The Serena cartoon — too much, too far?

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Anonymous wrote:Did she apologize?

The artist is a he and no he did not apologize.

Again, did SHE apologize for her egregious behavior on the court? I guess not. Getting caught in a blatant lie is pretty embarrassing. She should still apologize.

Are you banned from the crybaby bully thread? That’s where you belong.

Why are you defending nasty and lying behavior by a public sports figure? Is it because of her skin tone? Shame on you.

Why are you choosing to denigrate 1 particular person for her behavior but have never called out the same or worse done by men, who are white?

Is it because of her skin tone? Shame on you.

Funny how you ASSume I don't denigrate ALL bad behavior.

[Anonymous]

She needs to apologize for her egregious behavior and blatant lying to the officials. Her coach even admitted he was giving her hand signals. Oops!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Regarding Osaka being white in the cartoon, the interwebs are defending that as merely the cartoonist fading out the background.

No one denies, but many excuse, the rendering of Osaka as a skinny perky white blonde.

Anyone see Naomi on Ellen? Pretty sweet.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Regarding Osaka being white in the cartoon, the interwebs are defending that as merely the cartoonist fading out the background.

No one denies, but many excuse, the rendering of Osaka as a skinny perky white blonde.

Anyone see Naomi on Ellen? Pretty sweet.

Yes......adorable!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Australian newspapers have a moved to front page a controversial cartoon depicting a very angry, ugly, tantrum-throwing, Serena. As a matter of “journalism” is the cartoon offensive? acceptable?

I think she's going to retire to be a full time parent.

[Anonymous]

The Serena cartoon — too much YES, too far? YES

[Anonymous]

I don't understand people on here saying that the cartoon is not racist.

And oh BTW Serena never brought race into this incident, but everyone else is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Everybody is racist. The end.

Well, most people certainly have a preference for their own. Human nature.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand people on here saying that the cartoon is racist.

And oh BTW Serena never brought race into this incident, but everyone else is.

Remove one word and you pretty much have my opinion on the subject.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand people on here saying that the cartoon is not racist.

And oh BTW Serena never brought race into this incident, but everyone else is.

The judge didn't draw this cartoon, either. What happened on that court happened. The artist drew his impression of what occurred.

Serena really was pitching a fit and demanding that the judge apologize and reverse the coaching call. The drawing is not inaccurate. And the truth hurts...

It's an unflattering caricature drawn of Serena during an unflattering moment in her career. Imagine how much we would all like it if someone made a drawing of us having a bad moment. It's a cheap shot maybe but I don't feel that the drawing is racist.

I just hope this inspires other players to keep it professional.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Regarding Osaka being white in the cartoon, the interwebs are defending that as merely the cartoonist fading out the background.

No one denies, but many excuse, the rendering of Osaka as a skinny perky white blonde.

I deny it. Not only is she actually blonde (dyed), but if you actually bothered to look at the cartoon, you would see that she was in fact colored in brown.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did she apologize?

The artist is a he and no he did not apologize.

Again, did SHE apologize for her egregious behavior on the court? I guess not. Getting caught in a blatant lie is pretty embarrassing. She should still apologize.

Are you banned from the crybaby bully thread? That’s where you belong.

Why are you defending nasty and lying behavior by a public sports figure? Is it because of her skin tone? Shame on you.

Why are you choosing to denigrate 1 particular person for her behavior but have never called out the same or worse done by men, who are white?

Is it because of her skin tone? Shame on you.

Funny how you ASSume I don't denigrate ALL bad behavior.

I witness that you don't denigrate all bad behavior. If you had you would have stated so.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Let's put the potential racist implications aside for a moment - for whatever reason that's all y'all wanna talk about - and examine something else...SEXISM.

Billie Jean King, a tennis legend and equal rights advocate tweeted...
"When a woman is emotional, she's "hysterical" and she's penalized for it. When a man does the same, he's "outspoken" & and there are no repercussions. Thank you, Serena Williams, for calling out this double standard. More voices are needed to do the same"

Anybody agree?

I agree with Billie Jean King. A true American Tennis Icon. Chris Everett Lloyd, who has never been a fan of Serena, said the same thing Billie Jean said.

I agree with what BJK said. I strenuously disagree that the cartoon was racist, in intent or execution.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Regarding Osaka being white in the cartoon, the interwebs are defending that as merely the cartoonist fading out the background.

No one denies, but many excuse, the rendering of Osaka as a skinny perky white blonde.

I deny it. Not only is she actually blonde (dyed), but if you actually bothered to look at the cartoon, you would see that she was in fact colored in brown.

She is not blonde (dyed). The ends of her hair are dyed blonde, the cartoon has blonde hair.

Even in his interview he admits that his drawing was thoughtless. He saw a tennis match, drew the picture and never imagined the political implications.

He did not purposely draw her blonde, he unconsciously drew her blonde. Just like you think, her hair is blonde.

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Anonymous wrote:Let's put the potential racist implications aside for a moment - for whatever reason that's all y'all wanna talk about - and examine something else...SEXISM.

Billie Jean King, a tennis legend and equal rights advocate tweeted...
"When a woman is emotional, she's "hysterical" and she's penalized for it. When a man does the same, he's "outspoken" & and there are no repercussions. Thank you, Serena Williams, for calling out this double standard. More voices are needed to do the same"

Anybody agree?

I agree with Billie Jean King. A true American Tennis Icon. Chris Everett Lloyd, who has never been a fan of Serena, said the same thing Billie Jean said.

I agree with what BJK said. I strenuously disagree that the cartoon was racist, in intent or execution.

In communications it's intent and impact.

It was not racist in intent, but it was racist on impact.

You have to own your intent as well as your impact.