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May 21, 2019

Serena Williams' husband, Alexis Ohanian, applies to natural hair Facebook groups

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Initialized Capital and Reddit co-founder, as well as husband to Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian, is taking steps to learn how to style his daughter's curls.

Ohanian tweeted about it last week, saying that he applied to four natural hair Facebook groups.

"I told them it was to keep getting better at doing my daughter's hair," he wrote.

Ohanian also joked, saying, "I hope they don't auto-reject my application when they see my profile photo."

Just applied to join 4 private Natural Hair facebook groups. I hope they don't auto-reject my application when they see my profile photo ๐Ÿ˜‚

I told them it was to keep getting better at doing my daughter's hair.

— Alexis Ohanian Sr. ๐Ÿš€ (@alexisohanian) May 16, 2019

Since posting, the tweet has racked up over 21,000 likes and over 400 comments, with many people praising his efforts.

One person commented, "Let me know how it goes. Asking for a friend," along with a photo of a young toddler with natural curls.

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Another supportive father wrote, "It's a long journey, my friend! I'm 8 yrs in."

PlanetDaily noted, "If all dads were as good as you the world would be a better place."

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In a later post, Ohanian also responded to a recommendation from The Black List founder Franklin Leonard saying that he "got a copy" of a book titled "Hair Love," which highlights the relationship between black fathers and daughters.

Got a copy! https://t.co/GBqv5XnWzw

— Alexis Ohanian Sr. ๐Ÿš€ (@alexisohanian) May 16, 2019

From hairstyling lessons to foot tickles, Ohanian seems to enjoy every part of fatherhood and a lot of people are rooting him on.

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Baby feet must be tickled.

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Only 15% of dads in the U.S. have access to paid leave to bond with their newborn. Let's change that. Join me and @dovemencare in pledging for change. #DoveMenPartner #PaternityLeavePledge www.dovemencare.com/pledge

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Gonna be a while before she's allowed to play videogames, but @olympiaohanian is gonna earn that spot on the @cloud9gg roster ๐Ÿ˜ can't wait to play a little Overwatch and HOTS with her. #DadThings

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Jr. & Sr. ๐Ÿ“ธ #HopmanCup

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Feeling cute. Might delete later.

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