Racist Cartoon?

[La Colombe]

Or not?

 

 

Story here.

 

[GD4ELI]

Not.

[Rog]

Very appropriate in every way.

[TheTeapot]

Interesting drawing of Naomi Osaka 

[manxman1980]

Two issues that I have are;

1. The portrayal of Naomi Osaka as being white and blonde;

2. The image of Serena Williams which appears to draw heavily on black-face cartoons rather than just being a caricature;  

To my mind point 1 makes point 2 worse.

That said, a little more care in how the image is presented and it would be a 'fair' cartoon.

[manxy]

The National Association of Black Journalists said the cartoon was “repugnant” on many levels.

Why aren't there any white people in that association?

To me, that association is racist and one wonders what reaction or comments they would say if it was the other way round and there was an organisation called National Association of White Journalists?

While we're on about racism, why is it ok for black people to call other black people niggers, while white people aren't? IMO, there should be one rule only about that and its either ok to say it regardless of the colour of a persons skin or it should be banned.

[Declan]

9 minutes ago, manxman1980 said:

Two issues that I have are;

1. The portrayal of Naomi Osaka as being white and blonde;

2. The image of Serena Williams which appears to draw heavily on black-face cartoons rather than just being a caricature;  

To my mind point 1 makes point 2 worse.

That said, a little more care in how the image is presented and it would be a 'fair' cartoon.

I agree, it reckless, thoughtless racism rather than deliberate conscious racism. 

[Rog]

7 minutes ago, Declan said:

I agree, it reckless, thoughtless racism rather than deliberate conscious racism. 

It's not racist in any way.  

[woody2]

3 hours ago, manxy said:

The National Association of Black Journalists said the cartoon was “repugnant” on many levels.

Why aren't there any white people in that association?

you can't ask questions like that........

[wrighty]

3 hours ago, Rog said:

It's not racist in any way.  

Before reading that I wasn’t sure, as I think there’s a bit of ‘looking to be offended’ going on here. But if Rog says it’s not racist it almost certainly is. 

[GD4ELI]

2 minutes ago, wrighty said:

Before reading that I wasn’t sure, as I think there’s a bit of ‘looking to be offended’ going on here. But if Rog says it’s not racist it almost certainly is. 

If you're black it's racist, if female then sexist, otherwise OK.

 

[the stinking enigma]

Cartoon aside, Serena does appear to have been treated a bit with kid gloves over this. She was cheating, her coach said as much but she doesn't want to accept that. It's a weakness, i'd kick her ass at tennis no problem now i have seen that.

[woody2]

i didn't know diane abbott played sport anyway.......

[woody2]

58 minutes ago, GD4ELI said:

If you're black it's racist, if female then sexist, otherwise OK.

 

 

look a bit spitting image to me.....

and they are all lefties.......

are you sure its not been done by corbyns public relations department.......  

[GD4ELI]

(CNN)An Australian newspaper has doubled down on a cartoon of multiple Grand Slam tennis champion Serena Williams widely denounced as racist both at home and in the US.

In a statement Tuesday, Herald Sun editor Damon Johnston said the cartoon "had nothing to do with gender or race."

"A champion tennis player had a mega tantrum on the world stage, and (the) cartoon depicted that," he said, referring to a piece published by cartoonist Mark Knight Monday after the US Open final in which Williams had a dispute with the umpire over his allegedly sexist treatment of her.