{"id":3409,"date":"2026-03-09T17:58:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/the-new-yorker-wunmi-mosaku-drawing-dragged\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:58:57","slug":"the-new-yorker-wunmi-mosaku-drawing-dragged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/the-new-yorker-wunmi-mosaku-drawing-dragged\/","title":{"rendered":"Harpo, Who Dis Woman?! Social Media Slams \u2018The New Yorker\u2019 For Sketchy Caricature Of Wunmi Mosaku: \u2018Do Better!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WHOMST?! Sinners<\/em> fans are dragging The New Yorker<\/em> back to the drawing board for a questionable \u201ccaricature\u201d of Wunmi Mosaku<\/a> they say put the \u201cill\u201d in illustration. Regular readers defended it as one of the publication\u2019s signature sketches, but a Black woman artist named DeAnn Wiley<\/a> showed up and showed out with a portrait perfectly fit for a queen!<\/p>\n

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The mesmerizing Ms. Mosaku and the rest of the Sinners<\/em> team have endured more than enough disrespect after the BBC fumbled the N-word incident at the BAFTA Awards<\/a>, and social media isn\u2019t letting this unrecognizable rendering slide. The New Yorker<\/a><\/em> features an enchanting story about the actress reconnecting with her family\u2019s literal and ancestral Nigerian roots through her character Annie\u2019s root work. Before joining this journey through herbal healing, history, and hoodoo, this shady sketch stopped many readers in their tracks as a \u201cslap in the face.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Who Is That? Social Media Sounds Off About Wunmi Mosaku Drawing<\/h3>\n
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Between the interviews and red carpets, Wunmi Mosaku served some of the most stunning beauty and fashion moments this awards season. Let\u2019s look at the material!<\/p>\n

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She\u2019s a familiar face on the feeds all over social media, and we love to see it\u2026until it came to this illustration by Jo\u00e3o Fazenda. At best, it didn\u2019t come close to capturing her regal radiance. At worst, critics call the caricature \u201cdisrespectful,\u201d \u201cdisappointing,\u201d and blatantly \u201canti-Black.\u201d Another Threads user replied, \u201cY\u2019all have lost your mothaf**kin minds.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Even the mildest comments had to admit that The New Yorker <\/em>failed the assignment of at least locking in her likeness. Many mentioned that they would have had no idea who that even was without the headline and viral call-outs. <\/p>\n

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The resounding response is that the artist could\u2019ve and definitely should\u2019ve done better. You know who actually did justice to the British beauty? Another Black woman! <\/p>\n

Check out another artist\u2019s take on a Wunmi Mosaku drawing that has social media swooning after the flip!<\/p>\n

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