Tabloid rails against ‘PC world’, republishing ‘infamous’ caricature by Mark KnightNews Corp in Australia has doubled down on a cartoon published by its Melbourne paper that has been widely derided as a racist caricature of Serena Williams.The cartoon by Mark Knight made international headlines as people – particularly in the US – argued that Knight had used the style of racist “Sambo” cartoons used to dehumanise black Americans in the early 20th century. Related: 'Repugnant, racist': News Corp cartoon on Serena Williams condemned Tomorrow's @theheraldsun front page tonight #auspol #springst pic.twitter.com/2nuLbKppku1. How is it that absolutely none of these are funny? 2. The majority of these are totally fine. The argument is surely you can do a caricature that doesn’t rely on racist stereotypes?3. Woah, Herald Sun, you are extra. Chill. pic.twitter.com/PAvj2WGm8t Related: The Serena Williams cartoon exposes Australia’s ignorance on race | Alana Lentin I've had a nice, quiet day today, and stayed away from the Mark Knight cartoon controversy. But thought about it a lot, too. Started tweeting something and got out of hand, so have attached some thoughts here if you're interested. #markknight #SerenaWillams pic.twitter.com/NnDQvrle5e Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
JK Rowling and daughter of Martin Luther King Jr criticise cartoonist Mark Knight’s caricature of tennis star News Corp has come under global condemnation for publishing a racist, sexist cartoon depicting Serena Williams in its Melbourne paper.The cartoon by Mark Knight, published in Rupert... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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