
The long and damaging history of racist caricature
The Herald Sun claims its cartoon of Serena Williams isn’t racist but it draws on 200 years of caricaturing African women, argues Clare Corbould.
The Herald Sun claims its cartoon of Serena Williams isn’t racist but it draws on 200 years of caricaturing African women, argues Clare Corbould.
Author J.K. Rowling has led the widespread condemnation of a cartoon of Serena Williams published in Melbourne’s Herald Sun, describing it as racist and sexist.
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