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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of the subsequent literature you mention (Native American, women in lit, African, etc.) is only possible to understand and comprehend in Anglo society, because of Shakespeare. His writing and use of the language is peerless. I promise that of all of the "womens lit" classes you took, you did not encounter an author as important to the foundation of culture and society as Shakespeare.

And it doesn't matter if there are (not "their are") "tons" of more interesting books for youth than Shakespeare. School is not a candy factory, dumbed down to the level of teaching what is of interest to teenagers. Sixteen year olds don't know what they need to know. It is up to educated adults to present to students the information that they need to read and digest in order to become properly educated, literate, functioning members of society, and to advance their way in academia. If you don't understand that, your education failed you.[/quote]

It’s only possible because England literally colonized Africans and indigenous people. Had y’all stayed in your own country this wouldn’t be a conversation. Stop giving yourself credit you don’t deserve colonizer.[/quote]

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Those damn colonizers!!!

Europeans should have stayed in Europe!

Aztecs should have stayed on their tiny island on lake Texcoco!

Gingis Khan should have minded his own business in Central Asia!

Alexander the Great stole the lands of the native Persians who stole the land from the native Babylon, who stole the land from the native Sumer...

In fact, those damn Homo Sapiens colonizers should have stayed in Africa and leave those Homo Neanderthal caves to their rightful owners.

I'm white with a higher genetic percentage of Homo Neanderthal, proof your ancestors oppressed mine.

Had y’all stayed in your own continent 200,000 years ago this wouldn’t be a conversation.

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