'It was the ultimate selfie': Father speaks out about the overwhelming internet reaction to a photo of him taking care of his daughters A photo that Los Angeles, California blogger Doyin Richards posted of himself cradling one daughter in an Ergo while doing the other's hair recently went viral The post sparked vicious comments about his race and that of his children, who are half black, a quarter white and a quarter Japanese Father-of-two Doyin Richards has opened up about why he believes a picture of him taking care of his daughters became an overnight internet sensation. When the Los Angeles, California resident shared a photo of himself cradling his baby three-month-old girl Reeko in an Ergo while brushing the hair of his other daughter Emmyko, three, he was shocked to discover that it sparked nasty comments about his race. 'I took the ultimate selfie,' he said of the internet's impassioned reaction in a Today show appearance. 'There's race, there's fatherhood. . . there's all types of things that go into it.' Big reactions: Father-of-two Doyin Richards has opened up about why he believes a picture of him taking care of his daughters became an overnight internet sensation. 'I took the ultimate selfie,' he said Talking point: 'There's race, there's fatherhood. . . there's all types of things that go into it,' he said of the innocent photo, which sparked some nasty comments Explaining how the multi-tasking situation came about, he told the hosts that he was on paternity leave when his wife, who was getting ready for work, didn't have time to do their daughter's hair. 'I said, listen, I've got this. So I put the little one in the Ergo and then I had (my older daughter) come over and I was combing her hair.' he recounted. 'And I thought there's no way my wife is going to believe me. . . so I took the ultimate selfie.' Within hours, the photo had thousands of views, 'likes', shares and comments - some of them from awe-struck fellow parents, and others overwhelmingly negative. Some commenters took issue with the color of his skin, making cruel assumptions about his lifestyle. But many reacted in the same way as Today hosts Al Roker and Carson Daly: complete and utter admiration. Indeed, Mr Roker greeted the doting dad as 'my hero' when he came on, and Mr Daly said jokingly: 'Thanks for setting the bar so high. Now when we can't do something, our wives will just say, "Well, Doyin does it!"' When he originally posted the photo, some commented on the fact that his children, who are three months old and three years old in the photo, don't share his exact same skin color. To these people, Mr Richards hit back in a response called 'I Have a Dream' on his blog. Despite the negative reactions, Mr Richards told Katie Couric that he hopes his picture can generate a conversation about parenthood and a father's role in their child's life. 'We really need to change the narrative on what fatherhood is all about, get more changing tables in men's bathrooms, do all these things to help celebrate the great dads of the world,' he said on her talk show, Katie. Enough of the negativity. We need to get the great dads of the world, and let them know that there's more out there. I'm just one of many.' His powerful 'I Have a Dream Post' garnered more than 230 comments on his blog, with many of his followers showing their support for him. Good parent: 'We really need to change the narrative on what fatherhood is all about, get more changing tables in men's bathrooms, do all these things to help celebrate the great dads of the world,' he said