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(32,265 posts) Mon Sep 10, 2018, 01:21 PM Sep 2018

It is unbelievable that something like this could be published in this day and age. [View all]

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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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It is unbelievable that something like this could be published in this day and age. [View all] Arkansas Granny Sep 2018 OP

No. It's not unbelievable. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #1

Unfortunately rusty fender Sep 2018 #2

It's not unbelievable. Our day and age is racist. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #3

That's just disgusting. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #4

No, it doesn't sarge43 Sep 2018 #19

Maybe he's upset that Serena will soon eclipse the homophobe Margaret Court? bigbrother05 Sep 2018 #22

Well now Serena may do it in Australia malaise Sep 2018 #23

They have their own racism issues with the native aboriginal peoples. Very similar to ours. TeamPooka Sep 2018 #29

He's a christofascist. Wrote a few books BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2018 #40

OMG! MontanaMama Sep 2018 #5

I think this one warrants the additional F, as in OMFG! Bleacher Creature Sep 2018 #31

Yes...OMFG is right. MontanaMama Sep 2018 #41

She's not even fat. What a fucking asshole. shenmue Sep 2018 #6

Holy crap - that's very bad. Oneironaut Sep 2018 #7

I don't even want to see it here in this context. mountain grammy Sep 2018 #8

Sickening Johnny2X2X Sep 2018 #9

100%. nt oasis Sep 2018 #38

Good point Hav Sep 2018 #45

this is the age of trump--nothing ugly, hateful, ignorant, violent. . .is unacceptable to trumpains. niyad Sep 2018 #10

Disgusting democrank Sep 2018 #11

When white guy John McEnroe had his temper tantrums on the court FakeNoose Sep 2018 #12

Well, to be fair... WiffenPoof Sep 2018 #17

Actually I remember busting up reading some of the cartoons of that guy The Mouth Sep 2018 #18

This is the closest I could find...from 1983 OnlinePoker Sep 2018 #32

Not unbelievable at all, after Charlottesville. PatrickforO Sep 2018 #13

the audio version of this cartoon goes on every day on RW radio so it's not certainot Sep 2018 #39

Except that they are dead serious - Ms. Toad Sep 2018 #42

NAACP, Urban League, and NAN should be outraged. djacq Sep 2018 #14

At minimum we'll know what these people bring for now on uponit7771 Sep 2018 #15

Australia out to be ashamed Stonepounder Sep 2018 #16

That is truly spectacular 90-percent Sep 2018 #20

It is way too easy to find more from the same artist... TomVilmer Sep 2018 #21

wow. just wow. wtf is WRONG with people?? n/t orleans Sep 2018 #24

Just so y'all know canetoad Sep 2018 #25

Rupert Murdock is CEO of the Herald Sun's holding company, News Corp. sarge43 Sep 2018 #26

Naomi Osaka is inaccurately portrayed as well. madaboutharry Sep 2018 #27

I noticed that, too. Bizarre. They don't even try to hide it, anymore. deurbano Sep 2018 #37

Welcome to America. MrScorpio Sep 2018 #28

no surprise heaven05 Sep 2018 #30

very sambo era. pansypoo53219 Sep 2018 #33

"Not all his cartoons are bad, some are good. Good on both sides". grantcart Sep 2018 #34

typical weissmam Sep 2018 #35

That is an outrage and MuseRider Sep 2018 #36

Mouth breathers are always a good market for this sort of thing. lpbk2713 Sep 2018 #43

I can't believe this Catherine Vincent Sep 2018 #44

Published in the Herald Sun, Melbourne, Austrailia....some sick, sad shit. spanone Sep 2018 #46

Australia has been racist long before Trump N/T Revanchist Sep 2018 #47

And he inked Osaka as a blonde... (nt) ehrnst Sep 2018 #48