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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Totally agree. There is a reason why Shakespeare is the most famous playwright of all time. [b]Ditching him because he's a white guy is not right[/b]. Columbus helped take the land of the native Americans and got undue credit for discovering America. That is completely unrelated to Shakespeare. But in fact scarily they are related in the minds of whoever ditched Shakespeare because he was white. At some point this needs to be about education.[/quote]

If people want to eliminate him for this reason, they clearly aren't familiar with his work.  My students are always shocked and pleased to see the issue of racism presented in Othello, disheartening though it is to know that over hundreds of years, things never changed.  I think it is important for students to see this important anti-racism theme explored in such a relatable way, even if the author is a dead white guy.

I have heard so many colleagues bemoaning to students the fact that "white people had no concept of racism" in history.  They are, to a one, entirely unfamiliar with Shakespeare's Othello.  [/quote]

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