“Making her look white just tells these people that what they are isn’t good enough,” Mr. McNeil said. Ms. Osaka was born in Japan to a Haitian-American father and a Japanese mother, and moved to the United States when she was 3. While most of the condemnation focused on how the Australian cartoonist drew Ms. Williams, critics also noted that Ms. Osaka was depicted with blond hair and light skin. “When there is a black character, it’s clearly a black character,” Mr. McNeil said. In interviews, Ms. Osaka has embraced her multicultural background.

Source: New York Times January 22, 2019 11:39 UTC