The Serena cartoon — too much, too far?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pp is not taking into account that it is much easier to draw thin blonde women than brown women.

/s

Joke, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cartoons are caricatures. And Serena Williams is a very masculine looking woman and she threw a tantrum when she was called out on getting coaching from her coach. The coach should also have been fined. He has admitted to coaching from the sidelines.

I also did not think that this cartoon overplayed the "angry black woman" theme. Why? Because Serena was at that moment an angry spoilt brat. She is entitled to be human. She is also entitled to be fined.

I did not find it racist at all.

However, I am shocked by the fact that Osaka was depicted as a White woman. This single thing, IMHO, showed the implicit bias of the cartoonist.

I did not object to Serena being shown as masculine (she is - people have eyes), but I completely objected to Osaka (Hawaiian and Japanese, with very dark skin) - being shown as a meek, subservient, White woman who was being told by a paternalistic man sitting way above her to just let Serena win - absolutely misogynistic and racist. I found it insulting to women of all colors including White woman.

Serena was not dissed. All women and Osaka were.

+1!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cartoons are caricatures. And Serena Williams is a very masculine looking woman and she threw a tantrum ....
I also did not think that this cartoon overplayed the "angry black woman" theme. Why? Because Serena was at that moment an angry spoilt brat. She is entitled to be human. She is also entitled to be fined.

I did not find it racist at all.

However, I am shocked by the fact that Osaka was depicted as a White woman. This single thing, IMHO, showed the implicit bias of the cartoonist.

I did not object to Serena being shown as masculine (she is - people have eyes), but I completely objected to Osaka (Hawaiian and Japanese, with very dark skin) - being shown as a meek, subservient, White woman who was being told by a paternalistic man sitting way above her to just let Serena win - absolutely misogynistic and racist. I found it insulting to women of all colors including White woman.

Serena was not dissed. All women and Osaka were.

That’s better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cartoons are caricatures. And Serena Williams is a very masculine looking woman and she threw a tantrum ....
I also did not think that this cartoon overplayed the "angry black woman" theme. Why? Because Serena was at that moment an angry spoilt brat. She is entitled to be human. She is also entitled to be fined.

I did not find it racist at all.

However, I am shocked by the fact that Osaka was depicted as a White woman. This single thing, IMHO, showed the implicit bias of the cartoonist.

I did not object to Serena being shown as masculine (she is - people have eyes), but I completely objected to Osaka (Hawaiian and Japanese, with very dark skin) - being shown as a meek, subservient, White woman who was being told by a paternalistic man sitting way above her to just let Serena win - absolutely misogynistic and racist. I found it insulting to women of all colors including White woman.

Serena was not dissed. All women and Osaka were.

Take a calm black Osaka champion and make her white. Hmmm.
That’s better.

[Anonymous]

Eh, I thought it was a fairly good likeness. Cartoons are satire.....everybody needs to calm down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eh, I thought it was a fairly good likeness. Cartoons are satire.....everybody needs to calm down.

Ok so why depict Osaka as white?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pp is not taking into account that it is much easier to draw thin blonde women than brown women.

/s

Joke, right?

Yes, "/s" means "sarcasm"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eh, I thought it was a fairly good likeness. Cartoons are satire.....everybody needs to calm down.

Ok so why depict Osaka as white?

Maybe it's my computer screen but Osaka looks tan to me- not white. Not the same shade as the ref.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eh, I thought it was a fairly good likeness. Cartoons are satire.....everybody needs to calm down.

Ok so why depict Osaka as white?

To be honest I had no clue she was half black. I thought she just had an enviably awesome tan. My wife said I was an idiot for not knowing but we were at a cocktail party Saturday night and I'd say 2/3 of the people I spoke with hadn't a clue either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eh, I thought it was a fairly good likeness. Cartoons are satire.....everybody needs to calm down.

Ok so why depict Osaka as white?

Maybe it's my computer screen but Osaka looks tan to me- not white. Not the same shade as the ref.

Care to explain the blonde hair?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But if there were a way to post a cartoon here ....

Here. It’s annoying me that no one has posted it yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eh, I thought it was a fairly good likeness. Cartoons are satire.....everybody needs to calm down.

Ok so why depict Osaka as white?

Maybe it's my computer screen but Osaka looks tan to me- not white. Not the same shade as the ref.

Care to explain the blonde hair?

She has (fading)blonde hair during the match

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eh, I thought it was a fairly good likeness. Cartoons are satire.....everybody needs to calm down.

Ok so why depict Osaka as white?

Maybe it's my computer screen but Osaka looks tan to me- not white. Not the same shade as the ref.

Care to explain the blonde hair?

She has blonde hair (ombre).

[Anonymous]

I hadn’t noticed how sickeningly perky, white, hi-ponytail blonde he made Osaka. So many stereotypes, but saying what?

[Anonymous]

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