‘You can do better’: Serena Williams Calls Out New York Times for Mistaking Her For Her Sister

03/03/2022 Headline News

Serena Williams has slammed The New York Times for publishing a print article on her that included a photo of her sister Venus.

Williams’ early-stage venture capital firm, which has secured an initial fund of $111 million to invest in firms led by diverse founders, was the subject of the New York Times piece.

No matter how far we come, we get reminded that it’s not enough. This is why I raised $111M for @serenaventures. To support the founders who are overlooked by engrained systems woefully unaware of their biases. Because even I am overlooked. You can do better, @nytimes.

No matter how far we come, we get reminded that it's not enough. This is why I raised $111M for @serenaventures. To support the founders who are overlooked by engrained systems woefully unaware of their biases. Because even I am overlooked. You can do better, @nytimes. pic.twitter.com/hvfCl5WUoz
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) March 2, 2022

The Times stated in their responses that the error was made.

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“It was due to an error when selecting photos for the print edition, and it did not appear online. A correction will appear in tomorrow’s paper,” it wrote.

“I’ve never had my photo swapped for another white dude,” Williams’ husband, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, said, adding that “you’d think they’d know” Venus from Serena Williams after 20 years.

Source: Huffpost