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An Australian newspaper sparked outrage on Monday for publishing a cartoon depicting tennis player, Serena Williams’ confrontation with an umpire at the U.S. Open finals over the weekend on Twitter.
Cartoonist Mark Knight of The Herald Sun drew a tantrum-throwing Williams as a baby, stomping on her racket with a pacifier on the ground in front of her.
In the background, the chair umpire is shown telling Williams’ opponent, Naomi Osaka, “Can you just let her win?”
Japanese and Haitian descent Osaka, who did have her ponytail dyed blonde for the Saturday match, appears as a blonde in the cartoon, which led to accusations that Knight had “whitewashed” her image.
Knight’s post quickly drew criticism on social media, with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling tweeting out:
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Cartoonist Mark Knight of The Herald Sun drew a tantrum-throwing Williams as a baby, stomping on her racket with a pacifier on the ground in front of her.
In the background, the chair umpire is shown telling Williams’ opponent, Naomi Osaka, “Can you just let her win?”
Japanese and Haitian descent Osaka, who did have her ponytail dyed blonde for the Saturday match, appears as a blonde in the cartoon, which led to accusations that Knight had “whitewashed” her image.
Knight’s post quickly drew criticism on social media, with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling tweeting out:
“Well done on reducing one of the greatest sportswomen alive to racist and sexist tropes and turning a second great sportswoman into a faceless prop.”
Responding to one critic on Monday who accused him of sexism, Knight tweeted another image saying “Here’s a cartoon I drew a few days before when Australian male tennis player Kyrgios at the U.S. Open was behaving badly.
"Don’t bring gender into it when it’s all about behavior. I’ll accept your apology in writing.”
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| Article Name | Tennis: Australian Newspaper Slam For ‘Racist’ & ‘Sexist’ Image Of Serena Williams’ US Open Confrontation |
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| Published On | 9/10/2018 |
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