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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's probably fine if they no longer teach Shakespeare. People have valid feelings around not wanting to glorify colonial oppression and i don't see the relevance to my personal life.[/quote]

What connection does Shakespeare have to colonialism? He lived in a time where the only people the English were oppressing where other white people in Wales and Ireland. His writing has nothing to do with colonialism. He's not Kipling.

And only wanting to read writings that have relevance to your personal life is pretty much the definition of a provincial mind.

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So you clearly haven't read much Shakespeare, or you would know that plays exploring this theme, like Othello, feature non-English characters living...not in England.  Idiot.[/quote]
Was this directed at the first or second comment?

Anyway, Othello has nothing to do with colonialism.

Okay, that's not totally true. The backdrop of the conflict between Venice and The Ottoman Empire deals with European resistance to Non-European colonialism. Of course, I don't expect the tragically woke to know about that bit of history, since it really messes up their narrative when it comes to things like colonialism and slavery. [/quote]

The woke pick from the history only what fits their creed. In that view colonialism and slavery are exclusive to white people, throughout the entire human history. Ancient Greek culture is white, Cleopatra was black, race based slavery never existed within the Golden Horde, the Spanish were always invaders.[/quote]

Oh snort. Everyone on whatever side they pick from history only what fits their creed. Prove me wrong.[/quote]

History by itself aims for objectivity and scholarship of original sources. You only start sentences with, oh snort when you’re a toddler.[/quote]

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