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Australian cartoonist Mark Knight drew a strong backlash on Monday after releasing a caricature depicting Serena Williams' outburst at the U.S. Open final in a way many people perceived as sexist and racist. Serena Williams Cartoon Draws Backlash Knight, who works for The Herald Sun, insisted his cartoon did not intend to make any type of commentary on race. “The cartoon about Serena is about her poor behavior on the day, not about race,” Knight said in a piece on the newspaper's website about the controversy. The Herald Sun's editor reportedly defended him. SLIDESHOW: 30 Best Sports Instagrams! The image depicts 36-year-old Williams as a large, enraged woman who appears to be throwing a tantrum on a tennis court by jumping in the air and stomping on her racket with a pacifier nearby, thus clearly implying the tennis superstar behaved like a child. In the background, 20-year-old Japanese star Naomi Osaka — who won the U.S. Open — is seen talking to the umpire, who is shown asking Osaka, "Can you just let her win?" “It had nothing to do with gender or race.” Herald Sun backs Mark Knight’s cartoon on Serena Williams: https://t.co/i1NBGO8xJw pic.twitter.com/BTFONVWHh8 — Herald Sun (@theheraldsun) September 10, 2018 Dozens of tennis fans, American news outlets and celebrities like author J.K. Rowling quickly slammed the cartoon, saying it recalled old caricatures that typically portrayed African-Americans as apes or savages. 30 SPORTS FIGURES WHO DIED IN 2018 – TRIBUTE SLIDESHOW "Well done on reducing one of the greatest sportswomen alive to racist and sexist tropes and turning a second great sportswoman into a faceless prop," Rowling said of the portrayals of Williams and Osaka. Well done on reducing one of the greatest sportswomen alive to racist and sexist tropes and turning a second great sportswoman into a faceless prop. https://t.co/YOxVMuTXEC — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 10, 2018 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. https://t.co/ffmrk76MRM — Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) September 10, 2018 https://t.co/LgBOr5vgkA: #SerenaWilliams shown as angry baby, #NaomiOsaka as a blonde White Woman, in controversial #USOpen cartoon from Australian newspaper & cartoonist, #HeraldSun & #MarkKnight: .@RevJJackson @SantitaJ @Knightcartoons @theheraldsun https://t.co/7l7gKuwtWk — Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) September 10, 2018 The saddest part about Mark Knight’s cartoon depiction of Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka, is that he believes that he has done nothing wrong and that everyone is overreacting and does not understand the art of caricature. Racist bigotry at its finest. — NUFF (@nuffsaidny) September 10, 2018 The racist cartoon re: Serena at the #USOpen is a reminder that there remains a strong appetiteand acceptance for anti-blackness in the media and in segments of society. How did that even get published? — deray (@deray) September 10, 2018 Don’t know much about the Herald Sun. DO know this Mark Knight muthafucka shouldn’t be employed anywhere on this planet. https://t.co/46g7dh797h — Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) September 10, 2018 The Australian cartoonist of *that* Serena cartoon has form. pic.twitter.com/n7RhMzhADG — Mark Di Stefano ?? (@MarkDiStef) September 10, 2018 Williams got into a verbal argument with the chair umpire late in Saturday's final after she accused him of being a "thief" for stealing a game-winning point from her. The 23-time Grand Slam champion believed the umpire was accusing her of cheating and was offended, so she complained to him and to other match officials and went on to draw a coaching violation. Williams was fined for "verbally abusing" the umpire and for breaking her racket by angrily throwing it onto the court at the end of the contest. The incident involving Williams rapidly sparked a major debate about sexism and racism in sports and how male and female players are treated and penalized differently for similar offenses. The U.S. Tennis Association and several current famous tennis players defended Williams, as did legends like Billie Jean King. Many other cartoonists and race experts also agreed with Rowling that Knight's caricature was offensive, partly because the Australian artist has previously drawn other cartoons that were considered racist or sexist. According to the New York Times, Knight's Twitter account was no longer active on Tuesday. Earlier this year, the Australian released a caricature depicting African-American youth as violent and engaging in destructive behavior in a subway station in his home country. The cartoon was meant to condemn Minister Jacinta Allan, a local politician who banned advertisements of television news company Sky News in public spaces like train stations. However, the image ended up receiving more criticism for the portrayal of the black youngsters. the lowest of the low. This reminds me of the cartoon drawn of Jews pre ww2. @theheraldsun #auspol pic.twitter.com/cTAtZ5d8b5 — Noon Chai (@noon_chai) August 10, 2018

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