Twitter Defends Serena Williams After Online User Says Her Legacy Would Be ‘More Solidified’ If She Married Black

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Twitter rallied behind tennis champion Serena Willams after an unwarranted opinion on her legacy.

The conversation sparked after a verified user tweeted, “Serena Williams’ legacy would of been even more solidified if she married a Black American man.”

Twitter’s Response

Many Twitter users highlighted that who Serena’s married to shouldn’t inherently impact her legacy as a world-renowned game-changing athlete, businesswoman and philanthropist in her own right.

“Only black women are expected to tether their legacies to their partners, but y’all wouldn’t dare send this smoke up for Kobe,” one user responded, gaining over 13,000 retweets and 77,000 likes.

only black women are expected to tether their legacies to their partners, but y'all wouldn't dare send this smoke up for Kobe. https://t.co/EDVo0H9ktE

— limoncello glycerin. (@PrinceyPls) November 30, 2022

“THIS right here is the point!” one person agreed. “It doesn’t matter who she is married to or whether or not she is married. She, in and of herself, is the GOAT and has created an extraordinary legacy for herself.”

Williams married tech giant and philanthropist Alexis Ohanian in 2017 and the couple shares a five-year-old daughter.

“It’s cliche, but life changed when I became a husband + papa,” Ohanian tweeted in early November. “It’s made me 100x better as a man and a businessman. In @serenawilliams I found a partner I knew I would never outgrow, who would always motivate me to be greater…”

Read more about Ohanian and see Twitter’s commentary down below.

I vividly remember when she was trying to date black men were the first to bash her, disregard, and treated her like was second best but now she with someone who puts her on a pedestal and just so happens to be white and black men coming out the woodwork’s with their think pieces

— DOMSART1117 (@DOMS1117) December 1, 2022

Do you remember this too? https://t.co/cNv9GHTeoh

— Jalen Harris 🏁 (@JHARRISB1) December 1, 2022

Fr saying “even more solidified” as if she isn’t one of the greatest athletes of all time what tf could a man do to change that 🙄

— nomadicblur (@nomadicblur) December 1, 2022

THIS right here is the point! It doesn't matter who she is married to or whether or not she is married. She, in and of herself, is the GOAT and has created an extraordinary legacy for herself.

— Adebola I. Adedoyin 🇳🇬 (@Africas_Best) December 1, 2022

Difference between some D1 athletes and Serena is that the black men ignore black women once they go pro. Serena was filthy rich and still tried with black men but they all dogged her out. Now a white man made her happy and y’all can’t stand it lmao

— 💕 (@Brwn_bunni) December 1, 2022