Blog Response: Atrocious Journalism
On September 20th, Molly Gregory made a blog post about a cartoon that was seen as racist.
Molly described the cartoon in an objective way, not pushing her own opinions on the picture until her response came.
In Molly's response, she was civil and logical. She pointed out what kind of stereotypes were portrayed in the picture and also included the cartoon artist's excuse for the cartoon. Molly also explained why the stereotypes in the picture were harmful and why it reinforces a racist culture.
To me, this picture is insensitive and just strange. I do not understand why the artist would ever think to draw the woman implied to be Naomi Osaka (A Haitian-Japanese woman) as a blonde white woman.
Additionally, the caricature of Serena Williams is blatantly racist, with the comically large lips. The fact that Mark Knight just thinks the PC crowd is "too sensitive" is eye-rolling. Part of journalism is being fair and representative for everyone, and when the artist just says "You're too sensitive!" when someone expresses a concern, it becomes worrying. Being understanding and civil by not using racism in an argument is a basic human decency.
Molly described the cartoon in an objective way, not pushing her own opinions on the picture until her response came.
In Molly's response, she was civil and logical. She pointed out what kind of stereotypes were portrayed in the picture and also included the cartoon artist's excuse for the cartoon. Molly also explained why the stereotypes in the picture were harmful and why it reinforces a racist culture.
To me, this picture is insensitive and just strange. I do not understand why the artist would ever think to draw the woman implied to be Naomi Osaka (A Haitian-Japanese woman) as a blonde white woman.
Additionally, the caricature of Serena Williams is blatantly racist, with the comically large lips. The fact that Mark Knight just thinks the PC crowd is "too sensitive" is eye-rolling. Part of journalism is being fair and representative for everyone, and when the artist just says "You're too sensitive!" when someone expresses a concern, it becomes worrying. Being understanding and civil by not using racism in an argument is a basic human decency.
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