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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The troll poster that wants to cancel Shakespeare is just an inarticulate version of a much more pernicious current. The ‘sophisticated’ scholars where these ideas originate are in the humanities departments at prestigious universities.

This is the current analysis on Shakespeare that draws that inspiration and there are countless ‘works’ in this vein:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41280-020-00169-6

In a nutshell, Shakespeare is harmful to black kids because whiteness.

The reason ‘middle aged’ (I know, the horror!) people still appreciate Shakespeare with all the good reasons presented in this thread is that they weren’t exposed to the critical studies ideas that dominate universities today. The woke cancel culture mob representatives are just parroting the line presented to them in college in the past 5-10 years.[/quote]

I am not black. I am Asian but of course you would work from a black/white paradigm. And you lost the plot because I never said let’s cancel Shakespeare. I said it’s funny there’s a whole long question about this and continuous comment complaining and digging for Shakespeare. At the same time on another thread there are continuous comments fighting against things like restorative justice, equity, and learning history other than the white one.

You all should read Ego is the enemy, you’re always in it. This isn’t about white bad black good. Unfortunately there are good and bad people in all ethnic groups. Acknowledging that white privilege is a part of why this post has become popular does not mean Shakespeare needs to die.
I’ve already said at least when I was at Walls I did read it. And that’s only one school, I’m quite sure other schools in dcps read it.

Your culture is not in danger, the literary works of white authors is not in danger. That is why this thread is so funny. It’s also a cop out to cry anytime someone points out whiteness as a factor to anything. I am sorry you feel attacked and don’t want to hear about whiteness anymore, I don’t either but this is the world your ancestors created.

The colonizer comment was meant to incite anger, I am sure but it had some modicum of truth.

Shakespeare is fine.[/quote]

I did not claim you are black, it doesn't matter to me what your race is. I claimed that your views on Shakespeare are just an unrefined version of the current sweeping the academia under the umbrella of name-your-grievance studies and as of late, witeness studies. The link I posted is just one of the many examples of shoddy scholarship that aims to legitimize your view that Shakespeare is not relevant or is even bad for various classes of students because is an exponent of colonialism, oppression and white supremacy.

Youre are so ignorant! You have no idea who my ancestors are, what they created, and you know nothing about my culture. Just stupid and silly generalizations of categorizing people in boxes that fit your narrative. I came to US in my 20's from Eastern Europe. Shakespeare is part of my heritage now not through me being white, but through learning the culture of my adoptive country. I'll make sure my son reads Shakespeare, not because of whiteness, but because I recognize literary genius, and because it will make him a better a more complex human being.

Just to probe how shallow you are, what is whiteness to you?
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