Dan Reimold is a blogger who writes at College Media Matters which doesn’t appear to be affiliated with the leftist outfit known as Media Matters for America. In a recent post, he described a predictable situation at the University of Alabama.

Crimson White ‘Obama’s America’ Cartoon Perceived as Racist, Prompts Public Apology

The editor-in-chief of The Crimson White at the University of Alabama offered a public apology yesterday for an editorial cartoon appearing in the semester’s final issue that “has been perceived by many readers as having racist intentions.”

The cartoon depicts an Auburn University football player carrying the ball and racing with gusto past a hapless UA player who has missed the tackle and is collapsing onto the field. While the Auburn player remains faceless, the UA player’s dark-skinned face is visible beneath his helmet — his widened eyes seemingly linked to his shock at the opponent bolting from him and the ground smashing into him chin-first.

Here’s the cartoon.

I knew I didn't read The Crimson White for a reason like wtf is this? I understand it's an opinion cartoon but shit pic.twitter.com/VrXNLDCtox

— Dungeon Cat (@GoldenButJuicy) December 6, 2013

Hat tip to Robert Shibley.

Bama paper feels need to apologize for obvious joke cartoon blaming Bama's loss to Auburn on Obama. Madness. http://t.co/OHew8QRuD0

— Robert Shibley (@rshibley) December 6, 2013