in corridor &mdash; all while wearing a blonde wig <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ooppLvckny\">pic.twitter.com\/ooppLvckny<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Catch Up (@CatchUpFeed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatchUpFeed\/status\/1971452934811513322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Personally, for me, it doesn&rsquo;t feel great,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up story, Williams held a piece of the cotton she had pulled from the arrangement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Uncomfortable Serena Williams calls out NYC hotel&rsquo;s cotton plant decoration: &lsquo;Doesn&rsquo;t feel great&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/serenawilliams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#serenawilliams<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7tlqlGM8vW\">pic.twitter.com\/7tlqlGM8vW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MEAWW (@meawwofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meawwofficial\/status\/1971566740229230891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She then commented that the cotton &ldquo;feels like nail polish remover cotton.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Her motive was pretty obvious.<\/p>\n<p>She wanted to connect herself to oppression and slavery and probably sought to get someone in trouble, but it backfired.<\/p>\n<p>Instagram&rsquo;s Stories feature does not allow direct comments, but people who saw the posts found ways to call her out.<\/p>\n<p>On a separate post, one critic fired back, &ldquo;When cotton triggers you but you&rsquo;re A-OK with Nike&rsquo;s sweatshop practices.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another person wrote, &ldquo;This is how screwed up our world is when you&rsquo;re worrying about a cotton plant in a lobby of a hotel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yet another user asked the obvious question: &ldquo;Do you not wear cotton, have cotton socks, cotton balls in your home. Give me a break. I think they&rsquo;re beautiful. It&rsquo;s Fall.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>People also called her out on X:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anything here made with COTTON&#129313;&#128563;??<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LonePilgrim (@LonePilgrim53) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LonePilgrim53\/status\/1971387628663734334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oooh is there COTTON in those clothes??<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WayneOfPayne (@PaynefullySane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaynefullySane\/status\/1971549215890505948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Always got to have something to complain about? I guess you don&#8217;t mind your manicurist using cotton buds or using cotton tip ear buds to get the wax clogging your ears.  Why can&#8217;t you just shut up and let things be<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LizzieDee (@LizzieDee1961) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LizzieDee1961\/status\/1971539604059849085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The truth is that Williams&rsquo; outrage was as performative as it was absurd.<\/p>\n<p>She wears cotton. She sleeps on cotton. She dries off with cotton. She uses cotton on her nails.<\/p>\n<p>Yet she feigns discomfort at seeing it in a vase at a hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Even worse, she positioned herself near the suffering of actual victims of slavery by implying her feelings of offense were valid &mdash; as if she had been personally wronged.<\/p>\n<p>Today, there are millions of people enslaved worldwide, but Williams, while sitting atop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/serena-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a fortune<\/a> estimated at $350 million, chose to posture about a hotel decoration.<\/p>\n<p>Her tantrum does nothing to help those who are truly oppressed.<\/p>\n<p>It simply furthers division in a country already dealing with inflamed tensions.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&rsquo;t 2017. It isn&rsquo;t a culture fight over Hobby Lobby fall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxan.com\/news\/complaint-about-hobby-lobbys-cotton-display-causes-social-media-firestorm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decor<\/a>, and Williams isn&rsquo;t some struggling underdog.<\/p>\n<p>She&rsquo;s a global celebrity who was born in 1981, grew up in California, and is complaining about a plant that has been used worldwide to make common goods for millennia.<\/p>\n<p>She was never a slave, her parents weren&rsquo;t slaves, and she is probably farther removed from slavery than many people living globally today.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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