It is unbelievable that something like this could be published in this day and age.

[Arkansas Granny]

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Jamil Smith
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@JamilSmith
This is Jim Crow-racist. He Sambo’d Serena Williams. I’m a bit surprised that @Knightcartoons didn’t include a watermelon. For those unfamiliar with the history invoked here, read about the coon caricature.

Mark Knight
@Knightcartoons
My toon in today’s @theheraldsun on #SerenaWilliams @usopen

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7:16 AM - Sep 10, 2018 · California, USA

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[Solly Mack]

1. No. It's not unbelievable.

Unfortunately.

[rusty fender]

2. Unfortunately

this is our day and age

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. It's not unbelievable. Our day and age is racist.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. That's just disgusting.

Mark Knight is Australian but that doesn't give him a pass.

[sarge43]

19. No, it doesn't

Any Australian who doesn't acknowledge what was done to the Aborigines is stone ignorant or way up Denial or a bigot. In his case, I'll go with bigot.

[bigbrother05]

22. Maybe he's upset that Serena will soon eclipse the homophobe Margaret Court?

That win would have tide them for most Grand Slam titles, however, Aussie pride doesn't justify blatant racism.

[malaise]

23. Well now Serena may do it in Australia

Which would be perfect

[TeamPooka]

29. They have their own racism issues with the native aboriginal peoples. Very similar to ours.

He'd fit right in as a Republican here.
He's a hack artist too.
Also he has turned the Japanese girl who won into a blonde cheerleader.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

40. He's a christofascist. Wrote a few books

For example, “Walking With the True God of Abraham”

“This book challenges the reader to look deep into the word of God and see the things that are left out of society that are important to know in order to serve the almighty God the way He intended. Full of scripture and proofs for the open minded. Google Books
Originally published: August 2, 2010“

This makes me puke. Japanese woman turned into a little blondie, Serena....men argue with judges and referees all the time. But that’s okay. 🤬

[MontanaMama]

5. OMG!

That is horrifying and NOT okay on any level.

[Bleacher Creature]

31. I think this one warrants the additional F, as in OMFG!

I never thought I'd see something like this in 2018.

[MontanaMama]

41. Yes...OMFG is right.

Every day I think I can't be shocked...and this slayed me.

[shenmue]

6. She's not even fat. What a fucking asshole.

[Oneironaut]

7. Holy crap - that's very bad.

Reminds me of the old looney tunes cartoons where they drew Japanese men in a racist, stereotypical way. This is messed up.

[mountain grammy]

8. I don't even want to see it here in this context.

outrageous.

[Johnny2X2X]

9. Sickening

And look in the cartoon at Serena's opponent, not very accurate either as her opponent was not blond haired and fair skinned. The cartoonist made this a black and white thing in addition to painting a racist imgae of Serena.

This cartoonist is a racist.

[oasis]

38. 100%. nt

[Hav]

45. Good point

The depiction of the umpire and the other player is even more revealing than the caricature of Williams.

[niyad]

10. this is the age of trump--nothing ugly, hateful, ignorant, violent. . .is unacceptable to trumpains.

[democrank]

11. Disgusting

[FakeNoose]

12. When white guy John McEnroe had his temper tantrums on the court

... did anybody draw cartoons to ridicule him? I don't remember ever seeing any.

But now, see, it's a black woman so anybody can publish any racist insult they want.

[WiffenPoof]

17. Well, to be fair...

John was heavily criticized in the UK press and other publications calling him a spoiled brat, etc. Just saying.

[The Mouth]

18. Actually I remember busting up reading some of the cartoons of that guy

But I don't think any of them had a racial element. He was a world-class whiner.

[OnlinePoker]

32. This is the closest I could find...from 1983

[PatrickforO]

13. Not unbelievable at all, after Charlottesville.

We have to win in November, and drive these white supremacists back under their slimy rocks.

This Knight seems to be one of them, because that cartoon is offensive.

[certainot]

39. the audio version of this cartoon goes on every day on RW radio so it's not

going back under the rock until decent americans stop ignoring the limbaugh and other racists that blast the country all day with excuses for racism and killer cops, mselling 'there is no racism', no white privilege, trayvon martin and mike brown were "thugs", BLM is a terrorist org, etc

[Ms. Toad]

42. Except that they are dead serious -

They don't believe they are just engaging in caricature.

Not supporting the cartoon - but there is a diference between believing a caricature to be true and promoting it as the truth, and (howeer bigoted and misguided your belief is using a caricature because you think it is funny. I don't know which is worse - at least you know what's coming with the former.

[djacq]

14. NAACP, Urban League, and NAN should be outraged.

We all should contact the Herald Sun and demand that Michael Knight be fired for such a racist illustration.

[uponit7771]

15. At minimum we'll know what these people bring for now on

[Stonepounder]

16. Australia out to be ashamed

Note: Cartoon was published in a Melbourne, Australia paper.

Just goes to show that the Orange Shitgibbon is encouraging racists everywhere.

P.S. If someone has an artistic bent, go find one of those old "Save the Republic, Impeach Earl Warren" billboards and replace the name and pic of "Earl Warren with Donald Trump".

[90-percent]

20. That is truly spectacular

Awe-inspiringly despicable. Wrong on M.C. Escher levels.

90% Jimmy

[TomVilmer]

21. It is way too easy to find more from the same artist...

2012: Apologise for your racist cartoon now

2014: Racist cartoon from Mark Knight.

[orleans]

24. wow. just wow. wtf is WRONG with people?? n/t

[canetoad]

25. Just so y'all know

The Herald-Sun is a Murdoch tabloid from Melbourne, Au. This is their usual, racist, inflammatory rubbish.

[sarge43]

26. Rupert Murdock is CEO of the Herald Sun's holding company, News Corp.

It's a racist tabloid -- surprise.

[madaboutharry]

27. Naomi Osaka is inaccurately portrayed as well.

The cartoon depicts her with a light complexion and blond hair. Osaka is biracial and has blond highlights in dark hair. That is also evidence of the cartoon being racist. It denies Osaka her identity, of which no doubt she is proud of.

[deurbano]

37. I noticed that, too. Bizarre. They don't even try to hide it, anymore.

[MrScorpio]

28. Welcome to America.

[heaven05]

30. no surprise

coming from ameriKKKans. What's to be expected? Never has racism been even close to ending up in the trash bin of history, like hitler, stalin, caligula, charles dickens, napoleon bonaparte et al. Now we have a potus who is a personification of those mentioned perfectly represented and leading a Party of whitewing amerikan terrorists. Hope he'll never be able to be seen in a positive light ever.

[pansypoo53219]

33. very sambo era.

[grantcart]

34. "Not all his cartoons are bad, some are good. Good on both sides".

Think about it

[weissmam]

35. typical

"small dick" racist

[MuseRider]

36. That is an outrage and

it is disgusting. I don't know this person, if this is typical he needs to be removed for this, if it is a one time thing he needs to be removed for this. No tolerance.

[lpbk2713]

43. Mouth breathers are always a good market for this sort of thing.

It just re-enforces their rethuglican mindset.

[Catherine Vincent]

44. I can't believe this

Horrible!

[spanone]

46. Published in the Herald Sun, Melbourne, Austrailia....some sick, sad shit.

it's a murdoch rag.....same as fox. sick fucks



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herald_Sun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Corp

[Revanchist]

47. Australia has been racist long before Trump N/T

[ehrnst]

48. And he inked Osaka as a blonde... (nt)