Serena Williams has spoken of her discomfort after spotting a cotton plant decoration in a New York City hotel. The tennis legend posted a video walking down the hallway of an undisclosed hotel when she noticed a vase of cotton on display. ‘How do we feel about cotton as decoration? Personally, for me, it doesn’t feel great,’ Williams told her followers, before touching the plant and shuddering. Cotton’s history in the United States is tied to the transatlantic slave trade, and her reaction quickly divided opinion online. Some fans supported her, while others mocked her reaction as ‘faux outrage,’ pointing out that cotton is also used in clothing and is often part of fall decorations. #serenawilliams #tennis #news